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Govern your first AI action in 5 minutes

Free tier. No credit card. One SDK call sends an action through ARQERA's governance engine — AUTO, SOFT, or HARD — and returns a cryptographic evidence artifact.

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Choose Your Path

Three ways to get started. Developer quickstart is first — skip ahead if you want personal or team setup.

For Developers

Build AI governance directly into your application. Python and TypeScript SDKs with full type safety, auto-retry, and cryptographic evidence trails.

For You

Set up Ore as your personal AI assistant. Morning briefings, email triage, calendar management, and more — all governed and auditable.

For Your Team

Deploy ARQERA for your organization with SSO, governance policies, approval flows, and a compliance dashboard ready for audit.

Developer Quickstart

Govern your first AI action in 5 steps

Free tier includes: 1,000 governance evaluations/month · 5,000 evidence artifacts/month · $10 API credit · No credit card required.
Step 01

Sign up at arqera.io

Create your account in 30 seconds. Free tier starts immediately — no credit card required.

Go to arqera.io/auth
Step 02

Get your API key

Navigate to Settings > API Keys > Create. Name your key and copy it — you'll only see it once. Store it in your environment variables.

.env
# .env
ARQERA_API_KEY=ak_live_...
ARQERA_BASE_URL=https://api.arqera.io # optional

The SDK reads ARQERA_API_KEY automatically if set.

Step 03

Install the SDK

One command. Available for Python and TypeScript / Node.js.

Python

terminal
pip install arqera

TypeScript / Node.js

terminal
npm install @arqera/sdk
# or
yarn add @arqera/sdk
# or
pnpm add @arqera/sdk
Step 04

Govern your first AI action

Call client.governance.evaluate() with the action name, a description, and optional context. The governance engine checks all 7 laws and returns a verdict (PROCEED, ESCALATE, or BLOCK) in milliseconds.

Python
quickstart.py
1from arqera import ArqeraClient
2
3client = ArqeraClient(api_key="ak_your_key_here")
4
5# Evaluate an action against the 7 governance laws
6result = client.governance.evaluate(
7 "email.send",
8 description="Send quarterly report to investors",
9 context={"risk_level": "medium"}
10)
11
12print(f"Verdict: {result.verdict}") # "proceed" | "escalate" | "block"
13print(f"Explanation: {result.explanation}")
14print(f"Duration: {result.duration_ms}ms") # ~8ms
15
16# Each of the 7 laws reports individually
17for law in result.evaluations:
18 print(f" {law.law_name}: {law.result}")
TypeScript
quickstart.ts
1import { ArqeraClient } from '@arqera/sdk';
2
3const client = new ArqeraClient({ apiKey: 'ak_your_key_here' });
4
5const result = await client.governance.evaluate({
6 action: 'email.send',
7 description: 'Send quarterly report to investors',
8 context: { risk_level: 'medium' },
9});
10
11console.log(result.verdict); // "proceed" | "escalate" | "block"
12console.log(result.explanation); // Why this verdict was reached
13console.log(result.duration_ms); // ~8ms

What the tier means

AUTOExecutes immediately — safe, read-only, or reversible.
SOFTExecutes with a 30-second undo window and notification.
HARDBlocked until a human explicitly approves. Status: pending.

email.send to external addresses is classified HARD by default. Your governance policies determine tier thresholds — adjust them in the Governance space.

Step 05

Check the evidence trail

Every governed action produces a tamper-proof evidence artifact. List them by type, or export for EU AI Act and SOC 2 audit preparation.

Python
evidence.py
1# List all governance evidence
2artifacts = client.evidence.list(artifact_type="governance_evaluation")
3for a in artifacts:
4 print(f"{a.action} → {a.verdict} ({a.duration_ms}ms)")
5
6# Export evidence for compliance audit
7export = client.evidence.export(
8 artifact_types=["governance_evaluation"],
9 start_date="2026-01-01",
10 end_date="2026-03-31",
11 export_format="json"
12)
TypeScript
evidence.ts
1// List all governance evidence
2const artifacts = await client.evidence.list({
3 artifact_type: 'governance_evaluation',
4});
5
6for(const a of artifacts) {
7 console.log(`${a.action} -> ${a.verdict} (${a.duration_ms}ms)`);
8}
9
10// Export evidence for compliance audit
11const exported = await client.evidence.export({
12 artifact_types: ['governance_evaluation'],
13 start_date: '2026-01-01',
14 end_date: '2026-03-31',
15 export_format: 'json',
16});

You're done. Your first governed action is in the system. Open the Governance space to see it, or keep reading for environment variables and next steps.

Environment variables

VariableDescriptionDefault
ARQERA_API_KEYYour API key — auto-read by the SDK if set—
ARQERA_BASE_URLAPI base URL (change for on-prem deployments)https://api.arqera.io
ARQERA_TIMEOUTRequest timeout in seconds30
ARQERA_DEBUGEnable verbose debug loggingfalse

Personal Quick Start

Set up Ore as your personal AI assistant in 4 steps

Step 01

Sign up at arqera.io

Create your account in 30 seconds. Your Early access available starts immediately — no credit card required.

Step 02

Connect your accounts

Link Google, Microsoft, Slack, and Calendar via OAuth. One click each. Ore needs these to work on your behalf.

Step 03

Meet Ore

Your AI friend who handles the small stuff. Ore learns your patterns, anticipates your needs, and keeps your day running smoothly.

Step 04

Set your preferences

Decide what Ore can do autonomously (AUTO), what needs a heads-up (SOFT), and what requires your explicit approval (HARD).

What Ore handles for you

Morning briefings
Email triage
Calendar management
Bill tracking
Fitness reminders

Ore learns your patterns over time and gets better at anticipating what you need. Everything it does is logged in your evidence trail so you always know what happened and why.

Team Quick Start

Deploy ARQERA for your organization in 6 steps

Step 01

Create organization account

Sign up at arqera.io/auth and select the Team or Business plan. Name your organization and invite your first admin.

Step 02

Configure SSO

Connect your identity provider — Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or Google Workspace. SAML 2.0 and OIDC supported.

Step 03

Set governance policies

Define your action tiers (AUTO / SOFT / HARD), approval flows, and compliance frameworks. The governance engine enforces them automatically.

Step 04

Connect integrations

Link Slack, GitHub, Stripe, JIRA, and 100+ more tools via OAuth. One click each from the Connections space.

Step 05

Deploy your first AI agent

Choose from the Agent Catalog or create a custom agent. Assign it a role, scope, and action tier. It starts working immediately.

Step 06

Review evidence trail

Every AI action is logged with cryptographic evidence. Check the Governance space for your compliance dashboard and audit trail.

Supported identity providers

Okta

SAML 2.0

Microsoft Entra ID

SAML / OIDC

Google Workspace

OIDC

Custom IdP

SAML 2.0

Core Concepts

The building blocks of the ARQERA platform. Understand these and everything else clicks into place.

Action Tiers

AUTO — read and search freely. SOFT — act with a notification and 30-second undo. HARD — require explicit human approval before execution.

The Four AIs

Oju sees (observation and diagnostics). Ori thinks (reasoning and strategy). Ore acts (your personal AI friend). Ara speaks (the voice of the platform).

Evidence Chain

Every AI action produces a cryptographically signed artifact — who requested it, what the AI decided, why, and the outcome. Immutable and auditable.

Governance

Dual-brain evaluation (two independent AIs must agree) for high-risk actions. Disagreement escalates to human approval. No single point of failure.

App Spaces

The 12 spaces in the OS: Briefing, Agents, Canvas, Studio, Governance, Analytics, Connections, Graph, Inbox, System, Profile, and Help.

What's Next

Dive deeper into the platform.

API Reference

Full endpoint documentation with request/response schemas and interactive examples.

SDKs

Python and TypeScript client libraries with type-safe interfaces and auto-retry.

Governance Guide

Deep dive into action tiers, approval flows, dual-brain evaluation, and compliance.

Agent Catalog

Browse pre-built agents for investigation, operations, oversight, and custom builds.

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