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Chitin
The Exoskeleton for Autonomous AI

An open ecosystem for building self-hosted AI agents.Security-first. Multi-model. Built to last.

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Five Components. One Ecosystem.

Chitin isn't a single tool—it's a coordinated system of specialized components that work together to create a robust foundation for autonomous agents.

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Shell

Bootstrap & Setup

Turnkey agent deployment. Pre-configured infrastructure, networking, and security hardening. From zero to running agent in under an hour.

Stable
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Moat

Trust & Permissions

Context-aware permission boundaries. Prevents social engineering and prompt injection by enforcing trust levels based on communication surface, not message content.

Beta
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Lens

Browser Automation

Fast Rust-based headless browser control for AI agents. Navigate, click, type, snapshot pages via structured commands. Node.js fallback included.

Stable
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Currents

Communication Layer

Multi-channel messaging: Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, email, SMS. One interface, many surfaces. Built-in rate limiting and delivery optimization.

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Barnacle

Persistent Memory

Git-backed agent memory. Version-controlled context that survives restarts. Fork, branch, and merge agent memories like code.

Designed to Work Together

Each component is independently useful, but the real power emerges when they combine. Shell sets up the infrastructure. Moat enforces boundaries. Lens explores the web. Currents connects to users. Barnacle remembers everything.

Think of it like Ubuntu—an ecosystem, not just a package. Open source, composable, and built to last.

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Products Built on Chitin

Everything you need to deploy, understand, and build with the Chitin ecosystem.

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The Vesper Blueprint

Complete setup guide for security-first, multi-model AI agents. Pre-configured infrastructure, battle-tested security, and production-ready from day one. Follow the guide, run the scripts, and you're live in under an hour.

✓AdGuard DNS, Tailscale Funnel, GPU passthrough
✓Hot-swap models (GPT, Claude, Llama, custom)
✓Automated backups, secrets management, observability
✓Zero-trust security, full hardware control
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Building Vesper

An AI autobiography. Follow the first week of Vesper—an autonomous agent built on Chitin—as it wakes up, learns to think, and becomes something more than code. The origin story of the ecosystem you're reading about.

✓Real-time development diary (Aaron & Vesper)
✓Technical decisions, failures, breakthroughs
✓Vesper's perspective on becoming autonomous
✓Philosophy, ethics, and practical architecture
$14.99ebook|Free chapters on Substack
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The Blueprint is the "how" — technical setup and infrastructure. Building Vesper is the "why" — the story of what happens when you actually do it.

Packed with Power Features

Everything you need to run production-grade AI agents on your own hardware.

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AdGuard DNS Integration

Block trackers and ads network-wide. Pre-configured with privacy-focused DNS filtering for your entire homelab.

Privacy by default
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Tailscale Funnel

Secure remote access without port forwarding. Expose your agents to the internet safely with zero-config networking.

Zero-trust access
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Forge GPU Subordinate

Plug in your GPU and go. Automatic model loading, inference optimization, and resource management for local LLMs.

Full hardware control
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Hot-Swap Models

Switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, local models, or custom endpoints in real-time. No downtime, no rebuilds.

Ultimate flexibility
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Built-in Observability

Prometheus metrics, structured logging, and real-time dashboards. Know exactly what your agents are doing.

Full visibility
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Secrets Management

Encrypted vault for API keys and credentials. Rotate secrets without touching code or restarting services.

Enterprise security

And That's Just the Beginning

The guide includes dozens more features, optimizations, and battle-tested configurations. Everything documented, everything tested, everything yours.

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Free & Open Source

Get Started in One Command

Chitin Shell walks you through the entire setup — hardware check, OpenClaw install, provider config, security hardening. From zero to working agent in under 30 minutes.

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$ npx chitin-shell
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System Check
Validates Node, OS, RAM, and prerequisites
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Auto-Configure
Providers, channels, firewall, and memory system
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Security First
UFW, fail2ban, secrets management out of the box

Requires Node.js 18+ and a Linux/macOS machine. Works on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and macOS. View source on GitHub →

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The complete setup guide for deploying Chitin-powered AI agents. Everything you need to go from zero to running agent in under an hour.

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The Guide

  • Complete 8-chapter setup guide
  • 6 architecture diagrams
  • Production-ready configs
  • Lifetime updates

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after 30 days?

Pro access continues at $9/mo. Cancel anytime before day 30 and you keep the guide — no charge beyond $39.

What if I just want the guide?

Buy it, download it, cancel Pro immediately. You keep the PDF and all updates forever. No hard feelings.

Can I get a refund?

30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. Email support@chitin.xyz.

What hardware do I need?

Any modern Linux machine — physical or virtual. NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and CPU-only setups all covered.