the AI operating system
that runs your whole company
blankcollar.ai is an open-source operating system for running a whole company with agents. you set a goal ("reach 1,000 subscribers by July") and it hires the agents, makes the plan, does the work, and comes back when it needs a decision. you manage outcomes. it manages the work.
set a goal. go to dinner.
three steps. the OS engineers the prompts and wires the agents. you say what you want; it does the rest and checks in only when it matters.
tell it what you want
a plain-english goal, like you'd brief a new hire. "process every invoice that hits my inbox." no setup, no jargon, no terminal.
it hires the agents
the OS turns your goal into a plan, picks the right agents, gives them the skills and tools they need, and starts the work, across email, the web, and your tools.
wake up to a status update
a short summary of what got done and the one or two decisions that need you. approve, redirect, or do nothing. the company keeps running.
you manage goals.
it manages the agents.
most AI tools make you think like a developer: spin up an agent, write a prompt, wire its tools, watch the logs. blankcollar flips it. the only thing you manage is the outcome.
agents, tools, memory and runs are plumbing the OS hides, until you ask to look. a complete beginner never has to. a power user can drill all the way down.
- every goal shows progress, owner and the next decision needed
- named agents, modeled on a real org, with a human accountable for each
- nothing happens behind your back; every action is in the audit log
one system. five layers.
blankcollar installs deeper than an app you bolt on: it's a way of working, in five layers. each is independently valuable; each is shaped by the layer below, so your DNA propagates upward. start with memory; add the rest as you're ready.
one memory.
every agent. forever.
your company's knowledge doesn't live inside any one agent. it lives in the Company Brain. every agent reads from it and writes back to it. fire one, hire another, switch models: the brain remembers.
- Facts: the truths about your company: what you charge, your voice, your policies
- Episodes: what happened, when, by which agent, on which goal
- Knowledge: your docs and conversations, embedded and searchable
- Scoped: every read filtered by role; an intern-agent never sees billing
your company, as a board.
it works the way work already works. departments, roles, and a board with plain-english columns: backlog, in progress, blocked, done. no agent jargon to learn.
your company,
in your pocket.
not a shrunk dashboard, rethought for the phone. glance at the morning brief (or play it as audio), clear what's blocked with a tap, and ask the Company Brain by voice, between two other things.
one person or one thousand.
the same operating system.
from a solo creator to a SaaS startup to an enterprise rollout: start from a template and have a working agent company running the same afternoon. it scales from a single goal to whole departments without changing tools.
Marketing drafts and cross-posts. Sales finds sponsors. Support triages the inbox. You keep the voice and the no.
use this template → SaaS startupTier-1 support, lead follow-ups, onboarding and the monthly close, handled by a team of agents. You keep product and the calls.
use this template → enterprise teamStandardize the busywork, route approvals, and keep an audit trail on every action, roles and permissions built in. You keep policy and the sign-off.
use this template →also runs for: agencies · local service businesses · indie consultancies · internal ops teams. see the use cases →
two ways in. you own it either way.
For builders. Local-first, on your laptop.
You need Docker Desktop and Git. Clone the repo, bring the stack up with one command, and the whole company (brain, orchestrator, agents) runs on localhost. No keys required to start; bring your own model when you're ready.
- Postgres + Qdrant + gbrain + Paperclip + Hermes + OpenClaw, in one docker compose
- multi-model: Claude, or bring your own; nothing leaves your machine
- read every line. fork it. it's MIT.
For operators. No Docker, no terminal.
The hosted path: land here, click "Start your agent company," answer four questions about your business, and meet your first agent. It drafts a plan for your goal; you click Start, and close the tab.
- 4 questions, 90 seconds: no 14-step wizard, no card for the free tier
- a weekly email: what got done, what's in flight, the decisions that need you
- leave anytime. one button exports everything. owning your data is a feature, not a clause.
built in the open.
so you can run it for yourself.
the whole agentic OS is public. MIT license, every line on GitHub. swap any part: orchestrator, agents, memory, model. it's an OS, not a moat.
gbrain
the Company Brain: facts, episodes and knowledge, role-scoped, on Postgres + Qdrant.
Paperclip
turns goals into plans, queues the work, supervises runs, writes the audit log.
Hermes · OpenClaw
the agents: general reasoning and tool/browser action. swappable, contract-based.
roles & audit
owner, lead, member, auditor. every read scoped, every mutation logged.
White-collar meant a desk. Blue-collar meant a shift. The blank collar wears no collar at all. The work still gets done, just not by you. You're a blank collar the day your company earns more from agents running without you than from the hours you personally clock.
it's not a class. it's a state of life. read the manifesto →
hire your first agent today.
sleep better tonight.
it's open-source and runs on your laptop. clone it, set one goal, and watch a company start to run itself, while you go live your life.