generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: docs/getting-started.md + docs/guides/authentication.md + docs/guides/quickstart-first-evaluation.md
note: >-
  MIDAS is self-hosted open-source software; the "sandbox" is a local development instance,
  not a hosted test tenant. All values below are published verbatim in the docs — none invented.
run:
  docker: docker compose up --build
  go: go run ./cmd/midas
  default_port: 8080
  explorer_ui: http://localhost:8080/explorer
  explorer_default_credentials: demo / demo
dev_auth:
  mode: open
  env: MIDAS_AUTH_MODE=open
  note: No authentication required; logs "UNSAFE FOR PRODUCTION" at startup. Development only.
required_auth_example:
  env:
  - MIDAS_AUTH_MODE=required
  - MIDAS_AUTH_TOKENS="my-secret-token|user:admin|platform.admin"
  header: Authorization Bearer my-secret-token
seed:
  command: midas init quickstart
  description: Applies a curated structural skeleton (surfaces/profiles/grants) to Postgres so /v1/evaluate can be exercised immediately.
health_checks:
- http://localhost:8080/healthz
- http://localhost:8080/readyz
example_evaluate_values:
  request_source: svc:payments
  surface_id: payments-gateway
  agent_id: agent-payments-prod
  request_id: auto-generated (UUID) if omitted