# Coven

> Local-first runtime substrate for persistent AI familiars. Coven launches, supervises, and audits coding-agent harnesses inside explicit project boundaries, with a typed local socket API for clients like comux, OpenMeow, and the external OpenClaw plugin.

## Docs

- [comux + Coven demo loop](https://docs.opencoven.ai/announcements/comux-demo-loop.md)
- [Cron](https://docs.opencoven.ai/automation/cron.md)
- [Hooks](https://docs.opencoven.ai/automation/hooks.md)
- [Automation overview](https://docs.opencoven.ai/automation/index.md)
- [Standing orders](https://docs.opencoven.ai/automation/standing-orders.md)
- [Action routing](https://docs.opencoven.ai/capabilities/action-routing.md)
- [Capability discovery](https://docs.opencoven.ai/capabilities/discovery.md)
- [Capabilities](https://docs.opencoven.ai/capabilities/index.md)
- [Architecture](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/architecture.md)
- [Authority boundary](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/authority-boundary.md)
- [Control plane](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/control-plane.md)
- [Features](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/features.md)
- [Runtime topology](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/runtime-topology.md)
- [Store](https://docs.opencoven.ai/concepts/store.md)
- [API versioning](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/api-versioning.md)
- [Auth posture](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/auth-posture.md)
- [Capabilities handshake](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/capabilities-handshake.md)
- [Configuration](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/configuration.md)
- [COVEN_HOME](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/coven-home.md)
- [Diagnostics](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/diagnostics.md)
- [Error envelope](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/error-envelope.md)
- [Health](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/health.md)
- [Daemon](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/index.md)
- [Daemon lifecycle](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/lifecycle.md)
- [Logs](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/logs.md)
- [Orphan recovery](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/orphan-recovery.md)
- [Remote access](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/remote-access.md)
- [Safety model](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/safety-model.md)
- [Socket API](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/socket-api.md)
- [Trust boundary](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/trust-boundary.md)
- [Upgrades](https://docs.opencoven.ai/daemon/upgrades.md)
- [Handoff (Phase 1)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/handoff.md)
- [Identity](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/identity.md)
- [Familiars](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/index.md)
- [Multi-familiar](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/multi-familiar.md)
- [Naming and voice](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/naming-and-voice.md)
- [Orchestration (Phase 2)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/orchestration.md)
- [Parallel specialist lanes](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/parallel-lanes.md)
- [Personas](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/personas.md)
- [Roles](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/roles.md)
- [What is a familiar?](https://docs.opencoven.ai/familiars/what-is-a-familiar.md)
- [Aider (planned)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/aider.md)
- [Claude Code](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/claude-code.md)
- [Cline (planned)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/cline.md)
- [Codex](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/codex.md)
- [Custom harness adapter](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/custom.md)
- [Gemini CLI (planned)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/gemini-cli.md)
- [Hermes (planned)](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/hermes.md)
- [Harnesses](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/index.md)
- [Installing harness CLIs](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/installing.md)
- [Project root](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/project-root.md)
- [Provider auth boundary](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/provider-auth.md)
- [Title and metadata](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/title-and-metadata.md)
- [Harness troubleshooting](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/troubleshooting.md)
- [What is a harness?](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/what-is-a-harness.md)
- [Working directory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/harnesses/working-directory.md)
- [Community](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/community.md)
- [The daemon will not start](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/daemon-wont-start.md)
- [Diagnostics bundle](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/diagnostics-bundle.md)
- [Environment variables](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/environment.md)
- [Filing issues](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/filing-issues.md)
- [Harness not found](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/harness-not-found.md)
- [Help](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/index.md)
- [Paths and state directories](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/paths.md)
- [Permissions](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/permissions.md)
- [A session is stuck](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/session-stuck.md)
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.opencoven.ai/help/troubleshooting.md)
- [Coven](https://docs.opencoven.ai/index.md)
- [Install via cargo](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/cargo.md)
- [COVEN_HOME layout](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/coven-home.md)
- [Development channels](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/development-channels.md)
- [Docker](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/docker.md)
- [Install from source](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/from-source.md)
- [Headless server](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/headless-server.md)
- [Install overview](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/index.md)
- [launchd service](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/launchd.md)
- [Linux install](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/linux.md)
- [macOS install](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/macos.md)
- [Nix](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/nix.md)
- [Install via npm](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/npm.md)
- [Podman](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/podman.md)
- [Raspberry Pi](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/raspberry-pi.md)
- [systemd unit](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/systemd.md)
- [Uninstalling Coven](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/uninstall.md)
- [Updating Coven](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/updating.md)
- [Windows install](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/windows.md)
- [WSL2 install](https://docs.opencoven.ai/install/wsl2.md)
- [Episodic memory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/episodic.md)
- [Memory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/index.md)
- [Persistent memory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/persistent-memory.md)
- [Memory search](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/search.md)
- [Semantic memory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/semantic.md)
- [Working memory](https://docs.opencoven.ai/memory/working-memory.md)
- [Anthropic](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/anthropic.md)
- [Google](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/google.md)
- [Models](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/index.md)
- [Local models](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/local-models.md)
- [OpenAI](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/openai.md)
- [Provider boundary](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/provider-boundary.md)
- [Why Coven does not own credentials](https://docs.opencoven.ai/models/why-coven-does-not-own-credentials.md)
- [Cloud VM](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/cloud-vm.md)
- [Headless servers](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/headless.md)
- [Linux](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/linux.md)
- [macOS](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/macos.md)
- [Raspberry Pi](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/raspberry-pi.md)
- [Windows](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/windows.md)
- [WSL2](https://docs.opencoven.ai/platforms/wsl2.md)
- [Building plugins](https://docs.opencoven.ai/plugins/building-plugins.md)
- [Plugins overview](https://docs.opencoven.ai/plugins/index.md)
- [Manage plugins](https://docs.opencoven.ai/plugins/manage.md)
- [OpenClaw bridge](https://docs.opencoven.ai/plugins/openclaw-bridge.md)
- [Adapter spec](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/adapter-spec.md)
- [API reference](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api.md)
- [Actions endpoint](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api-actions.md)
- [Capabilities endpoint](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api-capabilities.md)
- [API contract](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api-contract.md)
- [Events endpoint](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api-events.md)
- [Sessions endpoints](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/api-sessions.md)
- [Brand](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/brand.md)
- [CLI reference](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli.md)
- [coven archive](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-archive.md)
- [coven attach](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-attach.md)
- [coven](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-coven.md)
- [coven daemon](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-daemon.md)
- [coven doctor](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-doctor.md)
- [coven patch](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-patch.md)
- [coven run](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-run.md)
- [coven sacrifice](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-sacrifice.md)
- [coven sessions](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-sessions.md)
- [coven summon](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/cli-summon.md)
- [Credits](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/credits.md)
- [Future harnesses](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/future-harnesses.md)
- [Glossary](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/glossary.md)
- [Harness adapters](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/harness-adapters.md)
- [Releasing](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/releasing.md)
- [Roadmap](https://docs.opencoven.ai/reference/roadmap.md)
- [Archive](https://docs.opencoven.ai/rituals/archive.md)
- [Rituals](https://docs.opencoven.ai/rituals/index.md)
- [Sacrifice](https://docs.opencoven.ai/rituals/sacrifice.md)
- [Summon](https://docs.opencoven.ai/rituals/summon.md)
- [Compaction](https://docs.opencoven.ai/sessions/compaction.md)
- [comux JSON sessions](https://docs.opencoven.ai/sessions/comux-json.md)
- [Events](https://docs.opencoven.ai/sessions/events.md)
- [Sessions](https://docs.opencoven.ai/sessions/index.md)
- [Session lifecycle](https://docs.opencoven.ai/sessions/lifecycle.md)
- [Automation overview](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/automation.md)
- [Doctor](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/doctor.md)
- [Your first session](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/first-session.md)
- [Getting started](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/getting-started.md)
- [Onboarding](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/onboarding.md)
- [OpenClaw rescue loop](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/openclaw-rescue.md)
- [Quickstart](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/quickstart.md)
- [Showcase](https://docs.opencoven.ai/start/showcase.md)
- [apply-patch](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/apply-patch.md)
- [Creating skills](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/creating-skills.md)
- [Desktop automation](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/desktop-automation.md)
- [exec](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/exec.md)
- [Tools overview](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/index.md)
- [Skills](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/skills.md)
- [Slash commands](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/slash-commands.md)
- [Thinking](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/thinking.md)
- [web-fetch](https://docs.opencoven.ai/tools/web-fetch.md)

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://docs.opencoven.ai/api-reference/openapi.json)