Exe OS

Hire the team you couldn't afford. AI employee operating system with persistent memory, identity, and multi-agent orchestration.

Run 5-10 AI employees as a real organization. Each employee has persistent memory across sessions, a permanent identity, and a task queue. You talk to your COO. Your COO coordinates everyone else.

Install

npm install -g @askexenow/exe-os
exe-os setup

Two commands. Encryption key generated, embedding model downloaded, team created.

Two Ways to Work

Mode 1: Claude Code

Use your existing Claude Code subscription. Type your COO's name in the terminal.

exe-os claude              # wire hooks + MCP into Claude Code (one-time)
exe                        # talk to your COO

Best for: developers who live in the terminal.

Mode 2: Dashboard

Visual terminal UI with sidebar, team view, tasks, and metrics.

exe-os                     # launch the dashboard

Best for: managing multiple projects and employees.

Both modes share the same memory, employees, and data. Switch anytime.

What You Get

| Feature | What it does | |---------|-------------| | Persistent memory | Every interaction stored in encrypted SQLCipher + vector search. Searchable across sessions. | | Three-layer cognition | Identity (who you are) + Expertise (what you've learned) + Experience (what you remember) | | Multi-agent orchestration | COO coordinates CTO, CMO, engineers. Parallel task execution via tmux. | | Task system | Create, assign, review, chain tasks. Auto-dispatch. Review pipeline with cascading approval. | | Identity injection | Each employee gets a permanent identity doc. Claude Code's --agent flag replaces the default system prompt. | | Skill learning | Agents learn procedures from repeated patterns. Corrections become permanent behaviors. | | Cloud sync | End-to-end encrypted memory sync across devices. Your key, your data. | | License activation | exe-os --activate <key> to unlock CTO + CMO. Free tier: 1 employee (COO only). |

How It Works

You
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Your COO (exe)
 ├── Yoshi (CTO) ──> architecture, code reviews, tech decisions
 │    └── Tom (Engineer) ──> implementation, tests, commits
 ├── Mari (CMO) ──> design, content, SEO, branding
 │    └── Sasha (Content) ──> video, images, production
 └── Gen (AI Specialist) ──> AI tools, research, evaluation

You talk to your COO. Your COO delegates. Each employee has:

• Persistent memory — remembers past work, decisions, patterns
• Identity — permanent role doc that defines who they are
• Task queue — auto-chains through assigned work
• Behavioral expertise — corrections accumulate as permanent rules

Setup Walkthrough

1. Install

# macOS
xcode-select --install && brew install tmux
npm install -g @askexenow/exe-os

# Linux / WSL2
sudo apt install -y tmux git cmake g++ libsecret-1-dev curl
npm install -g @askexenow/exe-os

# Windows — must use WSL2 (native Windows not supported)
# Run `wsl --install` in PowerShell first, then follow Linux steps inside WSL2

Requires Node.js 22+ and tmux. See docs/install.md for full platform-specific instructions and troubleshooting.

2. Run Setup

exe-os setup

This runs the setup wizard:

• Generates 256-bit encryption key (stored in system keychain)
• Downloads Jina v5 embedding model (397MB, runs locally)
• Names your COO (default: exe)
• Shows your team (CTO, CMO) and pricing tiers
• Optionally activates a license key

3. Choose Your Mode

Mode 1 — Claude Code:

exe-os claude              # install hooks + MCP into Claude Code
exe                        # launch your COO (or whatever you named them)

Mode 2 — Dashboard:

exe-os                     # launch the TUI dashboard

Pricing

| Plan | Price | Employees | Memories | Devices | |------|-------|-----------|----------|---------| | Free | $0 | 1 (COO) | 5,000 | 1 | | Solopreneur | $97/mo | 5 | 100,000 | 2 | | Company | $297/mo | 20 | 1,000,000 | 10 | | Agency | $497/mo | 100 | 10,000,000 | 50 | | Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |

Activate: exe-os --activate <key> or paste during exe-os setup.

Purchase at askexe.com.

Employee Templates

Create employees with built-in templates:

exe-new-employee yoshi --template yoshi    # CTO
exe-new-employee mari --template mari      # CMO
exe-new-employee tom --template tom        # Principal Engineer
exe-new-employee sasha --template sasha    # Content Specialist
exe-new-employee gen --template gen        # AI Specialist

Or create custom employees:

exe-new-employee alex                      # custom specialist

Each employee gets an identity doc at ~/.exe-os/identity/{name}.md, a task folder, and launcher commands.

For Agencies

See docs/Agency-Playbook.md for multi-client VPS deployment:

• One VPS, multiple clients, full data isolation
• Per-client wiki workspaces
• Cross-client querying for agency owners
• Config-driven white-label theming via branding.json

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---------|-------------| | exe-os | Launch TUI dashboard (Mode 2) | | exe-os setup | Run setup wizard | | exe-os claude | Install hooks + MCP into Claude Code (Mode 1) | | exe-os --activate <key> | Activate a license key | | exe | Launch your COO in Claude Code | | exe-new-employee <name> | Create a new employee | | /exe | Boot your COO (inside Claude Code) | | /exe-team | Show employee roster | | /exe-search <query> | Search memories |

Architecture

exe-os/
  src/
    lib/          # Core: memory, tasks, identity, behaviors, search, sync, encryption
    mcp/          # MCP server (20+ tools for Claude Code integration)
    adapters/     # Claude Code hooks (ingest, session-start, pre-tool-use, etc.)
    tui/          # Ink-based terminal dashboard (Mode 2)
    runtime/      # Agent loop, tool registry, permissions (Mode 2 standalone)
    gateway/      # External messaging (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, webhook)
  deploy/
    compose/      # Docker Compose for VPS deployment (CRM + wiki + gateway + daemon)
    Dockerfile*   # Per-service Docker images
  docs/
    Agency-Playbook.md  # Multi-client VPS guide

Three runtime modes:

| Mode | Entry | What you see | |------|-------|-------------| | Mode 1: Claude Code | exe | Claude Code terminal with COO identity | | Mode 2: TUI Dashboard | exe-os | Terminal dashboard with sidebar + team view | | Mode 3: Desktop | exe-os desktop | Tauri native app (coming soon) |

Storage: SQLCipher (encrypted SQLite) + Jina v5 embeddings (local, 1024-dim). No data leaves your machine unless you opt into Exe Cloud (E2EE).

Requirements

• Node.js 22+
• tmux — for multi-agent session management
• Claude Code subscription (Mode 1) or API key (Mode 2)

| Platform | Quick Install | |----------|-------------| | macOS | brew install tmux node + Xcode CLI Tools | | Linux | apt install tmux git cmake g++ libsecret-1-dev + Node.js 22+ | | Windows | WSL2 required (wsl --install), then follow Linux steps |

Full guide: docs/install.md

License

CC-BY-NC-4.0 (non-commercial). Commercial licenses available at askexe.com.