Pretorin CLI

Beta — Pretorin is currently in closed beta. Framework and control browsing works for everyone. Platform write features (evidence, narratives, monitoring) require a beta code. Sign up for early access.

Pretorin CLI gives developers and AI agents direct access to compliance data, implementation context, and evidence workflows. It supports NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, and CMMC frameworks with over 700 controls across 8 framework profiles.

Two Usage Modes

Pretorin works in two modes depending on your setup:

1. Pretorin-hosted model mode — Run pretorin agent run to route model calls through Pretorin’s /v1 endpoints. Pretorin manages the AI runtime.

2. Bring-your-own-agent mode — Run pretorin mcp-serve and connect the MCP server to your existing AI tool (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.). Your agent gets compliance tools without changing your workflow.

What You Can Do

• Browse compliance frameworks — Query controls, families, and document requirements from authoritative sources
• Manage implementation context — Set an active system and framework, then track progress across controls
• Create and manage evidence — Generate local evidence files, push them to the platform, and link them to controls
• Write implementation narratives — Draft and push auditor-ready narratives for each control
• Run AI-powered compliance tasks — Use the built-in Codex agent for gap analysis, narrative generation, evidence collection, and security review
• Review code against controls — Analyze your codebase for control coverage
• Track monitoring events — Record security scans, access reviews, configuration changes, and compliance checks
• Generate compliance artifacts — Produce structured JSON artifacts documenting control implementations

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Developer                    │
│                                             │
│   ┌──────────┐        ┌──────────────────┐  │
│   │ CLI      │        │ AI Agent         │  │
│   │ pretorin │        │ (Claude, Codex,  │  │
│   │ commands │        │  Cursor, etc.)   │  │
│   └────┬─────┘        └────────┬─────────┘  │
│        │                       │             │
│        │              ┌────────┴─────────┐   │
│        │              │  MCP Server      │   │
│        │              │  pretorin        │   │
│        │              │  mcp-serve       │   │
│        │              └────────┬─────────┘   │
│        │                       │             │
│        └───────────┬───────────┘             │
│                    │                         │
│           ┌────────┴─────────┐               │
│           │  Pretorin API    │               │
│           │  Client          │               │
│           └────────┬─────────┘               │
└────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┘
                     │
            ┌────────┴─────────┐
            │  Pretorin        │
            │  Platform        │
            └──────────────────┘

Links

• GitHub Repository
• Platform
• PyPI Package
• Issue Tracker
• API Documentation