How OpenCompany works

OpenCompany turns instructions like “when someone messages my bot, have the AI answer” into a picture you can see and edit. That picture is called a workflow. This page explains the ideas behind it — no technical background needed.

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The big picture

Something happens: a message arrives, or a timer fires. That event wakes up your workflow. The workflow passes the event through a chain of steps. The last step delivers a result — a reply, a file, a log entry.

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Workflows, nodes, and connections

You build workflows by dragging nodes onto the canvas and drawing lines between them. No code required.

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Where the AI comes in

AI Agents are the thinking nodes. Each agent has a built-in choice of AI provider and model. It takes whatever text flows into it and produces an answer. Models are the brains agents use — OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others. OpenCompany supports 12 providers (11 dedicated model nodes, plus xAI through the OpenAI-compatible path), including free local options like Ollama. Tools are extra abilities you plug into an agent — web search, file access, code execution. The agent decides on its own when to use them.

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Everything runs on your computer

OpenCompany is not a cloud service. The app, your workflows, and your API keys (the password-like codes that let OpenCompany use your AI account) all live on your machine. Keys are stored encrypted and are only ever sent to the AI provider you chose.

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What’s next