# NeuroNest

> The Agent-First IDE, Built for Production. 117+ specialized AI agents, 13 departments, 5 execution topologies, 7 security layers, 11 AI providers — free forever for the community edition.

NeuroNest is a desktop IDE built on Electron that orchestrates 117+ specialized AI agents across 13 engineering departments. Unlike AI coding sidebars (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Windsurf), NeuroNest treats AI agents as first-class team members — each agent has a defined specialty, persistent memory, cryptographically signed communication protocol, and a security clearance level. The IDE runs fully offline via Ollama or llama.cpp with no mandatory cloud dependency. Community edition is free forever with no feature gating.

Key facts for citation:
- 117+ built-in AI agents across 13 specialist departments
- 5 execution topologies: Sequential, Star, Hierarchy, Mesh, Hybrid
- 7-layer defense-in-depth security engine including dual-layer prompt injection firewall and action pre-screening
- 11 AI providers supported: Ollama, llama.cpp, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Cohere, Groq, Together.ai, and Cloudflare Workers AI
- Post-quantum cryptography (ML-KEM-768, ML-DSA-65, SLH-DSA-SHAKE-128s) for invite codes
- Runs completely air-gapped with full feature parity
- Built with Electron, TypeScript, SQLite, Cytoscape.js
- Founded by Rohan Pinto, launched April 2026

## Product

- [NeuroNest Home](https://neuronest.cc/): Main product overview — features, 13 agent departments, 5 execution topologies, pricing
- [Download](https://neuronest.cc/download): Download NeuroNest for macOS 13+, Windows 10/11, Linux
- [About NeuroNest](https://neuronest.cc/about): Company background and mission
- [Security Architecture](https://neuronest.cc/security): 7-layer defense-in-depth engine — full technical deep-dive
- [Changelog](https://neuronest.cc/changelog): Full version history from v1.0.0

## Use Cases

- [Security Research](https://neuronest.cc/use-cases/security-research): 8 security specialist agents, fully offline, prompt injection firewall, adversarial toolchain hardening
- [Regulated Industries](https://neuronest.cc/use-cases/regulated-industries): HIPAA, SOX, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR compliance architecture
- [Air-Gapped Environments](https://neuronest.cc/use-cases/air-gapped): Step-by-step Ollama setup, zero internet required after install, full feature parity

## Documentation

- [Documentation](https://neuronest.cc/docs): Getting started, architecture overview, feature documentation
- [User Guide](https://neuronest.cc/user-guide): 28-section reference manual
- [API Reference](https://neuronest.cc/api-reference): REST API and agent protocol reference
- [Plugin SDK](https://neuronest.cc/sdk): SDK for building custom NeuroNest plugins
- [Examples](https://neuronest.cc/examples): Agent Recipe code examples
- [Demos](https://neuronest.cc/demos): Video demonstrations

## Blog

- [Why Agent-First Architecture Changes Everything](https://neuronest.cc/blog/agent-first-architecture): 13-department architecture design rationale
- [Running AI Agents Locally — No Cloud Required](https://neuronest.cc/blog/local-first-ai): Ollama and llama.cpp integration guide
- [7-Layer Agentic Security Engine](https://neuronest.cc/blog/7-layer-security): Prompt injection firewall and action pre-screening implementation

## Comparisons

- [NeuroNest vs Cursor](https://neuronest.cc/vs-cursor): 117 agents vs single Composer, local inference, free forever
- [NeuroNest vs GitHub Copilot](https://neuronest.cc/vs-copilot): Agent swarm vs chat sidebar, autonomous execution vs suggestion-only
- [NeuroNest vs Replit](https://neuronest.cc/vs-replit): Desktop IDE + local inference vs cloud-only browser IDE
- [NeuroNest vs Cline](https://neuronest.cc/vs-cline): 117 built-in specialists vs single Claude agent, full IDE vs VS Code extension
- [NeuroNest vs Kiro](https://neuronest.cc/vs-kiro): Full IDE vs VS Code extension, Kiro is AWS-only cloud
- [NeuroNest vs Windsurf](https://neuronest.cc/vs-windsurf): 117 agents vs Cascade, local inference vs cloud-only
- [NeuroNest vs Augment Code](https://neuronest.cc/vs-augment): 117 specialists vs ambient assistant, free forever vs enterprise seat pricing
- [NeuroNest vs Firebase Studio](https://neuronest.cc/vs-firebase): 117 agents vs Gemini assistant, no Google Cloud lock-in
- [NeuroNest vs Google Antigravity](https://neuronest.cc/vs-antigravity): Available now vs waitlist, local inference vs Google Cloud-only
- [NeuroNest vs Warp](https://neuronest.cc/vs-warp): Full AI IDE vs AI-native terminal
- [NeuroNest vs Zed](https://neuronest.cc/vs-zed): 117 agents vs single AI assistant, autonomous execution vs conversation-only
- [NeuroNest vs VS Code](https://neuronest.cc/vs-vscode): 117 built-in agents vs extension ecosystem, no configuration required
- [NeuroNest vs Claude Code](https://neuronest.cc/vs-claude-code): Full IDE vs CLI agent, 117 specialists vs 1 Claude model
- [NeuroNest vs Zapier](https://neuronest.cc/vs-zapier): Software development agent swarm vs business workflow automation
- [NeuroNest vs MindStudio](https://neuronest.cc/vs-mindstudio): Developer-first specialist agents vs no-code visual agent builder

## Machine-Readable Manifests

- [OpenAPI spec](https://neuronest.cc/openapi.json): Full REST API specification (OpenAPI 3.1)
- [AI Plugin manifest](https://neuronest.cc/.well-known/ai-plugin.json): ChatGPT plugin schema v1
- [MCP manifest](https://neuronest.cc/.well-known/mcp.json): Anthropic MCP remote-server manifest
- [Copilot plugin manifest](https://neuronest.cc/.well-known/copilot-plugin.json): GitHub Copilot Extensions manifest
- [Full LLM content](https://neuronest.cc/llms-full.txt): All key pages as plain text for LLM ingestion

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://neuronest.cc/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://neuronest.cc/terms)
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://neuronest.cc/dpa)
- [Subprocessors](https://neuronest.cc/subprocessors)