chaos in.
clarity out.
occam8 is a local-first project tool that puts AI at the center of every workflow. Each project gets the tools it needs — code editing, document authoring, image generation, structured thinking, security scanning, a curated knowledge library — selected at project creation and reconfigurable any time.
Ships as a Tauri desktop app and a Docker container. Open source core with commercial tiers for cloud AI access and advanced features. Built for the brain that sees the whole architecture and stalls on the boring middle.
Pick the tools. Start building.
Every project gets a workspace with the sub-apps it needs. Code projects get the editor and terminal. Doc projects get the editor and library. Image projects get the generator. Enable what you need, disable what you don't. Adding a sub-app is two lines in a manifest.
Editor
CodeMirror 6 with project tree, inline AI chat panel, agent-assisted editing. File browsing, save-on-keystroke, live dirty tracking. The daily surface.
Terminal
xterm.js terminal over a real PTY. Inline in the editor or full-surface. The shell you already know, inside the tool you're already using.
Library
Three-tier knowledge system — app standards, your personal patterns, per-project decisions. FTS search. Every entry is a potential AI skill.
Think
Thought capture with AI refinement. Draft an idea, let the AI sharpen it into an LLM prompt or a coding-agent prompt. Thinking is a tool, not a preamble.
Snap
Desktop screenshot capture with gallery management. Snap a reference, tag it, find it later. The visual clipboard.
See
Image generation and analysis. Project icons, logos, wallpapers, concept art. Vision as a workflow, not a separate app.
Growth sub-apps ship as the platform matures: Refine (programmatic code audit), Secure (vulnerability scanning), Level Up (code learning and training), HTML (marketing page generation and deployment), Voice (voice clip creation for walkthroughs), Listen (music service control). Each earns scope when its foundation is ready.
calibr8 makes it smart.
The intelligence underneath occam8 is calibr8 — the engine that turns a fresh project into a well-structured workspace and keeps it sharp over time. Evolve pipeline, library intelligence, prompt refinement, project bootstrapping, drift detection.
calibr8 scans your project's dependencies, configurations, and patterns. It generates and refines Library entries that ground every AI interaction. The more you use it, the sharper it gets — library entries improve, agents draw on better context, the tool calibrates to you.
Users interact with occam8. calibr8 is the precision machinery that makes every sub-app better without asking you to configure it.
Three pillars. Every decision passes them.
Occam's razor.
Simpler wins. Fewer dependencies, fewer moving parts, fewer abstractions. Every framework, library, layer, and pattern justifies its presence or it goes.
Harnessing the chaos.
Built for the brain that holds architectural vision brilliantly and stalls on the boring middle. The chaos isn't manageable — harness it. The signals from the world around you become fuel, not friction.
Smart infinite evolution.
The 8 is a rotated ∞. Nothing ships finished. Everything evolves through use. The system gets sharper the more you use it — library entries improve, agents learn your patterns, the tool calibrates to you.
Open source core. Pro when you need it.
The core is free and open source. Local AI models, core sub-apps, the full library system. Pro unlocks cloud AI providers and advanced sub-apps. No feature is paywalled that you can run locally.
$0
Open source. Local AI. The core experience.
- Editor + Terminal + Library + Think + Snap
- Local AI agents (Ollama, any local model)
- Three-tier library + Evolve
- MCP substrate + full tool catalog
- Themes + AI theme generator
- Unlimited projects
- Cloud AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI)
- See (image generation)
- Growth sub-apps (Refine, Secure, Level Up)
Pro / month
Cloud AI access. Every sub-app. The full surface.
- Everything in Free
- Cloud AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI)
- See — image generation + analysis
- All growth sub-apps as they ship
- Evolve with cloud AI (stronger analysis)
- Cost telemetry dashboard
- Priority support
Team / seat / month
Multi-user. Shared libraries. Team agents.
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-user project access
- Shared library tiers across team
- Team sub-app (multi-agent coordination)
- Centralized agent + cost management
- Pricing not yet set
Pricing is directional. The product shape needs to be stable before numbers are locked. The principle: anything you can run locally is free. Cloud resources and advanced features are Pro.
Part of a family.
occam8 is the flagship. The rest of the family are standalone apps with their own surfaces — each also available as a sub-app inside occam8 for users who want the integration. Everything works standalone. The family features activate when siblings connect.