Introduction to Quox

The self-hosted control plane for AI agents: put agents to work, keep proof of everything.

Quox is the self-hosted control plane for AI agents: it gives agents real access to your systems while you control what they can do, approve what matters, and keep independently verifiable evidence of every governed action.

What is Quox?

Quox puts AI agents to work under a self-hosted control plane: agents get real access to your systems while every action is policy-checked, approvable and evidenced:

Component	What it does
16 Specialized Agents	Security, infrastructure, networking, analytics, monitoring, visualization, research, availability, engineering, files, QA, coding, and more
Persistent Memory	Remembers your preferences, infrastructure topology, and past conversations
Workflow Automation	1,340+ templates, natural language to automation
Safety Guardrails	DEFCON levels, approval gates, audit logging

Who is Quox for?

Role	Use Case
DevOps/SRE	Infrastructure monitoring, incident response, automation
Security Teams	Vulnerability scanning, compliance audits, access reviews
Platform Teams	Multi-tenant management, resource provisioning
Developers	Environment setup, debugging, documentation

How it Works

You: "Check if any containers on nw-web-01 are unhealthy"

Quox: Routes to NOVA (Infrastructure Agent)
      → Connects via QuoxAgent daemon on nw-web-01
      → Runs: docker ps --filter health=unhealthy
      → Returns: "2 unhealthy containers: redis-cache, nginx-proxy"
      → Offers: "Want me to restart them?"

Quox automatically routes your questions to the right specialist agent, executes commands through secure per-host daemons (QuoxAgent), and maintains context across sessions.

Why Quox?

1. One Interface for Everything

Stop jumping between dashboards, terminals, and tools. Quox unifies monitoring, management, and automation into a single conversational interface.

2. AI That Actually Remembers

Unlike typical chatbots, Quox remembers your preferences, your infrastructure, and your past conversations. Every interaction makes it smarter.

3. Specialist Agents, Not Generalists

Instead of one AI trying to do everything poorly, Quox coordinates specialized agents. Security questions go to SENTINEL. Network issues go to CIPHER. You get expert answers.

4. Human Control, AI Speed

Automation with guardrails. Quox can handle routine tasks instantly while pausing for human approval on anything sensitive or destructive.

Key Concepts

Concept	Description
Agents	Specialized AI assistants for different domains (SENTINEL for security, NOVA for infrastructure, etc.)
Memory	Persistent context across sessions - episodic (conversations), semantic (facts), entity (infrastructure)
QuoxAgent	Per-host daemon for secure command execution and real-time monitoring
DEFCON	Safety levels (1-5) controlling what automation can do without approval
Workflows	Automated sequences triggered by schedules, events, or natural language

Architecture Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Quox Dashboard                          │
│                   (React + WebSocket)                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
                              ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  Orchestration Layer                        │
│  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐   │
│  │ Smart    │  │ n8n Workflow │  │ Claude API          │   │
│  │ Router   │  │ Engine       │  │ (+ OpenAI embed)    │   │
│  └──────────┘  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
          ┌───────────────────┼───────────────────┐
          ▼                   ▼                   ▼
    ┌──────────┐        ┌──────────┐        ┌──────────┐
    │ QA       │        │ QA       │        │ QA       │
    │ Agent 1  │        │ Agent 2  │        │ Agent N  │
    │ (host)   │        │ (host)   │        │ (host)   │
    └──────────┘        └──────────┘        └──────────┘

Next Steps

→ Quickstart - Get Quox running in 10 minutes → Features - Complete capability overview → Architecture - Deep dive into how it's built → Agents - Meet your AI team