MindsDB Anton

Business intelligence that doesn't just answer — it acts.

Anton is the open-source, streamlined edition of the MindsDB Autonomous BI platform. It packs the same core - planning, code synthesis, an analytic scratchpad, persistent memory, and secure execution - into a smaller, opinionated runtime that’s easy to run locally.

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Human-analyst depth at machine speed

Autonomous BI agent

Anton plans multi-step analyses, synthesizes and runs code in an isolated scratchpad, and returns explainable tables, charts and dashboards with minimal human intervention.

Analyst-depth insights

Anton returns forensic-quality (“why did that happen?”) insights with explanations, so stakeholders can make defensible decisions quickly.

Rich visualizations

Anton produces production-quality HTML outputs, interactive charts and ready-to-share dashboards for every question.

It learns from you

Anton automatically learns from your interactions, so there's no need to repeat yourself. It has a multi-layered memory and self-improves over time.

Warnings and automations

Connect Anton to different applications like Slack, email, GitHub, and CRMs to run repetitive tasks, BI workflows, alert you, or take proactive actions.

Predictive insights

Anton can ingest large datasets, custom criteria and constraints, build a custom statistical model and deliver a predictive analytics dashboard.

How Anton Works

You ask.

Ask a plain-language question in the CLI.

Anton plans.

It reasons and creates a plan for the analysis (tool selection, queries, step sequence).

Anton writes & runs code.

It synthesizes SQL/Python and executes inside an isolated Analytic Scratchpad; results persist, so Anton can iterate.

Anton explains & acts.

It provides answers and recommendations and generates HTML outputs with rich dashboards. It does what you ask, like triggers workflows, sends notifications - you name it.

Anton learns.

For every conversation, it extracts lessons and stores them in a multi-layered memory.

For teams that must trust production analytics

Anton is built for real business data, and mimics real analyst work:

Forensic Reproducibility

Every answer includes a full analytic scratchpad for each session - the plan, generated code, intermediate datasets, chart specs and final artifacts.

Policy-Aware, Analyst-Level Reasoning

Anton has a multi-layer memory, follows canonical definitions, and produces an explicit “why” the way a human analyst would.

Isolated Execution & Credentials

Generated code runs only in constrained sandboxes. Credentials live in a dedicated vault, isolated from LLMs.

Model Controls

API / Key Options

  • Model Access
  • Token Usage and Cost
  • Credential Vault & Security
  • Audit & Compliance
  • Governance & Safety

Your own API key

Use your provider (OpenAI and Anthropic supported)

  • Single model
  • Your provider's quota and pricing
  • Local vault on the user's machine (.env file)
  • Local logs only
  • Dependent on local config

MindsDB API key

Use a MindsDB API key

  • Multi-model, multi-provider
  • Plans start at $35/month; includes 5M tokens
  • Cloud security vault - encrypted
  • (coming soon)
  • Centralized chain-of-custody; every plan/code/run is logged (coming soon)
  • Built-in: read-only defaults, row/token caps, circuit breakers (coming soon)

Use Cases

  • Executive dashboards with instant drill-downs and “why” explanations
  • Ad-hoc forensic analysis for support or incident response
  • Product analytics and cohort analysis from plain language
  • Embedded analytics in apps: Anton returns ready HTML dashboards and charts for sharing

Anton is an ideal helper for a company with multiple data systems and a small data team that needs fast, defensible decisions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is Anton and what can it do?
  • How does Anton access my data?
  • Will Anton expose our database credentials or send raw data to external LLMs?
  • Anton and MindsDB API keys: how do they work and what should I know?
  • What governance and safety controls exist while Anton runs analyses?
  • How is Anton's work auditable and reproducible?
  • Where can Anton run?
  • What is Anton's cost?

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