Talk to your team
Chat with Theodor (your chief-of-staff) or any worker. They use real tools — browse the web, read/write files, search your Library — and stream their work as they go.
askTheodor Documentation
Your own AI workforce, run from your own machine. Batteries included — productive in under an hour, deep enough to never outgrow.
What is this?
askTheodor is a local-first desktop app for building and running a team of AI workers — they research, write, code, design, plan, digest, and keep your operation moving, while you stay in control. Your data lives on your machine. The workers prepare everything; you approve what matters.
Organize like a company
Group workers into Companies with org charts, give them Plans (multi-step projects), Routines (scheduled jobs), Goals, and a shared Library of knowledge.
Run unattended — safely
Plans and Routines advance on a schedule, even headless on a VPS. Strict guardrails: budgets, per-tool limits, a one-click kill-switch, and nothing is sent without your approval.
Grow into a team
Pair multiple machines into a Fleet — local Command Centers + 24/7 Team-Hubs — that sync and delegate work to each other over a secure tunnel.
Find your way
Start here → What it is, install it, and get productive in your first hour.
Core concepts → Companies, Workers, Theodor, Tasks, Plans, Routines, Library, Kafenio, and the rest — defined plainly.
Every screen → A page for each screen in the app, with every panel and button explained.
Every setting → Each Settings tab and control — what it does, its default, and when to change it.
Teams & remote → Fleet, Command Centers vs Team-Hubs, master/secondary roles, and running 24/7.
Reference → Glossary, keyboard shortcuts, security model, and troubleshooting.