Status: v2.0.0 - Parity Complete (OpenClaw + AgentZero + Hermes + OpenFang)
APEX combines the best of OpenClaw, AgentZero, Hermes, and OpenFang with significantly stronger security. A single-user autonomous agent platform with messaging interfaces, secure code execution, and comprehensive observability.
| Reference | What We Take |
|---|---|
| OpenClaw | Open architecture, extensibility, community-driven plugin ecosystem, messaging adapters |
| AgentZero | Dark navy/cyan aesthetic, polished UI, smooth UX patterns, agent loop logic |
| Hermes | Bounded memory, auto-created skills, session search, user profile |
| OpenFang | Telemetry dashboards, MCP governance, orchestration surface |
| Security-first | Hardened beyond all — T0-T3 permission tiers, HMAC auth, TOTP verification, input sanitization, connection pooling |
| Platform | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | 9.2/10 | ✅ Complete |
| AgentZero | 9.4/10 | ✅ Complete |
| Hermes | 9.8/10 | ✅ Complete |
| OpenFang | 9.4/10 | ✅ Complete |
| Overall | 9.45/10 | ✅ Complete |
- Security-first but unaudited — Built with strong security principles, but not formally audited yet
- API instability — Breaking changes expected until v3.0
- No production support — Use at your own risk
- Execution isolation — Firecracker/gVisor/Docker/Mock backends available
# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/Ashahell/APEX.git
cd APEX
# Start all services (with LLM + Docker)
.\apex.bat start
# Start all services INCLUDING embedding server (for memory search)
.\apex.bat start-full
# Check status
.\apex.bat status6-layer system with Rust core, TypeScript gateway/skills, Python execution, and React UI:
User → UI (React) → Gateway (Fastify) → Router (Axum) → Memory (SQLite)
↓
Skills (TS) → Execution (Python/Docker)
| Layer | Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | TypeScript (Fastify) | Gateway with HMAC-signed requests |
| L2 | Rust (Axum, Tokio) | Task routing, classification, agent loop |
| L3 | Rust (SQLite, sqlx) | Memory service, bounded memory, search |
| L4 | TypeScript | Skills framework, MCP client/server |
| L5 | Python (Docker) | Secure execution engine with sandboxing |
| L6 | React 18 + TypeScript | UI with 4 themes, real-time streaming |
- Task Routing — Automatic tier classification (Instant/Shallow/Deep)
- Agent Loop — Plan/act/observe cycle with deep task worker
- Streaming — TinySSE-based real-time events (Hands, MCP, Task, Stats)
- WebSocket — Real-time updates with polling fallback
- SQLite — 22+ migrations with atomic transactions
- HMAC Authentication — Request signing with shared secret
- TOTP Verification — T3 tier requires 6-digit authenticator code
- Permission Tiers — T0 (read) → T1 (tap) → T2 (type) → T3 (TOTP)
- Input Validation — MCP sanitization, injection detection (50+ tests)
- Audit Chain — SHA-256 hash chain with tamper detection (17 tests)
- Replay Protection — In-memory signature store (9 tests)
- Rate Limiting — Per-endpoint with progressive throttling
- Anomaly Detection — Runtime behavior monitoring, death spiral detection
- Encrypted Secrets — AES-256-GCM encrypted key-value store
- Bounded Memory — Character-limited stores (2,200 agent / 1,375 user)
- Semantic Search — Hybrid BM25 + embeddings with MMR reranking
- TTL Semantics — Configurable per-store expiration
- Consolidation — AI-suggested entry merging with approval workflow
- Frozen Snapshots — System prompt-ready memory snapshots
- Tool Registry — Discovery, versioning, health checks
- Marketplace — Plugin signing (ed25519), trust levels, installation
- Governance — Submission, review, revocation policies
- 4 Themes — Modern 2026, Amiga Workbench, AgentZero, High Contrast (WCAG AAA)
- Real-time Streaming — Hands, MCP, Task panels with live events
- Monitoring Dashboard — Per-endpoint latency, error rates, SLO tracking
- Memory Viewer — 6-tab interface (Memory, User, Search, TTL, Consolidation, Snapshot)
- Kanban Board — Task management with drag-and-drop
- Settings — 15+ tabs (Chat, LLM, Memory, User Profile, etc.)
- 34 Built-in Skills — T0-T3 permission tiers
- Auto-created Skills — Generated after complex tasks (5+ tool calls)
- Skills Hub — Marketplace with trust levels (Verified > Trusted > Community)
- Dynamic Tool Generation — LLM-generated Python with secure sandbox
apex/
├── core/ # Rust (L2/L3)
│ ├── router/ # Task Router (HTTP API, agent loop, streaming)
│ ├── memory/ # Memory Service (SQLite, bounded memory)
│ └── security/ # Secret store, anomaly detection
├── gateway/ # TypeScript (L1)
├── skills/ # TypeScript (L4)
├── ui/ # React (L6)
├── execution/ # Python (L5)
└── docs/ # Documentation
├── PHASE0-10_RUNBOOK.md # Incident response per phase
├── crosswalk_*.md # Platform parity crosswalks
├── GOVERNANCE_CHARTER.md
├── MIGRATION_PLAN.md
└── HANDOVER.md
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Tests | 583 passing |
| Rust Unit | 348 |
| Rust Integration | 59 + 40 (security) + 16 (streaming) + 9 (telemetry) + 10 (auth) |
| Python | 53 |
| UI | 20 |
| Clippy | 0 warnings (-D warnings) |
| Benchmarks | 4 groups (Criterion) |
# Run all tests
cd core && cargo test
# Run clippy
cd core && cargo clippy -- -D warnings
# Run benchmarks
cd core && cargo bench
# Build UI
cd ui && npm run build| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| AGENTS.md | Development guide |
| docs/HANDOVER.md | Project handover |
| docs/MIGRATION_PLAN.md | Migration strategy |
| docs/GOVERNANCE_CHARTER.md | Governance framework |
| docs/RUNBOOK_INDEX.md | Runbook directory |
| docs/CODEBASE_AUDIT_REPORT.md | Codebase audit |
| docs/parity-scorecard.md | Parity tracking |
| docs/crosswalk_openclaw_apex.md | OpenClaw crosswalk (9.2/10) |
| docs/crosswalk_agentzero_apex.md | AgentZero crosswalk (9.4/10) |
| docs/crosswalk_hermes_apex.md | Hermes crosswalk (9.8/10) |
| docs/crosswalk_openfang_apex.md | OpenFang crosswalk (9.4/10) |
- Backend: Rust 1.93+ (Axum, Tokio, sqlx)
- Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Zustand
- Database: SQLite (with FTS5 for search)
- LLM: llama.cpp (Qwen3-4B) — disabled in dev mode by default
- Execution: Docker / Firecracker / gVisor / Mock
- 10-Phase Parity Project (OpenClaw, AgentZero, Hermes, OpenFang)
- Streaming MVP (TinySSE, 11 event types, performance metrics)
- Telemetry (per-endpoint latency, error rates, SLO tracking)
- Security (40+ tests, injection detection, replay protection)
- MCP/Tools (discovery, marketplace, plugin signing)
- Memory (bounded, TTL, consolidation, search, snapshots)
- UI/Theming (4 themes, accessibility, monitoring dashboard)
- Ecosystem (plugin signing, skills hub, governance)
- Governance (charter, cadence, crosswalks, audit trail)
- Migration Plan (4 pilot phases, rollback procedures)
- Technical Debt (benchmarks, clippy clean, audit report)
[x] Phase 2 gating implemented; Phase 3 deployment hardened; Phase 4 DR; Phase 5 Governance; Phase 6 Release packaging
- Phase 4 Backups, DR, and Runbooks: plan, implement, and test DR readiness; complete runbooks and handover artifacts.
- Phase 5 Governance & Crosswalks: finalize cadence and crosswalks; publish docs.
- Phase 6 Release Packaging & Parity Evidence: finalize v2.0.0 release notes and parity artifacts.
- Validate Phase 2 gating in CI with real PRs and dry-runs
- Harden Phase 3 production deployment and run smoke tests
- Exercise Phase 4 DR runbooks and backups
- Finalize Phase 5 governance cadence and crosswalks
- Create and publish Phase 6 release packaging artifacts
- GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline (Phase 2 planning drafted; outreach in progress)
- Outreach to external security firms (Phase 1) - finalize shortlist and send initial RFPs
- Docker Compose for production deployment
- External security audit
- Performance benchmarking suite
- Chaos engineering tests
- Production hardening (seccomp, AppArmor, SIEM)
- Docker Compose for production deployment
- External security audit
- Performance benchmarking suite
- Chaos engineering tests
- Production hardening (seccomp, AppArmor, SIEM)
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