Most "AI agents" are a chatbot with tools. This is an operating company you can hire — org, governance, delivery, and memory included.
Executive Summary
The one-page why: what the Banister is, who it's for, and what makes it different.
What it doesCore Functions
The capabilities at a glance, each linked to the layer that delivers it.
How it runsTechnology
Run local today, cloud on the roadmap. The full stack, the decision tree, the residency law.
One system, seven layers. Each has its own page — what it is, how it works, and how it fits you.
Workforce
Named personas with charters — the anatomy of a persona, and the team it forms.
Layer 2Governance
Bounded autonomy + commit-time authorizationTermAuthorization is checked again at the instant of the act, not just at task start — so a stale approval can't be replayed later.. It won't spend or send without you.
Layer 3Execution
The portfolio board and the teams — real agile machinery, humans hold the gates.
Layer 4Knowledge
Nothing forgotten; ratified decisions are queryable, every answer carries its source.
Layer 5Coordination
The durable message bus (ASB) — the team talks to itself, reliably.
Layer 6Runtime
Runs local today, built to move to the cloud without changing who it is.
Layer 7Delivery Factory
Built once, stamped for you. It learns your company, docs, and decisions — then works.