OpenCompany: Run a Hive Mind of AI Agents for Your Business

Introduction

OpenCompany is an innovative Rust-based platform designed to empower single operators to run entire businesses with the help of a "hive mind" of AI agents. It provides an operating layer for one-person businesses, coordinating a roster of specialized agents to perform functions like engineering, marketing, sales, and support. This allows the human operator to focus on strategic vision and critical judgment calls, delegating the rest to the autonomous agents. Unlike traditional multi-agent systems, OpenCompany fosters concurrent deliberation among agents, mimicking a cohesive team rather than a simple task pipeline.

Why Use It & Key Benefits

OpenCompany transforms the traditional business model, where ambition often meant increasing headcount. It enables a single operator to manage a full organizational chart, from scouts and founders to engineers and marketers, all instantiated as intelligent agents. The platform's unique "hive mind" approach, built on tinyhivemind and OpenHuman runtimes, allows agents to deliberate concurrently in "desks" or "rooms." This means agents don't just take turns, but actively communicate, hand off findings, and converge on decisions, with every interaction recorded.

Key benefits include:

Real Org Chart: Define roles and responsibilities for agents in a simple company.toml file.
Hive Mind Desks: Agents engage in concurrent rounds of deliberation, posting, DMing, and broadcasting to each other until tasks are complete, ensuring cohesive teamwork.
Human-in-the-Loop: Critical decisions and judgment calls are reserved for the human operator, maintaining control where it matters most.
Robust Runtimes: Built on proven OpenHuman and TinyHumans agent modules, ensuring reliability and leveraging existing mechanics.
Performance & Transparency: Developed in Rust for speed and inspectability, OpenCompany is GPL-3.0 licensed, self-hostable, and designed with privacy in mind, sending no company content from self-hosted or desktop installs.

Installation

Getting started with OpenCompany is straightforward, whether you prefer a desktop application or a self-hosted setup.

Desktop App: The quickest way is to download the desktop application from the official website or the GitHub releases page. Simply open the .dmg (for macOS) and drag OpenCompany into your Applications folder. The app updates itself automatically.

Self-Hosted (Docker/Podman): For those who prefer to run the host themselves, Docker Desktop or Podman with its Docker-compatible CLI and Compose provider is required.

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/tinyhumansai/opencompany.git
cd opencompany
export TINYHUMANS_API_KEY="th-..." # Get your key at tinyhumans.ai
./scripts/launch-demo.sh marketing up

After launching, navigate to http://localhost:5173 in your browser to set up your admin account. A TinyHumans API key is essential for agents to think and act effectively. Without one, agents will not perform real work.

Examples

OpenCompany comes with a variety of pre-configured company templates, each defining a roster of agents and their responsibilities. These examples demonstrate how a single person can now run diverse operations:

Venture Studio: Handles scouting, founding, building, launching, and operating a portfolio.
Software Company: Manages product management, design, frontend, backend, QA, security, documentation, support, and DevRel.
Marketing Agency: Covers creative, copy, SEO, paid advertising, email campaigns, landing pages, and analytics.
Recruiting Firm: Manages sourcing, outreach, screening, interviews, and offers.
Research Lab: Produces source-backed research reports with the evidence attached.

You can explore the full catalog of available companies in the companies/ directory of the repository.