Curiosity Cat
A safety framework for AI agents that explore the internet.
Cats explore. Cats get into things they shouldn't. Cats survive.
Curiosity Cat is a portable safety framework for anyone running AI agents. It helps agents browse the web, download files and connect to external tools — without being left defenceless. It is not a firewall. It is not a sandbox. It is the practical middle ground between locking agents down and letting them roam free.
The only security tool that lets you choose to be braver. A single slider — the adventure level — runs from Housecat (maximum protection) to Alley Cat (maximum exploration). You choose your risk level. The system adapts.
Three layers:
The Safety Net — local policy enforcement, file quarantine, domain trust controls and standing orders you can copy-paste into any agent's system prompt. Works with any framework. Zero dependencies for the basic install.
The Danger Map — crowdsourced threat intelligence. When your cat gets scratched, every other cat learns from it. Anonymised, structured, weighted by trust and recency. The more cats exploring, the safer every cat becomes.
The Stories — real close calls turned into short, memorable tales. Published weekly in English, Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. Security lessons people actually remember. Because CVE numbers don't change behaviour. Stories do.
Quick start:
Copy the standing orders from standing-orders/general-safety.md into your agent's system prompt. That is the minimum install. No package manager required. Works with Claude Code, Nanobot, AutoGPT, CrewAI, LangChain or any custom setup.
For the full product brief see docs/product-brief.md For the technical specification see docs/technical-spec.md For framework integration patterns see docs/integration-guide.md
- API Reference — Danger Map API endpoints and integration guide
Active contributors earn Quines — verified creative credentials in the S+S Agential ecosystem. A Quine is not a token or a payment. It is a permanent record that you showed up and did something worth recognising. See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to earn one.
Built by Short+Sweet AI Lab.
Who we are. Since 2002 from our starting point in Sydney, Australia Short+Sweet has been presenting short form Theatre, Music, Dance & Film Festivals. The world is changing more rapidly than ever before and for 'artists' of all kinds AI is both a threat and an amazing opportunity. We're bringing everything we've learned about creating 'safe spaces' to tell stories - working with 100,000 artists, 15,000 new works, 50 cities, 14 countries in a dozen languages.
Our Vision is to make the world, a more creative place. Core belief: Human stories make us who we are. Everyone can be an artist. No barriers, except your own imagination. Explore, Discover, Create.
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