Aura Link

The open-source local bridge that connects your machine to the Aura platform. Aura Link runs on your computer and lets Aura's AI agents read files, write code, and run commands in your actual project — securely, without uploading your codebase to the cloud.

How it works

Aura Web (War Room) ──► Aura Backend ──► Aura Link (your machine) ──► your project files

Aura Link opens a WebSocket connection to the Aura backend. When you approve a task in the War Room, the agent's file writes and shell commands are forwarded here and executed locally. Nothing leaves your machine except what the agent explicitly needs to read.

Installation

Option 1 — pip (recommended)

pip install aura-link

Option 2 — clone and install

git clone https://github.com/dev-aura-com/aura-link
cd aura-link
pip install -e .

Requires Python 3.11+.

Usage

Step 1 — log in

aura-link login

This opens a browser tab. Click Authorize and the CLI stores your credentials automatically — no token copying required.

Step 2 — connect your project

cd /path/to/your/project
aura-link connect

The CLI connects to Aura and watches for instructions. Leave this running while you work in the War Room.

Options

aura-link connect --url https://your-backend    # custom backend URL
aura-link connect --dir /path/to/project        # explicit project directory
aura-link connect --quiet                        # suppress status messages
aura-link logout                                 # remove saved credentials

Environment variables

Security

• All file operations are jailed to the project directory — path traversal attempts are blocked.
• .env files, private keys (*.pem, *.key, id_rsa, etc.), and any file matched by your .gitignore are never sent to the cloud.
• Destructive shell commands (rm -rf /, sudo, shutdown, etc.) are blocked before execution.
• The source code is fully open — you can audit exactly what Aura Link does before running it.

License

MIT