Helm
Keep long-running coding agents bounded, recoverable, and auditable.
Helm gives AI agent workspaces operational discipline after the chat is gone: profiles before commands, checkpoints before risky edits, and durable task history on disk.
The problem with agent-driven work
Long-running coding agents operate in an unstructured void. When things go wrong, you're left piecing together what happened.
Chat history disappears
Context evaporates when the session ends. What the agent learned is gone.
Commands run too fast
Agents execute broad commands too quickly without pausing for review.
Recovery is informal
No structured rollback points. Manual git stashes are your only safety net.
Hard to explain
After a long session, reconstructing what happened is detective work.
Who is this for?
Developers running Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, or similar coding agents for long repository tasks
Builders who need agent command history, checkpoints, and rollback discipline
Local-first AI workflow users who want durable state without adopting a hosted agent platform
Teams experimenting with repeatable human-agent development workflows
What Helm adds
An operational layer that brings structure, safety, and visibility to agent workspaces.
Profiles
Declare allowed command risk before execution. Define what the agent can and cannot do upfront.
Guardrails
Block dangerous or out-of-profile commands automatically. No more rm -rf surprises.
Checkpoints
Create visible recovery points before risky work. Roll back with confidence.
Audit trail
Keep task and command history in local files. Know exactly what happened and when.
File-backed memory
Hydrate future runs from workspace state. Context persists between sessions.
Operational visibility
See profiles, checkpoints, task history, and command guard decisions at a glance.
See it in action
A quick look at Helm's core commands.
✓ Workspace initialized ✓ Profile config valid ✓ Checkpoint storage OK ✓ Task ledger accessible
[profile:inspect_local] Command allowed: git status --short M README.md ?? new-feature.py
checkpoint created: before-risky-work (3.2 MB) location: ~/.helm/workspace/.checkpoints/20240115-143022-before-risky-work
Dashboard running at http://localhost:8420 Press Ctrl+C to exit
What Helm is not
Helm is not another agent runtime.
Helm is not an autonomous agent platform.
Helm is not a cloud SaaS.
Helm does not replace your coding agent.
Helm adds an operations layer around the agent workflow you already use.
Get started
Install Helm and bring operational discipline to your agent workflows.
Start with the three-minute demo, then add Helm to one real agent workspace.