Exploring the Boundary: AI Assistant vs. Agent Governor Architecture
BenefitGrand8752 · reddit · 2026-08-03
A developer shared their self-hosted system, Metnos, which grants LLM agents narrow mandates and bounded authority while allowing them to adapt plans within governed limits. Metnos translates user intent into goals, coordinates tools, controls credentials, and keeps actions auditable. The author views this as a 'governor' around adaptive agents and asks whether this constitutes a distinct category from a standard assistant.
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