Open Source
Intended open sources two projects. IntendedOps is the governed back-office operating system — a complete deployable SaaS back-office where AI agents run operations under governed trust tiers. The Open Intent Layer is the canonical taxonomy for describing what agent actions are intended to do. Both are Apache 2.0 and work independently of the commercial Intended platform.
Two open source projects
Governed back-office operating system for SaaS
A complete back-office where AI agents run operations under governed trust tiers. Policy engine, audit ledger, approval workflows, and dozens of adapters for databases, auth, payments, email, and more — all in one monorepo. Native governance is built in and works offline.
Canonical taxonomy for AI agent actions
The open standard for describing what agent actions are intended to do. 14 enterprise domains, 80 categories, stable OIL-identifiers. Vendor-neutral, extensible, and designed to be cited in compliance frameworks and enterprise capability maps.
These are the only two projects Intended open sources. The Intended platform itself — Large Intent Models, Enterprise Capability Engine, cryptographic Authority Tokens, compliance crosswalks, and the SDK components that connect to it — is commercial and available to platform customers.
IntendedOps quickstart
Clone the monorepo, drop in a minimal config, and run. Native governance handles the full intent → policy → approval → execution → audit loop locally, with no external services required.
git clone https://github.com/intended-so/intendedops.git
cd intendedops
pnpm install
# Minimal config — SQLite, native governance, no external dependencies.
cat > intendedops.config.ts <<'EOF'
import { defineConfig } from '@intendedops/config';
export default defineConfig({
name: 'My SaaS',
database: { provider: 'sqlite' },
auth: { provider: 'builtin' },
governance: { provider: 'native' },
});
EOF
pnpm build && pnpm startWhat you get in the monorepo
Trust tiers, policy engine, native decision runtime, audit ledger, approval workflows, fail-closed enforcement.
Billing, subscriptions, support, sales, contracts, vendors, identity, compliance — each with a governed agent.
Database (SQLite, Postgres), auth (JWT, OAuth), AI (Anthropic, OpenAI), payments (Stripe, PayPal), storage, email, queue, cache, notifications.
Next.js dashboard for approvals, audit review, policy authoring, and operator workflows — shipped in-repo.
Upgrade path
Native governance in IntendedOps is designed for startups and small teams. When you need enterprise-grade intent verification — Open Intent Layer classification, Enterprise Capability Engine mapping, cryptographic Authority Tokens, compliance framework crosswalks, and independently verifiable audit evidence — point the same governance contract at the Intended platform. No code changes.
// Upgrade from native governance to the Intended platform.
// One config field. No code changes. No migration.
import { defineConfig } from '@intendedops/config';
export default defineConfig({
name: 'My SaaS',
database: { provider: 'postgres', url: process.env.DATABASE_URL },
governance: {
provider: 'intended',
apiKey: process.env.INTENDED_API_KEY,
},
});| Capability | IntendedOps native | Intended platform |
|---|---|---|
| Trust tiers (T0–T4) | Yes | Yes |
| Policy engine | Yes | Yes, plus Open Intent Layer classification |
| Audit trail | In-memory or database | Hash-chained, immutable, externally verifiable |
| Intent classification | — | Large Intent Model + canonical taxonomy |
| Capability mapping | — | Enterprise Capability Engine |
| Authority tokens | — | RS256, 300s TTL, single-use nonce |
| Compliance crosswalks | — | SOC 2, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act |
| Evidence export | — | Independently verifiable bundles |
Start with the open foundation
Both open source projects stay Apache 2.0 forever. The Intended platform is the commercial layer — Large Intent Models, Enterprise Capability Engine, Authority Tokens, evidence export, and full SDK support in TypeScript, Python, and Go. Platform SDKs are distributed to customers through platform access.