> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opencompany.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is OpenCompany?

> Your own AI assistant that does real work - free on your machine with your keys, or hosted on a usage-based plan

OpenCompany is a free, open-source app that lets you build AI-powered automations by drawing them. Drag boxes onto a canvas, connect them with lines, press **Start** — and your AI answers messages, searches the web, reads files, sends emails, and more. Everything runs on your own computer.

## What you can build

* A chat assistant that answers you in the app — or through a **Telegram bot** you set up in ten minutes.
* A morning digest: read your calendar, have the AI summarize the day, email it to you.
* A research helper: an agent that searches the web on its own and reports back with sources.
* A WhatsApp auto-responder that drafts replies in your tone.
* A scheduled job that watches a folder, summarizes new files, and logs the result.

## Why people pick it

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  <Card title="Runs on your machine" icon="house">
    Free under the MIT licence, with no account and no usage limits. Your workflows, data, and keys stay local. Prefer not to run it yourself? [Pro and Max](https://opencompany.sh/pricing/) are hosted plans, priced on usage rather than per seat.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bring any AI" icon="brain">
    12 providers (11 dedicated model nodes, plus xAI through the OpenAI-compatible path) — or run free local models with Ollama and LM Studio.
  </Card>

  <Card title="110+ nodes" icon="cubes">
    Messaging, Google Workspace, email, search, browsers, code, files, payments, Android, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Real agents" icon="robot">
    Agents with memory and tools that decide for themselves when to search, read, or act — plus 16 ready-made specialist agents.
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## Who it's for

**If you've never automated anything:** the [Get Started path](/how-it-works) assumes nothing. Install with two commands, chat with an AI in minutes, then build your first workflow by dragging three boxes.

**If you're a developer:** it's a plugin-first Python/FastAPI backend with a React Flow canvas, Temporal-backed durable execution, and one-folder-per-node plugins. The [Architecture](/architecture) page has the internals, and the [source is on GitHub](https://github.com/zeenie-ai/opencompany).

## Start here

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  <Card title="How it works" icon="lightbulb" href="/how-it-works">
    Workflows, nodes, and agents in plain language.
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  <Card title="Choose how to run it" icon="route" href="/choose-how-to-run">
    Your computer, a cloud server, or from source.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Install" icon="download" href="/installation">
    Two commands, about five minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your first chat" icon="message" href="/first-chat">
    See it work before you build anything.
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