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An Encoded Company is your judgment, your departments, and 20 working tools (CRM, finance, projects, billing) written into files you own outright. Boot the folder and the business runs.
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Everything the business already produces (playbooks, inboxes, records, notes) feeds one encoder. It comes out as systems agents can run.
in · the scattered business
out · the running os
The folder is the company. An orchestrator routes work to department heads, specialists execute, and anything that needs judgment comes back to you as a decision, not a to-do list.
the folder routes work to department heads · specialists execute · decisions come back to you
Agent departments. Built like a real company: heads route, specialists execute, every decision is logged.
You stay in the loop. Five autonomy levels per decision. Nothing ships past the level you set.
Yours outright. Open source and runtime-agnostic. Self-host it, or let us host it for you. Unlimited seats.
Five files boot the company. Departments hold the judgment. Agents do the work. Skills are the moves, written down with evidence, not vibes.
encoded-company/
the folder is the product
The root spine
what boots the company- system.md
- encoding.md
- invariants.md
- company.yaml
- readme.md
Blocks
the departments- manager
- specialists
- skills
- decision rules
- state machine
Agents
who does the work- manager routes
- specialists execute
- thin personas
- logged decisions
Skills
inside every skill.md- skill.md folder
- reference
- examples
- evidence
- adapters
Three moves turn how you run the business into a system that runs it: encode your judgment, set how much runs alone, and wire in the tools you already use.
Your judgment, encoded
It starts with an interview, not an install. The calls only you can make (when to walk away, what quality is worth absorbing cost for, what your pricing really depends on) become rules a system can run.
we ask you
- What do you check first?
- What do new people always get wrong?
- What decision can only you make?
- When do you go off the standard process?
- What separates good work from great work?
your OS runsencoding.md
## pricing
walk away when scope < $2k or timeline < 5 days
quote = base_rate × job_type × rush_multiplier
## quality
absorb rework cost when the error is ours, always
flag any job ±20% off historical cost
## escalation
new-client discounts: founder decides, no exceptions
documentation describes · encoding runs
Agents act. You approve.
Every decision runs at a level you set, from look-it-up to runs-alone. Standard work flows on its own; exceptions and anything irreversible come back to you first.
you set the level per decision · nothing ships past it
Plugged into the tools you already use
Gmail, Slack, Stripe, Notion, your CRM: connect once and every signal lands in one data layer. Every agent inherits access. Nothing moves to a new app.
the tools you already use
one data layer
every agent inherits access
nothing moves to a new app · your stack stays, the OS reads it
Every Encoded Company ships with working systems of record: CRM, finance, projects, billing and more. These are the real interfaces, running on their own data. Scroll sideways to move through them.
rolling · 5 tools
The rest of the box
14 more working toolsinvoices · services · recurring subscriptions
contracts · regulatory tracking · compliance checklist
objectives · key results · KPIs
employees · departments · hiring · salaries · timesheets · notices
investors · pitch decks · funding milestones · investor updates
stores · inventory · orders · returns · suppliers · customers · campaigns
products · dev pipeline · sales pipeline · customers · support · content · KPIs · ledger
programs · campaigns · content calendar · contacts · income/expense · SEO
media pipeline · idea bank · creator hit list · platforms · swipe-file arsenal
muscle groups · exercises · meals · programs · memberships · weigh-ins · health readings
courses · assignments · exams · notes · schedule · resources · projects · goals · skills · books
skills · barriers · goals · sessions · projects · reflections · resources · assessments
areas · goals · projects · tasks · notes · agendas · books · habits · home · shopping
trips · stays · transport · activities · packing · budget · journal
Every one ships the same way: files you own, booted with one command.
One open-source system, three ways in. Nothing is on sale yet: join the waitlist, or book a call.
learn
The courses
From the free course to the $997 Operator Cohort: 6 live sessions where you encode your own business. Coming soon.
Join the waitlist →run
FounderOS Cloud
Open source and free to self-host, or hosted for you from $29 a month. Bring your own keys, unlimited seats. Coming soon.
Join the waitlist →built with you
The VIP Build
We encode your company with you, one department at a time: interview, architecture, and a running system. $5,000, coming soon.
Book a call →FounderOS is the open-source business OS behind systems exactly like these. Run it yourself, or let us host it for you.
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