Open Source · MIT License

Build an AI company.
Watch them work.

Autonomous AI agents with roles, hierarchy, and persistent knowledge. Every task builds institutional memory. One command to start.

$ npx tycono
Tycono — Office Tycoon Dashboard with AI agents at their desks
Open Source
MIT License
Local-First
Bring Your Own Keys
Custom Roles
File-first
Persistent Knowledge
Git
Version-controlled State
0%
Local & Private

Meet your AI team

Each agent has a defined role, authority scope, and knowledge base. They collaborate through a real org hierarchy.

CTO

Technical architecture, code review, infrastructure decisions

Architecture Tech Lead

CBO

Market analysis, revenue strategy, competitive intelligence

Business Strategy

Product Manager

PRD writing, task breakdown, sprint planning, stakeholder alignment

Planning Roadmap

Engineer

Code implementation, bug fixes, testing, pull requests

Coding Testing

Designer

UI/UX design, wireframes, mockups, design system

UI/UX Visual

QA Engineer

Test planning, bug reporting, quality assurance, regression testing

Testing Quality

+ Create custom roles: Researcher, Data Analyst, DevOps, Writer, and more

Real hierarchy, not flat chat

Tasks flow through your organization just like a real company. CEO delegates to CTO, CTO dispatches to engineers.

CEO CTO CBO Engineer PM Designer QA

Up and running in 3 steps

From zero to your first AI company. No signup required.

1

Run one command

No install. No signup. Just run and your browser opens.

$ npx tycono
Server started on http://localhost:3000
Opening browser...
2

Build your team

Guided setup wizard. Pick your AI engine, name your company, choose a team template.

Step 1: AI Engine Setup Step 2: Project Setup Step 3: Team Template Step 4: Review & Create Step 5: Company Created
3

Watch them work

Give orders from the CEO desk. Watch tasks flow through your organization in real time.

Office view — talking with CTO, real-time task progress

Not just another AI chatbot

A complete organizational simulator with hierarchy, knowledge, and persistence.

Agents that remember. Knowledge that compounds.

Other AI tools execute and forget. Tycono's agents write every decision, analysis, and insight into cross-linked Markdown files. Your AI company gets smarter with every task — market research, architecture decisions, PRD drafts all accumulate as searchable, reusable knowledge.

Cross-linked Knowledge No Database Git-versioned AI-native Format

Office Tycoon UI

See your AI company, not just a terminal. Isometric office view with agents at desks, meeting rooms, and a bulletin board. No other AI tool looks like this.

Roles with Personality

Each role has a defined persona, speaking style, and thinking approach. Your CTO thinks in architecture. Your PM thinks in user stories. Not interchangeable bots — characters.

Real Hierarchy & Delegation

CEO dispatches to CTO, CTO delegates to Engineers. Authority chains, permission scopes, and reporting lines. Add, remove, or customize any role.

Git = Save File

Your company state is a Git repo. Branch, commit, revert. Time-travel your organization like a game save file. No database, no vendor lock-in.

Built by AI. For real.

This isn't a demo. We run Tycono with Tycono. Our CTO, PM, Engineer, CBO, Designer, and QA are all AI agents operating through real role hierarchies.

8
CEO Decisions
50+
Knowledge Docs
7
Active Roles
1 week
Of AI Operations

Market analysis, architecture design, PRDs, competitor research, landing page — all produced by AI roles, all cross-linked in the knowledge base.

How it compares

Not a chatbot. Not an orchestrator. A whole company.

Tycono AI Chatbots Agent Orchestrators
Organization Full hierarchy Single agent Flat agent pool
Knowledge Cumulative, cross-linked Session resets Execute and forget
Agent Identity Persona + personality Generic Interchangeable
Visualization Office Tycoon UI Chat window Dashboard
Storage Files + Git (no DB) Cloud PostgreSQL
Switching Cost High (knowledge accumulates) Zero Low (just a wrapper)
Cost BYOK, you control Subscription BYOK

30 seconds to your first AI company

No signup. No credit card. Just one command.

terminal
$ npx tycono
 
Initializing Tycono...
Created company/company.md
Created roles/ (CTO, PM, Engineer)
Created projects/
 
Server started on http://localhost:3000
Opening browser...
 
Your AI company is ready. Give your first order.

FAQ

What AI models does it support?

Currently supports Claude (Anthropic) via API key. OpenAI GPT and local models (Ollama) support is planned. Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) means you control costs.

Is my data sent to any server?

No. Tycono runs 100% locally on your machine. Your files stay on your disk. The only external calls are to the LLM API you configure (e.g., Claude API). No telemetry, no tracking.

How is this different from ChatGPT or Cursor?

ChatGPT/Cursor are single-agent tools. Tycono simulates a full organization with multiple roles, hierarchy, delegation, and persistent knowledge. Think of it as building a company, not chatting with a bot.

Can I customize roles and add my own?

Yes. Roles are defined in YAML files. You can create any role (Data Analyst, DevOps, Writer, etc.), define their persona, authority scope, and reporting structure. The org chart adapts automatically.

What happens to knowledge over time?

Everything is saved as Markdown files in a Git repo. Knowledge accumulates, cross-links form, and your AI company gets smarter over time. Git = save file. Branch, revert, time-travel.

Ready to build your
AI company?

Open source. Local first. Your keys, your data, your company.

$ npx tycono