ABOUT

Agents will be everywhere.
Trust needs infrastructure.

Authensor makes AI actions governable so teams can approve what matters, block what's risky, and audit everything.

What we believe

Controls as first-class requirements

Reliability and accountability are the foundation, not afterthoughts.

Transparency by default

Every decision should be traceable. Full audit trails are mandatory.

Human judgment when it matters

AI should augment human decision-making, not replace it entirely.

Simplicity scales

One clean call before any irreversible action. Good governance should be easy.

Open source builds trust

You can read every line of code. You can self-host everything. You own your data.

Timeline

2025

Started building Authensor after seeing autonomous agents make irreversible mistakes in production.

Jan 2026

Launched SafeClaw for local agent gating with browser dashboard and approval workflows.

Feb 2026

Released Aegis content scanner (57 detection rules, zero dependencies) and the policy engine.

Mar 2026

Shipped control plane with hash-chained receipts, multi-party approval, MCP Gateway, RedTeam harness, and framework adapters. Open-sourced everything under MIT.

FOUNDER

Built from operations experience

John Kearney

Founder

I graduated a year early from the University of Minnesota, then worked in shipping and logistics at a leading global medical manufacturer, and later led inventory and logistics for a property management firm in Minnesota.

Those roles trained me to treat reliability, controls, and accountability as first-class requirements. Authensor applies that discipline to AI agents.

Let's talk

Interested in Authensor? We'd love to hear from you.