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Install HELM, proxy one AI call, inspect a receipt, and verify the decision path.

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Install HELM, run a protected AI framework, inspect receipts, and verify the decision path.

DiagramInstall CLI -> Pair Console -> Run protected framework -> Inspect signed receipts -> Verify EvidencePack

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  install["Install CLI"] --> pair["Pair Console"]
  pair --> launch["Run protected framework"]
  launch --> receipts["Inspect signed receipts"]
  receipts --> verify["Verify EvidencePack"]

Mermaid source

flowchart LR
  install["Install CLI"] --> pair["Pair Console"]
  pair --> launch["Run protected framework"]
  launch --> receipts["Inspect signed receipts"]
  receipts --> verify["Verify EvidencePack"]

Paths

Path	Time	What you get
Launchpad Quick Start	~5 min	Run a real framework through HELM's execution boundary, get signed receipts and an EvidencePack
Kernel Boundary Demo	~10 min	Start the local HELM server, exercise the PEP boundary, inspect and verify individual receipts

Which Path Should You Choose

Choose Launchpad if you want to protect a real AI agent framework (OpenClaw, Hermes, OpenCode, Kilo Code) and see end-to-end governed execution with Console integration.

Choose the Kernel Boundary Demo if you want to understand HELM's execution boundary at the API level — intercepting tool calls, issuing verdicts, and verifying receipts directly.

Both paths produce signed receipts and offline-verifiable EvidencePacks. Launchpad wraps the Kernel boundary in a higher-level launch lifecycle with sandbox isolation, policy packs, and Console dashboards.

Beyond the Kernel

The same boundary semantics scale up through the commercial surfaces:

HELM AI Individual — the solo-operator control plane around the Kernel.
HELM AI Enterprise — workspaces, approvals, retention, and certified connectors.
Company AI OS overview — the loop from company context to governed execution and closure evidence.

Prerequisites

macOS with Homebrew
Docker Desktop (for Launchpad container substrates)
A Mindburn Console account at https://console.helm.mindburn.org

Source Truth

Launchpad reference: helm-ai-kernel/docs/LAUNCHPAD.md
Kernel quickstart: helm-ai-kernel/docs/QUICKSTART.md
CLI binary: helm-ai-kernel / helm
Install: brew install mindburnlabs/tap/helm-ai-kernel