GurtOS
An operating system where AI agents work on real files, the web and money without holding your keys.
Built solo at Cal Hacks 13.0; won an Atlassian prize, a Fetch.ai special recognition prize and MLH's Best Use of Solana. An operating system for AI agents, built on Ubuntu 24.04. Each agent task runs as its own Linux user without sudo, in its own copy of the files, so undo removes one task's changes and keeps every other task's. Keys stay in a vault only root can read, a task reaches only the web hosts it lists, and spending over its budget waits for your OK on the box's screen or your phone. Every step, approval and cost goes into one append-only log. It comes as Server, for an always-on box, and Personal, a GNOME desktop where agents work on copies of your folders until you choose Keep. Both install from their own ISO, and the code is open source under Apache-2.0.
- Status: Shipped, built October 23, 2026 to October 25, 2026
- Kind: AI agents, Tools
- Event: Cal Hacks 13.0
- Stack: TypeScript, Linux, GTK 4, Swift
- Live: https://gurtos.com
- Devpost: https://devpost.com/software/gurtos
- Code: https://github.com/benz16107/gurtos
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rREjU2ddIyo
