Documentation

Everything you need to install, configure, and use Maicel — your security-first agent operating system.

Install Maicel, initialize your database, and start your first chat session.

Layered architecture with strict separation of concerns and a cross-cutting security layer.

Built-in agents, agent handoff, and the Builder pipeline for creating custom agents.

Connect external services to Maicel using the Model Context Protocol.

Reusable, multi-step plans that agents execute — versioned, audited, and schedulable.

Automatic and manual notes with full-text search and scoped memory across sessions.

Fail-closed security model with credential encryption, capability scoping, and a tamper-evident audit trail.

Complete reference for all maicel command-line commands.

Quick-action commands available in the chat input — type / to see autocomplete suggestions.

RESTful HTTP API exposed by the Gateway on port 9100.

Run Maicel on a Raspberry Pi with network access from your phone or laptop

Use Maicel with local LLM models via Ollama — free, private, no cloud