Authority NanosThe Only Real Way to Run Computer Use Agents

System Architecture ​

Request Flow ​

Every operation in Authority Nanos follows this security pipeline:

What is Authority Nanos? ​

Authority Nanos is a fork of Nanos that adds the Authority Kernel — a capability-based security layer purpose-built for running autonomous AI agents in production.

Security Model ​

Quick Example ​

Create a policy file (/ak/policy.json):

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "fs": {
    "read": ["/app/**", "/lib/**"],
    "write": ["/tmp/**"]
  },
  "net": {
    "dns": ["api.example.com"],
    "connect": ["dns:api.example.com:443"]
  },
  "profiles": ["tier1-musl"]
}

Build and run:

authority build myapp -c config.json
authority run myapp

Deployment Options ​

Project Status ​

See the roadmap for upcoming features.