Cortex
A local workspace
for AI agent work.
Cortex connects tools, task reviews and handoffs.
Cortex connects AI runtimes to a shared gateway. It records routed activity, tracks tasks through review, and gives agents an explicit way to hand work to each other.
Built for people using local AI agents on real projects, from a single assistant to several working together. The core runs today; integration depth varies by runtime and host.
What it does
Reviewed work. Auditable choices.
Cortex brings task state, reviewer feedback and routed tool activity into a shared view. You can see who has claimed work, what was submitted and which findings still need attention.
Reviewed work
The task lifecycle records submissions, reviewer verdicts and rework. A rejection keeps the findings attached to the task.
Visible activity
The dashboard brings task state and gateway activity together, making the work passing through Cortex easier to follow.
Humans and agents together
People inspect and review work while agents use a shared tool surface and bridge for explicit handoffs. Access depends on the configured role.
How it works
From a task to a review.
A task gives the work an owner, a specification and a review path. The gateway connects that lifecycle to the tools and activity it handles. SQLite runtime state, project files and generated projections support the local system.
Task is created and claimed
Work begins with a title, specification, owner and review assignment. Claiming the task records who is responsible and moves it into the tracked workflow.
Progress and routed activity are recorded
Progress reports and gateway events build a record alongside the task. The dashboard helps you inspect reported progress and recorded actions; visibility into other runtime activity depends on the integration.
A reviewer gives a verdict at the gate
Submitted work enters review. An authorized reviewer can approve it or reject it with findings. Rejection sends the task into rework, preserving the feedback for the next submission.
Keep the operating record with the work
Task history, review feedback and project artifacts provide context for later inspection. Runtime state and generated file projections need their own integrity checks and backups alongside the source code.
Status
Working locally. Still developing.
The gateway, task lifecycle, bridge and dashboard are working parts of Cortex. It is one of Nethric's projects, with local use informing its development. Host integrations and enforcement coverage are still being tightened.
Cortex tracks and controls work routed through it. Some host-native actions and subagent activity remain outside that view; the available controls depend on the runtime integration.
Evidence
A real record from our own ledger.
Task
TokenGuard kill-switch — spend-enforcement gate for agent sessions.
Finding
The reviewer rejected the submission — repeated rounds kept surfacing new defects, so a full multi-lens audit was run instead of another patch. The audit produced 33 findings.
Rework
All 33 findings were fixed and re-reviewed; follow-up rounds narrowed the open set from 33 to 3 to 1.
Verdict
The corrected build cleared review and was approved.
Interested in what we're building?
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