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v0.1.0 — Initial Release

04 Mar 13:29

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Cato v0.1.0

The AI agent daemon you can audit in a coffee break.

~4,600 lines of Python. No mystery dependencies. No open ports by default. Budget-capped.

Install

```bash
pip install cato-daemon
patchright install chromium
cato init
cato start
```

Migrate from OpenClaw

```bash
cato migrate --from-openclaw --dry-run # preview
cato migrate --from-openclaw # apply
```

What's included

  • AES-256-GCM credential vault (Argon2id KDF)
  • Hard budget caps: session $1.00 + monthly $20.00, enforced BEFORE every LLM call
  • Telegram + WhatsApp adapters (outbound polling, no open ports)
  • BM25 + sentence-transformer hybrid memory (SQLite)
  • 7,000-token context budget with priority stack
  • 5 built-in skills: web_search, summarize_url, send_email, add_notion, daily_digest
  • OpenClaw SKILL.md compatible
  • SwarmSync intelligent model routing (opt-in, $0.00/call)
  • max_planning_turns: 2 guard prevents planning loops
  • Cron scheduler, WebSocket API on 127.0.0.1:18789

Supported Models (16 across 6 providers)

Claude 3.5/4, GPT-4o, Gemini 2.0, DeepSeek V3/R1, Groq Llama 3.3, Mistral Small, MiniMax 2.5, Kimi K2.5

Why not OpenClaw?

OpenClaw has 512 known vulnerabilities, no budget caps (users have hit $3,600/month), 500K lines of unauditable code, and a skills marketplace with 820+ malicious packages. Cato is the auditable alternative.