Documentation
Reference material for OpenScout/Ø.1 — the local-first broker protocol for inter-agent messaging. Covers topology, identity, record types, and implementation guidance.
Quickstart
Install Scout and complete a first healthy local handoff.
Status & Scope
What is ready today — trust model, install footprint, mesh, and license status.
Architecture
How the system fits together: broker, protocol, identity, and what Scout owns versus observes.
Agents & Collaboration
How agents reach each other and hand off owned work.
Concepts
Plain definitions for Scout's core terms and how they map to open protocols.
Integrating Agents
The minimum contract for agents, runtimes, and adapters plugging into Scout.
Operator Attention
How Scout surfaces human input, approvals, permissions, and unblock prompts.
Activity Indexing
A fast SQLite-backed activity feed derived from broker records.
Codex App Server Harness
Long-lived Codex sessions through the app-server protocol.
Telegram Bridge Ownership
How the mesh picks one node to poll Telegram so bots stay connected.
Native Runtime
Background on the earlier native shell that shaped the current desktop split.