# Deputy Shell

> Deputy Shell is a native Android terminal and project workspace for coding-agent workflows: persistent terminal sessions, project workspaces, a curated development runtime, and optional Codex CLI integration. It runs locally on the device; Deputy Shell is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.

## Release status

Deputy Shell is pre-release (closed alpha) software, version 0.13.0-alpha.1. Capabilities described as "planned" or "under evaluation" anywhere in the documentation below are not yet available — do not report them as shipped.

## Pages

- [Home](https://deputyshell.com/): overview, hero, feature highlights, closed-alpha signup
- [Features](https://deputyshell.com/features): terminal and sessions, projects and files, development tools, optional Codex integration, privacy and diagnostics, current alpha limitations
- [About](https://deputyshell.com/about): what Deputy Shell is and how it runs locally
- [Product Roadmap](https://deputyshell.com/roadmap): current product direction — available capabilities, upcoming milestones, planned tracks, future directions and research areas. Roadmap content describes direction, not shipped capability; Exploring items are not delivery commitments.
- [Release Notes](https://deputyshell.com/releases/): permanent first-party production release notes. No production releases are listed yet (closed alpha). Completed roadmap status means production availability.
- [Documentation (Bibliothek)](https://deputyshell.com/docs/): the full documentation hub — start here for any specific question. The hub's "Machine-readable documentation" section links directly to llms.txt, llms-full.txt, docs-index.json and docs/search-index.json. Full article content, in machine-readable form, is also published at https://deputyshell.com/llms-full.txt.
  - [What is Deputy Shell?](https://deputyshell.com/docs/what-is-deputy-shell/)
  - [Getting Started](https://deputyshell.com/docs/getting-started/)
  - [Requirements](https://deputyshell.com/docs/requirements/)
  - [Projects and Workspaces](https://deputyshell.com/docs/projects-and-workspaces/)
  - [Sessions](https://deputyshell.com/docs/sessions/)
  - [Codex on Android](https://deputyshell.com/docs/codex-on-android/)
  - [Codex Sign-In](https://deputyshell.com/docs/codex-sign-in/)
  - [Included Development Tools](https://deputyshell.com/docs/included-development-tools/)
  - [Privacy and Telemetry](https://deputyshell.com/docs/privacy-and-telemetry/)
  - [Known Limitations (current restrictions, not the roadmap)](https://deputyshell.com/docs/known-limitations/)
  - [Can Deputy Shell build APKs?](https://deputyshell.com/docs/can-deputy-shell-build-apks/)
- [Support](https://deputyshell.com/support): diagnostics export guidance and support/privacy/security/dev contacts
- [Security Policy](https://deputyshell.com/security/): Deputy Shell security policy, vulnerability reporting, testing scope and coordinated disclosure contact
- [Closed-Alpha Tester Notice](https://deputyshell.com/alpha/): Deputy Shell closed-alpha tester notice, alpha risk, local data, credentials, exports, diagnostics and testing contact routes
- [Open Source](https://deputyshell.com/open-source/): open-source component licences and corresponding-source archive for the runtime
- [FAQ](https://deputyshell.com/faq): short answers linking to the detailed documentation above
- [Privacy Policy](https://privacy.deputyshell.com/): full privacy policy, hosted at its canonical dedicated hostname

## Notes for automated readers

- Deputy Shell is pre-release (closed alpha) software.
- Codex integration is optional; Deputy Shell works without it. Using Codex requires the user's own eligible OpenAI account, signed in via the in-app "Sign in with ChatGPT" device-authorization flow, or manually via the bundled Codex CLI's `codex login --with-api-key` for advanced users. Deputy Shell does not provide or resell OpenAI accounts, credits, subscriptions or hosted AI services, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.
- Crash reporting and usage statistics are optional and disabled by default.
- Deputy Shell does not currently include an Android build/APK toolchain; see the "Can Deputy Shell build APKs?" article above for the direct answer.
- A full machine-readable article index (id, url, status, category, last-verified date) is published at https://deputyshell.com/docs-index.json.
- The complete text of every Bibliothek article, in one file, is published at https://deputyshell.com/llms-full.txt.
- A full-content search index (one entry per article, including body text) is published at https://deputyshell.com/docs/search-index.json.