Kyvern: Signed, Verifiable Records of Why Your Robot Did What It Did
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Kyvern is a Python library that records a robot's decisions in a signed, hash-linked chain, enabling external verification. It supports ROS 2 with a safety controller example and compliance reporting tools, though not yet certified as a safety system.
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Kyvern is an Apache-2.0 Python library that records a robot's decisions in a signed, hash-linked chain, allowing external verification. It supports ROS 2 with an example safety controller and provides tools for generating compliance reports. While not yet a certified safety system, it offers a framework for accountability and transparency in autonomous systems.
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