The Pharos Experience
A unified ecosystem designed for peak performance and absolute visibility.
Zero-Data Entry Inventory
Stop manually typing IP addresses. pharos-scan automatically identifies SSH-enabled devices, Proxmox hosts, and Plex servers on your subnet, allowing you to inventory your entire lab in seconds.
- Subnet-wide service fingerprinting
- Interactive provisioning workflow
❯ [X] [NEW] 192.168.1.100 (proxmox-01) - Hypervisor
[ ] [NEW] 192.168.1.42 (workstation) - Ubuntu Desktop
[ ] [EXISTING] 192.168.1.1 (router) - Gateway
[ ] [NEW] 192.168.1.105 (plex) - Media Server
Automated Inventory & Presence
Infrastructure isn't static. pharos-pulse acts as a lightweight heartbeat agent that feeds identity, presence, and hardware inventory data directly into the Pharos server.
- Zero-configuration agent deployment
- Integrated TUI Dashboard for lab-wide monitoring
The webMCP Grounding Layer
The Pharos Web Console is the primary interface for Manager Success, providing a high-level orchestration layer for the entire lab. It serves as the Truth Engine for autonomous AI Agents through the webMCP protocol, enabling zero-trust asset discovery and deterministic infrastructure management.
- webMCP Grounding Layer for Agentic Autonomy
- Manager-focused visibility and orchestration
Engineer Success: Fast Access to Truth
Pharos is optimized for reducing engineering toil. ph and mdb provide ultra-fast, deterministic CLI access to people and machine records, ensuring the information you need is always exactly where you expect it.
- Millisecond query response for rapid discovery
- High-rigor physical attribution for infrastructure
ip: 192.168.1.100
role: Hypervisor
status: ONLINE
title: System Architect
email: rd@example.com
ssh: registered
Deterministic Infrastructure
Pharos is a high-rigor foundation for resilient, documented, and deterministic infrastructure.
For the Home Lab Engineer
Achieve absolute visibility over your environment. Pharos eliminates manual toil, transforming your lab into a professional-grade source of truth with high-rigor physical attribution.
For the Enterprise Team
Deploy a read-optimized, deterministic directory service that integrates with existing zero-trust architecture. Secure, clinical performance at enterprise scale.
Built to Last
Hybrid Machine Database
Manage your entire inventory—from bare metal servers to virtual devices—in a single, read-optimized registry. Enable programmatic and AI Agent automation via the lightning-fast mdb CLI or the integrated WebMCP console.
Invisible High-Performance Engine
Pharos is an implementation and extension of RFC 2378 (The Phonebook Protocol), providing a proven, reliable, and lightweight backplane for modern directory services.
Read the RFC Spec →Cross-Platform Binaries
Native performance on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Single-binary deployments with zero external dependencies.
SSH-Key Authorization
Validated against standard ~/.ssh/keys. Write operations are secure by default, leveraging your existing trust infrastructure.
AGPL-3.0 Licensed
Total freedom for the community. Ensuring that modifications to the core server are shared back for the benefit of all.