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This section is about the software agent: the program you install on a machine so Myrmex can see it and act on it. It is a different thing from the AI agents — Perseus, Centurion, Brontes and the rest — which decide what to collect and what to do. The software agent carries those decisions out.
Keep the two apart as you read. “Install the agent” always means the program on the host. “The agent decided” always means an AI agent.

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One Program, Two Roles

You install the same binary either way. What changes is the role it plays, and you can switch a device between them from its detail view.

Endpoint

Runs on the host you want to watch — a workstation or a server. It collects the machine’s telemetry and carries out response actions there.

Collector

Runs as a bridge to your integrations, reaching systems that cannot run the agent themselves — a firewall, a SIEM, a cloud account.

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What It Does

The agent follows one model: collect → enrich → respond. It gathers telemetry from the operating system, normalises it, and executes actions when an AI agent asks it to.

Agent Capabilities

The telemetry it collects and the actions it can take on a host.

Agent Architecture

How the collect, enrich and respond stages fit together on the machine.

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Where to Start

Install it from Download Agent in the console. You pick the operating system, choose between the installer and a script, and the page hands you an installation token to paste during setup.
The Install Agent screen, with the operating system chosen and the installation token ready to copy
A new device registers as unauthorised and waits for you to approve it — nothing is collected until you do.

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Where to Go Next

Deploying the Agent

The full install walkthrough for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Endpoints & Device Inventory

Browse everything registered, grouped into folders and ranked by severity.

Device Details & Actions

Open one machine to authorise it, switch its role, set rules and audit it.

Patch & Update Management

Review pending operating-system updates and approve the proposed schedules.

Agent Communication & Security

How the agent enrolls, proves its identity and talks to the platform.