Axis

Axis is an open-source platform being built for adaptable, workflow-driven business applications.

Quick links

• Documentation hub: docs/README.md
• Contribution guide: CONTRIBUTING.md
• Agent/workflow rules: AGENTS.md

Quickstart

Install Python 3, Git, Docker Engine with Compose, and OpenSSL in the environment where Axis will run. axis setup can install the pinned .NET SDK and Node.js into a user-local Axis directory; it never installs OS packages, changes services, or requires Docker Desktop.

WSL/Linux:

python3 scripts/axis.py setup --profile local-dev --install-user-tools
python3 scripts/axis.py local-dev up

Windows PowerShell:

py -3 scripts/axis.py setup --profile local-dev --install-user-tools
py -3 scripts/axis.py local-dev up

Add --plan-only to inspect the platform-specific work without changing anything, or --trust-local-ca to opt into the current-user host trust store (--yes skips the Axis prompt; Windows may still warn). Use the host URLs printed after the stack becomes ready. For supported platforms, Docker-in-WSL, HTTPS setup, troubleshooting, and observability, see docs/playbooks/local-dev.md.