---
title: Corvus
description: Secure, pluggable Rust-native runtime for autonomous AI agents, with companion documentation.
owner: team-platform
status: canonical
lastReviewed: 2026-03-26
appliesTo: main
docType: guide
template: splash
hero:
  tagline: Build autonomous AI agents with a secure, pluggable Rust-native runtime that stays small, fast, and portable.
  actions:
    - text: Get Started
      link: guides/getting-started/
      icon: right-arrow
    - text: View on GitHub
      link: https://github.com/dallay/corvus
      icon: external
      variant: minimal
---



import {Card, CardGrid, LinkCard} from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

## Why Corvus?

<CardGrid stagger>
  <Card title="Lean by default" icon="rocket">
    A small Rust binary with fast startup and low memory usage, built for laptops, servers, SBCs, and constrained environments.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Secure by design" icon="shield-check">
    Pairing, sandboxing, workspace scoping, allowlists, and encrypted secrets are part of the default posture.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Pluggable architecture" icon="setting">
    Swap providers, memory, tools, channels, tunnels, and runtime modes without rewriting your stack.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Portable runtime" icon="open-book">
    Run Corvus natively or in Docker with one runtime for chat, gateway, daemon, integrations, and automation.
  </Card>
</CardGrid>

## Explore the Docs

<CardGrid>
  <LinkCard title="Project Structure"
            description="Understand module layout and where responsibilities live."
            href="guides/structure/"/>
  <LinkCard title="Features Checklist" description="Review enabled tooling and quality guardrails."
            href="guides/features/"/>
  <LinkCard title="Architecture" description="See core design decisions and runtime model."
            href="guides/architecture/"/>
  <LinkCard title="CLI Reference" description="Learn the commands for onboarding, agents, gateway, daemon, and operations."
            href="guides/cli-reference/"/>
  <LinkCard title="Development Workflow" description="Build, test, lint, and release procedures."
            href="guides/development/"/>
</CardGrid>
