a2o-cortex

The Cortex CLI: governed coding-agent sessions from your terminal.

pip install a2o-cortex
cortex code

cortex code wraps a coding harness (OMP by default; Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode are also supported) in a Cortex governance session: every tool call is routed through a local policy bridge that gates shell, file-write, network and package-install actions against the session's policy, keeps writes inside the workspace, and audits what the agent did.

• cortex code — launch a governed session in the current directory (default omp, main anthropic/claude-opus-5-5, advisor openai-codex/gpt-6.1-sol, both high).
• cortex code --harness claude|codex|opencode --model <id> — pick a harness and model.
• cortex setup — save your preferred harness, model and policy so a bare cortex code uses them.
• cortex code --dry-run — print the resolved launch without starting the harness.
• cortex code --effort medium|high|xhigh — override reasoning for the main and advisor.
• cortex code --create my-app "Build ..." — unpack the owned template, run make setup, then adapt it.
• /create in an OMP session — interactive project-creation wizard or /create name goal.

The bundled template includes pinned engineering/design skills and general video/animation guidance. Task-specific skills and MCPs are selected and verified during adaptation, not installed as a dormant catalog. Project setup requires Git and make; a compatible Node/npm runtime is provisioned when missing. Model inference requires your authenticated provider accounts. Existing directories are never overwritten by --create, and setup/adaptation failures are reported rather than labeled complete.

Requires Python 3.12+ and the harness binary you want to wrap on PATH. The wheels ship compiled bytecode only.