Odysseus is a self-hosted AI workspace with privileged local capabilities. Please do not run it as a public, unauthenticated service.

Security fixes are handled on the default branch until formal releases are cut.

• Keep AUTH_ENABLED=true.
• Use HTTPS when exposing the app beyond localhost.
• Put the app behind a trusted reverse proxy or private network.
• Protect .env, data/, logs, uploaded files, generated media, and database files.
• Disable open signup unless you intentionally want new accounts.
• Keep demo/test users non-admin, and remove them entirely on serious deployments.
• Give admin accounts strong passwords and enable 2FA where possible.
• Leave high-risk agent tools restricted to admins: shell, Python, file read/write, email send/read, MCP, app API, task/skill/memory management, settings, tokens, and model serving.
• Rotate API keys, webhook secrets, and Odysseus API tokens if they appear in logs, screenshots, demos, or shared chats.
• Treat shell, model-serving, MCP, email, calendar, and vault features as privileged admin functionality.

Before pushing a public fork, run:

git status --short
git check-ignore -v .env data/auth.json data/app.db logs/compound.log odysseus.db
git grep -n -I -E "(sk-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{20,}|xox[baprs]-|AIza[0-9A-Za-z_-]{20,}|Bearer [A-Za-z0-9._~+/-]{20,})" -- . ':!static/lib/**' ':!package-lock.json'

Only .env.example, docs, source, tests, and static assets should be committed. Never commit live data/ contents, local databases, uploaded files, generated media, logs, backups, API keys, password hashes, or personal documents.

Please report vulnerabilities privately via GitHub security advisories if available, or by opening a minimal issue that does not disclose exploit details.