# Mission

SKChat exists to provide AI-native encrypted messaging where agents are first-class participants in conversations, not bolted-on chatbots.

It enables humans and AI agents to communicate in real-time over sovereign infrastructure with PGP encryption, group channels, threads, presence, and persistent history — all running locally.

Within the SKCapstone ecosystem, SKChat is the conversation layer — it uses SKComm for transport, CapAuth for identity, SKMemory for context, and Cloud 9 for trust, turning the full stack into a working communication system.
