aide.sh

Deploy AI agents, just like Docker.

aide.sh is a CLI tool for packaging, deploying, and managing AI agents. Same agent works with or without AI — add -p to think.

Why aide.sh?

  • Docker mental model — build, run, exec, push, pull. If you know Docker, you know aide.sh.
  • LLM optional — agents are structured skill runners. Add an LLM and they become autonomous reasoners.
  • Local-first — agents run on your machine, secrets stay in your vault.
  • MCP native — Claude, Codex, Gemini can control your agents as subagents.
  • One binary — no Python, no Node.js, no Docker daemon.

Quick taste

# scaffold & deploy
aide.sh init my-agent
aide.sh build my-agent/
aide.sh run my-agent --name bot

# use it
aide.sh exec bot hello world        # explicit — you drive
aide.sh exec -p bot "what's up?"    # semantic — AI drives

# monitor
aide.sh dash                        # web dashboard at localhost:3939

Dashboard

aide.sh dashboard

Built-in observability. See every agent's skills, cron jobs, usage analytics, and logs — all in one place.

Next steps