MonarchHow it works
Several separate processes, one rule-based core and dozens of modules. All of it on your computer.
Pick a process — I’ll show what it talks to and where the boundary runs.
Module runtime
The Kernel and the modules. It listens only on 127.0.0.1 — nothing outside can reach it.
Modules don’t grant themselves rights. They collect facts, and a single layer — the PolicyKernel — makes the final call: allow, ask you, or deny. Verification is separate: an action only counts as done once the core has confirmed its effect.
Every task takes the same path. The model proposes — it doesn’t decide.
You write in plain words.
Tells a command apart from pasted text, logs and code.
The task becomes a concrete action with parameters.
A separate layer decides: allow, ask you, or deny.
The Kernel does exactly what was approved.
Monarch looks at what actually changed.
A result with proof, not a nice sentence.
Open the “Notepad” app
Allow · Within the access mode you chose
Done · window opened and found
The action fits the chosen mode — Monarch executes it and verifies the result.
A one-time confirmation bound to that exact action. If the action changes, a new one is needed.
A hard stop. Neither confirmation nor owner rights can lift it.
What no “yes” can unlock
oscarChat and an agent that understands the task
modelsLocal models and their installation
memoryMemory V4: remembers what matters, keeps projects apart
coderWorking with code inside a chosen project
computerSees windows, clicks, types — Beta
system-shellCommands only within your permissions
knowledgeSearch across your documents
workspaceThe boundaries the agent works within
artifactsFiles and reports Monarch created
astraReady-made scenarios via “+” or “$”
voiceDictation and speech on the device
profilePersonality and conversation style
safeEncrypted storage
securityMonitoring and action protection
sharingLocal access for your own programs
telegramA bot for talking to Monarch
pluginsConnectable services
custom-toolsTools you add yourself
deviceHardware details for choosing a model
diagnosticsClear reasons for failures
assistantBasic answers and routing
Monarch offers Basic 2B, Basic 12B and Pro 27B and recommends the one that fits your computer. You can add your own models too — from a file or a link. Models are downloaded separately from the app and stored on your drive.
Memory V4 keeps ordinary chats apart from Coder projects, finds what’s useful from past conversations and marks answers where it used memory. You can turn it off; Incognito and sensitive sections never enter it.