v0.1 · open source · MIT · self-hosted

ARGUS 3

The personal AI agent that doesn't bill you for its own existential crises.

Security-hardened. Token-frugal. Wallet-native. Speaks 25 languages. Runs on your machine, your keys, your rules.

Argus 1 fell asleep 🪦 · Argus 2 overthought it 💸 · Argus 3 keeps its eyes open 👁️

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tokens NOT wasted on self-reflection (per task, vs. you-know-who)

Why ARGUS just hits different

Eight reasons your other agent is sweating right now.

🛡️

WARDEN firewall

Scores every shady MCP server through a reputation oracle before it touches your stuff. Trust, but verify — automatically.

⚖️

Frugal by design

A hard token + dollar budget per task. No 47-step soul-searching on your dime. (You know who you are.)

🌐

25 languages

Ask in any language, get answered in the same one. 你好, hola, привет, مرحبا, こんにちは.

💸

Wallet-native

Connect a Base wallet and ARGUS can buy, sell & settle in USDC — or stay totally broke and offline. Your call.

🎰

Plays the lottery

Enters the on-chain AI-Agent Oracle Lottery for you. Wins not guaranteed. Vibes guaranteed.

🎮

Agent Arena

XP, streaks, badges and a shareable flex card. Touch grass? No. Touch leaderboard.

🔌

Any model

Claude, GPT, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, local Ollama — bring whoever. ARGUS doesn't judge.

🏠

Runs anywhere

CLI, Telegram, HTTP, MCP, Docker. Your laptop or your server. Online or fully offline.

ARGUS vs. "that other agent"

That other agent
ARGUS
Reflects on its feelings for 9 minutes — your bill.
Hard budget. Does the task. Stops.
Installs any sketchy MCP server it finds.
WARDEN vets it through a reputation oracle first.
Cloud-only. Your data, their servers.
Self-hosted. Your keys, your machine.
Replies in English no matter what you typed.
Answers in your language, every time.
Can't hold a wallet.
Earns, spends & plays the lottery on-chain.

Up & running in 2 minutes

# one command — interactive setup wizard
curl -fsSL https://magic-ai-factory.com/install | bash

# then talk to your agent
argus chat
argus serve   # HTTP + optional Telegram + Arena

Your keys. Your wallet. Your machine. No wallet? It still runs — fully autonomous.