Board Autonomy
The most powerful local autonomous agent delivery
Board Autonomy with consent, isolated branches, PR on done, GitHub sync and kill-switches. Built to beat cloud autonomous engineers like Devin - and open coding agents like OpenHands - when work must stay on your machine.
Autonomy without a black box: you consent, agents ship, kill-switches stay in your hand.
Consent + isolated branch per task
PR on done + GitHub issues sync
Machine-wide Git kill-switches
Works with Heartbeat and Channels
Why Navin Autonomy dominates
Not a cloud black-box engineer. A local delivery loop you control.
Project consent
Autonomy ON is an explicit consent with settings you own.
Isolated branches
Each task can run on its own branch - no force-push chaos.
PR on done
Agents open PRs when work is ready for review.
GitHub issues sync
Board and issues stay aligned.
Kill-switches
Cut auto-branch / auto-PR machine-wide in Settings → Security.
Evidence-friendly
Pairs with Vision 360 audit, review and debug agents.
Heartbeat ready
Long missions continue via always-on Heartbeat loops.
Same OS
Autonomy feeds Code, Scraping, Leads, Marketing and Channels.
Navin vs autonomous coding leaders
Local consent OS vs hosted autonomous eng.
| Dimension | Navin | Typical leaders |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your machine (local-first) | Cloud eng / DIY framework |
| Safety | Consent + kill-switches | Vendor trust or DIY |
| Git loop | Branch + PR + issues | Varies widely |
| Beyond code | Channels, GTM, scrape | Usually code-only |
| Always-on | Heartbeat + automations | Session-bound or cloud cron |
| Models | BYOK / local / Flash | Hosted defaults |
Beat autonomy leaders - head to head
Pages for Devin, OpenHands and the full Code stack.
All comparisons live in the blog →
Navin vs Devin
Compare Navin Board Autonomy and Devin for autonomous coding agents. Local consent, isolated branches, PRs and GitHub sync - Devin alternative for teams that keep work on-device.
Navin vs OpenHands
Compare Navin and OpenHands for autonomous coding agents. Navin adds board autonomy, heartbeat, channels, scraping and GTM - OpenHands alternative for product teams.
Autonomy use cases
Ship board tasks
Ready tasks become branches and PRs.
Fix issues autonomously
Consented loops close GitHub work.
Parallel agents
Multiple missions without trampling main.
Enterprise safety
Kill-switches for compliance.
Review pipeline
Autonomy + /inspect + security agents.
Long goals
Combine with Heartbeat and /goal.
FAQ - autonomous agents
What is Navin Board Autonomy?+
A local autonomous delivery mode: consented toggles for branches, PRs, issue sync and autopilot - with Git kill-switches. See /autonomy.
Is Navin a Devin alternative?+
Yes for local autonomous coding with safety controls. See /compare/devin.
Navin vs OpenHands?+
OpenHands is an open coding-agent stack. Navin is a full product OS with autonomy, heartbeat and channels. See /compare/openhands.
Is autonomy safe for companies?+
Yes when using project consent plus machine-wide kill-switches - documented for enterprise.
Does autonomy force-push?+
No - design targets isolated branches and PRs, not force-push to main.
Works offline / local models?+
Yes with BYOK and Ollama-style local models.
How to start?+
Download Navin, open a project board, enable Autonomy with the consents you want.
Related hubs?+
/code /heartbeat /channels /plugins and blog on board autonomy.
Run autonomy on your machine
The most powerful local autonomous delivery - download and consent on your terms.