permit0

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Stop AI agents from doing things they shouldn't. The action authorization layer — pre-execution, deterministic, policies included. Drop in. Day one.

  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
  • .mcp.json
  • Cargo.lock
  • Cargo.toml
  • CLAUDE.md
  • clippy.toml
  • CODEOWNERS
  • deny.toml
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • LICENSE
  • otel-collector-config.yaml
  • polis.yml
  • polis.yml.example
  • README.md
  • rustfmt.toml

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/permit0-ai/permit0

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd permit0

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
cd permit0 && docker compose up -d --build

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

cd ../permit0-mcp && docker compose up -d --build

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

docker create --name _p0tmp permit0-engine:latest

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

docker cp _p0tmp:/usr/local/bin/permit0 ~/.local/bin/permit0

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

docker rm _p0tmp && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/permit0

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd crates/permit0-node

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

4. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
pip install .

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

python <실행할 파일명>.py # README에서 정확한 실행 파일명을 확인하세요

Runs the Python script (or module).

If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

5. Rust

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Rust (rustup) Installing via rustup also installs cargo.
cargo build --release

Compiles the Rust project.

cargo run

Builds and then immediately runs the program.

If cargo build finishes without errors, it worked. The executable is created under target/.
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