Qelos — AI-First Application Layer Gateway

The backend layer your app plugs into — API gateway, AI agents, auth, workspaces, permissions, and events log out of the box.

What is Qelos?

Qelos is an AI-first application layer gateway. It gives your application a fully managed backend with a RESTful API, AI agent management, authentication, multi-tenant workspaces, permissions, and an events log — all accessible via a unified SDK and per-framework middleware.

Role	What it means
Admin panel	Dashboard to manage data models, AI agents, users, workspaces, permissions, events
API gateway	RESTful endpoints backed by MongoDB; define your data model with blueprints, get CRUD + AI + auth instantly
Framework plugin	One middleware import (@qelos/integrator-*) makes Qelos the API for your Next.js, Nuxt, Express, Fastify, NestJS, or FastAPI app

Quick Start

For integrators (use Qelos in your app)

# 1. Install the CLI
npm install -g @qelos/cli

# 2. Initialize in your project (detects framework, scaffolds config)
qelos init

# 3. Install the integrator for your framework
npm install @qelos/integrator-next   # or express, nuxt, fastify, nest

# 4. Use the SDK
npm install @qelos/sdk

import QelosSDK from '@qelos/sdk';

const sdk = new QelosSDK({ appUrl: 'https://your-qelos-instance.com', apiToken: 'your-api-token' });

// Query entities defined in your blueprints
const products = await sdk.entities('products').find({ status: 'active' });

// Chat with an AI agent
const response = await sdk.ai.agents.chat('agent-id', 'How can I help?');

// Check permissions
const allowed = await sdk.permissions.check('products:write');

For contributors (run Qelos locally)

Prerequisites: Node.js v20+ · pnpm · Docker

git clone https://github.com/qelos-io/qelos.git
cd qelos
pnpm install      # install dependencies
pnpm build        # build packages
pnpm dev          # start in development mode

First time? Run pnpm populate-db in a second terminal to seed initial data, then log in with test@test.com / admin.

Key Capabilities

• RESTful API with DB — define data models via blueprints, get full CRUD automatically
• AI Agents — create and manage chatbots, configure tools/functions, embed via SDK or widget
• Authentication & Authorization — social login, token management, session handling
• Multi-Tenant Workspaces — isolated environments with member management
• Permissions & Roles — resource-level access control enforced at the gateway
• Events / Audit Log — track all platform activity, forward to webhooks
• CLI — @qelos/cli for project scaffolding, agent management, IDE rules generation
• Per-Framework Middleware — Express, Next.js, Nuxt, Fastify, NestJS, FastAPI

Project Structure

apps/                    Microservices & frontend
  gateway/               API gateway — entry point for all requests
  admin/                 Admin dashboard (Vue 3)
  ai/                    AI service — agents, chat completion, provider integration
  auth/                  Authentication & authorization service
  content/               Content management
  no-code/               Blueprint builder (no-code)
  plugins/               Plugin management
  secrets/               Secrets vault
  drafts/                Draft management
  db/                    MongoDB config (dev)
  redis/                 Redis config

packages/                Shared libraries (consumed internally + published)
  sdk/                   @qelos/sdk — TypeScript SDK
  python-sdk/            qelos-sdk — Python SDK
  api-kit/               Backend service utilities (Express, Axios, Morgan)
  global-types/          Shared TypeScript types
  cache-manager/         Cache management
  web-sdk/               Browser SDK & embeddable widgets
  plugin-play/           Plugin runtime
  plugin-netlify-api/    Netlify build plugin

integrators/             Framework middleware (published for external apps ONLY)
  express/               @qelos/integrator-express
  next/                  @qelos/integrator-next
  nuxt/                  @qelos/integrator-nuxt
  fastify/               @qelos/integrator-fastify
  nest/                  @qelos/integrator-nest
  fastapi/               @qelos/integrator-fastapi (Python)

tools/
  cli/                   @qelos/cli — the Qelos developer CLI

documentation/           Docs site (VitePress)
compose/                 Docker Compose configs
helm/                    Kubernetes Helm charts

SDKs

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm install @qelos/sdk

import QelosSDK from '@qelos/sdk';

const sdk = new QelosSDK({ appUrl: 'https://your-instance.com', apiToken: 'token' });

// Entities
const users = await sdk.entities('users').find({ role: 'admin' });

// AI agents
const reply = await sdk.ai.agents.chat('agent-id', 'Hello');

// Auth
const me = await sdk.authentication.getLoggedInUser();

See packages/sdk/README.md for full documentation.

Python

pip install qelos-sdk

import asyncio
from qelos_sdk import QelosSDK, QelosSDKOptions

async def main():
    sdk = QelosSDK(QelosSDKOptions(
        app_url="https://your-instance.com",
        api_token="your-api-token",
    ))
    user = await sdk.authentication.get_logged_in_user()
    print(user)
    await sdk.close()

asyncio.run(main())

See packages/python-sdk/README.md for full documentation.

The Qelos CLI

npm install -g @qelos/cli

qelos init                    # Scaffold integrator config for your framework
qelos auth login              # Authenticate with your Qelos instance
qelos agents list             # List AI agents
qelos generate rules windsurf # Generate IDE rules for AI coding assistants
qelos pull / push             # Sync resources (blueprints, plugins, blocks)

Deployment

Docker Compose

cd compose
cp .env.example .env
docker-compose up

Kubernetes (Helm)

node --env-file .env tools/ingest-helm-values/index.js
helm upgrade --install qelos -f ./helm/qelos/values-env.yaml ./helm/qelos
kubectl port-forward svc/gateway-service 3000:80

Access the admin at http://localhost:3000

Default Login

Field	Value
Username	test@test.com
Password	admin

Documentation

• docs.qelos.io — full documentation
• Installation Guide
• Create Blueprints
• Integrator Guide
• AI Agents
• CLI Reference
• Deployment Guide

Roadmap

See ROADMAP.md for the full direction — AI agents, integrator middleware, CLI enhancements, permissions, events log, and more.

Resources

• Official Website
• Documentation
• GitHub Repository
• LinkedIn