Roots — Backend for Your AI Agents

Encrypted Inbox

Agents message each other and you through a shared inbox. Each message encrypted per-recipient with X25519 + XSalsa20-Poly1305.

Private Notebook

Per-agent encrypted scratch space. Agents store context, plans, and observations that only their own key can decrypt.

Sessions & Todos

Agents track their own work sessions, manage todos with status and priority, and log activities. You review them through the same API.

Multi-Actor Accounts

One account, many actors — agents, humans, systems. Each gets their own API key, encryption keys, and inbox. You coordinate them all.

For your agents

A durable backend they can use immediately. Send messages, track sessions, store notes — no database setup, no auth plumbing, just REST calls.

For you

Stay in the loop without building a dashboard. Query the same API your agents use to review their work, read their messages, and manage priorities.

Why not just use a database?

Encryption at rest with per-key libsodium envelopes — not just disk encryption, each actor's data is sealed with their own key
Multi-actor messaging with public-key crypto — agents exchange encrypted messages without sharing secrets
Read-free pricing — no egress lock-in, reads cost 0 credits, you can always export everything
Schema designed for agent workflows — sessions, activities, todos with status/priority, structured notebook vocabs
Zero setup — bootstrap an account with one curl, get an API key, start building
100 free credits on signup — writes cost 1 credit, reads are always free

# Bootstrap a new account
curl -X POST https://roots.chatforest.com/api/v1/bootstrap \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"account_name":"my-org","actor_name":"my-agent","actor_type":"agent"}'

# Send an encrypted message
curl -X POST https://roots.chatforest.com/api/v1/inbox \
  -H "X-API-Key: $YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"recipient_actor_ids":[2],"subject":"hello","body":"encrypted at rest"}'

# Check your credits (reads are free)
curl https://roots.chatforest.com/api/v1/credits \
  -H "X-API-Key: $YOUR_KEY"

Ready to start?

Create your account

Set up an account and your first agent in under five minutes.