Why TerminaI Exists

For decades, the personal computer has been drifting away from its namesake. Modern OSs are becoming increasingly locked down, surveillance-heavy, and cloud-dependent. The command line—the last bastion of pure human-to-machine communication—is still stuck in the syntax of the 1970s.

We believe that AI shouldn't be just another SaaS subscription that watches you type. It should be an extension of your own agency—a powerful operator that understands your intent and has the permission to act on it, locally.

Sovereignty First

Your computer should belong to you. We build local-first systems that don't depend on cloud permission to function. Your data, your keys, your machine.

Radical Openness

Apache 2.0 licensed. No black boxes. We believe the tools that control our systems must be audit-able, fork-able, and free forever.

Governed Autonomy

AI shouldn't be a black box or a loose cannon. Our 'Approval Ladder' ensures that the user is always the final authority, especially for destructive actions.

Agency for All

We aren't building a better chatbot; we're building a new layer of the OS. One that understands intent and acts on your behalf across all applications.

Not Another Copilot

TerminaI is not a coding assistant. While it can write code, its purpose is broader: it is a **System Operator**. It is built for the SRE troubleshooting a production outage, the researcher organizing terabytes of data, and the everyday user who just wants their machine to work for them.

By forking the original Google Gemini CLI and enhancing it with our Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol and Desktop Automation, we are creating the foundation for truly sovereign AI.

The TerminaI Manifesto