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@@ -80,35 +80,50 @@ ECC v2.0.0 adds the public Hermes operator story on top of that reusable layer:
-**OSS stays free.** This repo is MIT-licensed forever. ECC Pro is the hosted GitHub App for private repos. Sponsors and Pro subscribers fund the work — that's why a single maintainer ships weekly across 7 harnesses.
+**OSS stays free.** This repo is MIT-licensed forever. ECC Pro is the hosted GitHub App for private repos. Sponsors and Pro subscribers fund the work. That's why a single maintainer ships weekly across 7 harnesses.
@@ -121,6 +136,10 @@ ECC v2.0.0 adds the public Hermes operator story on top of that reusable layer:
+Run or self-host any open-source model. Itô partners with ECC on compute: open the Itô dashboard to sign in and rent or manage GPUs. Any GPU provider works. ECC only provides this link; it does not provision compute or serving. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
+
+Moonshot AI (Kimi) are open source friends of ECC.
+
Community sponsors:Mike Morgan · @jasonwu513 · @1anter · @massimotodaro · @meadmccabeBecome a Sponsor · Sponsor Tiers · Sponsorship Program
@@ -1200,7 +1219,7 @@ claude
If your gateway remaps model names, configure that in Claude Code rather than in ECC. ECC's hooks, skills, commands, and rules are model-provider agnostic once the `claude` CLI is already working.
-Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway using separate compute and serving setup. If you need GPU capacity, [Itô](https://compute.itomarkets.com) is ECC's preferred compute sponsor; any GPU provider works. That sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
+Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway using separate compute and serving setup. If you need GPU capacity, [Itô](https://compute.itomarkets.com) is ECC's compute partner; any GPU provider works. That sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
### Itô compute CLI bridge
@@ -1209,9 +1228,8 @@ not maintain a second API client or browser handoff. The available operations
are `ecc ito auth`, `ecc ito find`, and `ecc ito status`. The matching MCP tools
are `ito_auth`, `ito_find`, and `ito_status`.
-The `ito-compute-cli` package is currently unpublished. Build it locally from
-[`Ito-Markets/ito-cloud-runtime`](https://github.com/Ito-Markets/ito-cloud-runtime)
-under `cli/ito-compute-cli`, run `npm ci` and `npm run check`, then set
+The `ito-compute-cli` package is currently unpublished. Build it locally from the Itô runtime repo (private while the desk hardens;
+design partners get access) under `cli/ito-compute-cli`, run `npm ci` and `npm run check`, then set
`ECC_ITO_CLI_EXECUTABLE` to that build's absolute `dist/bin/ito.js` path.
Inject `ITO_API_KEY` from 1Password or the launching environment. ECC does not
discover this credential-bearing client through `PATH`. See the [`ito-compute`
@@ -1872,7 +1890,9 @@ ECC takes supply-chain and agent safety seriously.
## Sponsors
-Featured sponsors are at the top of this README — full list and tiers in [SPONSORS.md](SPONSORS.md). [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m).
+Partner: [Itô Markets](https://itomarkets.com) (compute). Open source friends: [Moonshot AI (Kimi)](https://www.moonshot.ai). Business sponsors: [CodeRabbit](https://www.coderabbit.ai) · [Greptile](https://www.greptile.com/go/ecc) · [Atlas Cloud](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC). Logos at the top of this README, full list and tiers in [SPONSORS.md](SPONSORS.md). [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m).
+
+For GPU capacity, [Itô's compute dashboard](https://compute.itomarkets.com) rents fixed-rate GPU blocks. Any provider works: ECC links to the dashboard and does not provision compute or serving.
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|---------|------|-------|
| [**CodeRabbit**](https://www.coderabbit.ai) | | 2026 |
| [**Greptile**](https://www.greptile.com/go/ecc) | | 2026 |
-| [**Atlas Cloud**](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC) | | 2026 |
-| [**Itô**](https://compute.itomarkets.com) | | 2026 |
-| [**Moonshot AI**](https://www.moonshot.ai/) | | 2026 |
+| [**Atlas Cloud**](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC) | | 2026 |
+| [**Moonshot AI (Kimi)**](https://www.moonshot.ai) | | 2026 |
+| [**Itô**](https://compute.itomarkets.com) | | 2026 |
-*[Become a Business sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m) to get README sponsor placement + SPONSORS.md listing. Current Business tier is $500/mo. No seats, SLA, custom development, or preferential technical placement is bundled unless separately agreed.*
+*[Become a Business sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m) to get README sponsor placement + SPONSORS.md listing. Current Business tier is $800/mo. No seats, SLA, custom development, or preferential technical placement is bundled unless separately agreed.*
-Run or self-host any open-source model. Itô is ECC's preferred compute sponsor, while ECC remains provider-agnostic and any GPU provider works. The [Itô dashboard](https://compute.itomarkets.com) sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
+Run or self-host any open-source model. Itô partners with ECC on compute, while ECC remains provider-agnostic and any GPU provider works. The [Itô dashboard](https://compute.itomarkets.com) sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
## Team Sponsors — $200/mo
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| 2026 |
+| [**Atlas Cloud**](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC) |