Open Core · Observe · Sight Loop

Install Optics in 60 seconds.

Vantio Optics is the free observation foundation of the platform — enterprise-grade visibility of LLM and agent egress, without capturing conversation content. Observe only. No account required.

Workflow: Sight Loop — wrap, capture, inspect, then an honest residual when observation is not enough.

terminal · vantio run node agent.js
$ vantio run node agent.js

[ ∅ VANTIO ] run trace_id=0x1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b

[ ∅ VANTIO ] Outbound LLM call intercepted
  host:    api.openai.com
  pid:     12345
  bytes:   4,821
  time:    2026-07-17T18:00:01.100Z
  → Optics observes only — metadata, never prompts

[ ∅ VANTIO ] Outbound LLM call intercepted
  host:    api.anthropic.com
  pid:     12345
  bytes:   2,104
  time:    2026-07-17T18:00:04.882Z

[ ∅ VANTIO ] Run Summary
  LLM calls:    2
  Hosts:        api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com
  Total bytes:  6,925
  Duration:     4.8s
  action:       OBSERVED

Standard Optics terminal output — host, PID, bytes, time, and trace. Never prompts or completions.

Optics install ladder

Four steps to first Sight Loop proof. Optics observe only — no Gate MCP, no enforce path on this page.

  1. 01

    Install the CLI

    One global install. macOS, Linux, and Windows (WSL).

    npm i -g @vantio/cli

  2. 02

    Wrap your agent

    Prefix your usual command. Same process — Optics observes egress only.

    vantio run node agent.js

  3. 03

    Add Optics MCP

    Read-only observe surface for Cursor and agent hosts. List runs, export proofs, discover hosts — cannot enforce.

    npx -y @vantio/optics-mcp

    Cursor · mcp.json

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "vantio-optics": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vantio/optics-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

  4. 04

    Prove & discover

    Export an auditor-ready proof or inspect local run history. No account required.

    vantio prove
vantio discover --local

Sight Loop

Named Optics workflow — observe egress metadata, never prompts or completions.

  1. 01

    Wrap

    vantio run or SDK around the agent process

  2. 02

    Capture

    Host, process, bytes, time, trace

  3. 03

    Inspect

    prove · discover --local · Optics MCP

  4. 04

    Residual

    Ungoverned paths stay silent — upgrade cue

What is recorded

Traffic metadata only: destination, process identity, volume, timing, and trace. Prompts and completions are architecturally out of scope — the privacy boundary that matters for HIPAA, MiFID II, ISO/IEC 27001, and related programs.

What comes next

Optics is observe only by design. Vantio Gate (Pro) comes later — when commercial billing is live. Not ready to buy or enforce today. When residual bypass must close, Phantom Engine provides Absolute Control for Enterprise.

Ecosystem

Vantio is runtime-agnostic by intent: proprietary agents, open frameworks, and AI agent marketplaces. Governance attaches to egress and policy — not to a single vendor’s agent host.

Optics MCP is the live IDE surface — read-only. It cannot block, redact, or latch policy. Start there; graduate when observation is no longer enough.

Evaluating Optics for a production observability rollout? We can brief security and platform stakeholders.

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