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⚠️ License Change Notice
This repository contains OpenCognit Community Edition v0.9.0, the final AGPL-3.0 release.
As of June 2026, OpenCognit is no longer open source. Active development continues under a commercial license as OpenCognit Pro.
The Community Edition remains available under AGPL-3.0 but is no longer maintained. Security patches and new features are exclusive to Pro.
What is OpenCognit?
OpenCognit is an AI agent orchestration OS — not a chatbot, not a single-agent wrapper. It runs a virtual company of autonomous AI agents that work together without you watching.
You set a goal. The CEO agent breaks it down, assigns tasks to specialists, reviews their work with a built-in Critic loop, and escalates blockers — while you sleep.
You → Goal → CEO Agent → Dev Agent → Writer Agent → Researcher Agent
↑ ↓ ↓
Persistent Memory ←── Critic ←── Results ←────┘
OpenCognit Pro vs Community Edition
| Feature | Community Edition (AGPL) | OpenCognit Pro |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Commercial |
| Active Development | ❌ Archived | ✅ Continuous |
| Security Patches | ❌ None | ✅ Monthly |
| Docker Sandbox | ❌ Blocklist only | ✅ Mandatory isolation |
| PostgreSQL Support | ⚠️ Experimental | ✅ Production-ready |
| Audit Logging | ❌ | ✅ Full compliance trail |
| Per-Tenant Rate Limiting | ❌ | ✅ |
| SSO / SAML | ❌ | ✅ Enterprise |
| Support | ❌ | ✅ Email + Priority |
| Price | Free | From €29/mo |
Core Features
- CEO Orchestrator — Extended Thinking before delegation
- Persistent Memory — MemPalace + Semantic + SOUL documents per agent
- Critic Loop — Every output reviewed before "done"
- Atomic Budgets — Hard limits enforced at the cent level
- Task DAG — Dependencies auto-resolve, downstream tasks unlock
- War Room — Live agent grid with real-time execution traces
- Org Chart — Agent hierarchies, roles, and peer meetings
- Plugin System — Custom adapters, widgets, API endpoints
- MCP Server — Use OpenCognit from Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf
- CLI Executor — Live bash streaming with SSE
Quick Start (Community Edition)
⚠️ The Community Edition is provided as-is without support or updates.
# 1. Clone git clone https://github.com/OpenCognit/opencognit.git cd opencognit # 2. Setup bash setup.sh # 3. Run npm run dev
The UI opens at http://localhost:3200. The API runs on http://localhost:3201.
Get OpenCognit Pro
OpenCognit Pro is the actively developed, commercially licensed version with enterprise security, priority support, and regular updates.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | €29/mo | 10 agents, 1 company, email support |
| Team | €99/mo | Unlimited agents, 5 companies, SSO, priority support |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited everything, SAML, on-premise, SLA |
Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ React 19 + Vite 6 │
│ Glassmorphism UI, Dark Mode │
└─────────────┬───────────────────────────┘
│ REST / SSE / WebSocket
┌─────────────▼───────────────────────────┐
│ Express 5 + SQLite/PostgreSQL │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ CEO │ │ Critic │ │ Memory │ │
│ │Orchestr.│ │ Loop │ │ Palace │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ Task │ │ Budget │ │ Agent │ │
│ │ DAG │ │ Control │ │ Registry │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ Adapters (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, ...)
┌─────────────▼───────────────────────────┐
│ LLM Providers + Local Models │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React 19, Vite 6, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion |
| Backend | Express 5, TypeScript strict, ESM |
| Database | SQLite (WAL) / PostgreSQL |
| ORM | Drizzle ORM |
| Auth | BetterAuth + JWT fallback |
| Real-time | WebSocket + Server-Sent Events |
| Validation | Zod |
| Testing | Vitest + Playwright |
Why the license change?
OpenCognit started as an AGPL project to push the boundaries of autonomous AI agents. After 6 months of development, the reality is clear:
- AGPL blocks enterprise adoption — legal teams reject it
- No sustainable funding — 30 stars don't pay server bills
- Competitors (Paperclip, CrewAI) have 1000× more resources with MIT/Apache
To keep building OpenCognit into a production-grade product, we need a sustainable model. The Community Edition remains free and open (AGPL). Pro funds continued development.
Community
License
This repository contains OpenCognit Community Edition v0.9.0, licensed under AGPL-3.0.
OpenCognit Pro is licensed under the OpenCognit Commercial License Agreement.
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