# YAIBOS: Your AI Business OS

> Low-tech, plain-file AI operating system for running a small business with AI agents: company second brain, role agents, portable SOPs, and a local visual Cockpit. Plus a qualitative scorecard of 13 AI business operating systems, agent harnesses, second-brain apps, and workflow tools.

Created by Samuel Michelot. Right now, the only way to get YAIBOS and set it up for your business is through the live AI Bootcamp at https://simpleaistudio.com.

## Summary

YAIBOS keeps your company knowledge, procedures (SOPs), role agents, and tool connections (`Tools.md`) in plain Markdown files you own, starting from `AGENTS.md` (the AI entry point) and organized across `Projects/`, `Roles/`, `Resources/`, and `SOP/`. Any compatible AI harness (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity) can read and run them using your existing AI subscription or API key.

You never depend on complex software: the plain-file Base works on its own. On top of those same files, the local YAIBOS Cockpit adds a visual 3D graph of your second brain, SOP time-saved tracking, an embedded Markdown editor, and Git change review.

## Six pillars behind YAIBOS

### 01. Usable without a terminal

Founders, operations staff, and assistants need to use skills without installing packages in a terminal.

- Base: Run an existing skill from a graphical AI app without shell commands.
- Base: Every note, skill, and log stays a plain file.
- Cockpit & Team: Local Cockpit to browse notes, track SOP time saved, and launch skills.
- Cockpit & Team: Shared sync and readable conflict resolution without Git markers.

### 02. Portable agent skills

Skills package reusable instructions, scripts, and resources so your SOPs can be run reliably by AI agents.

- Base: One Markdown file per SOP, with simple metadata.
- Base: Runs across supported harnesses without rewriting.
- Base: Clear stage (draft, pilot, or stable) and readable approval rules.
- Cockpit & Team: Visual SOP catalog by business area, with run history and hours saved.
- Cockpit & Team: Schedules and external triggers for recurring workflows.

### 03. Bring your own subscription

Metered API wrappers create unpredictable bills and vendor markup. Most founders already pay for an AI plan.

- Base: Each person runs skills with their existing AI plan through the official client, or their own API key.
- Base: No scraping or replaying of consumer session tokens.
- Base: Credentials stay out of the second brain.
- Cockpit & Team: Shared-key spending caps for larger teams.

### 04. A living second brain

Agents need current company context. Outdated notes lead them to apply old prices, rules, or facts.

- Base: Plain Markdown files in a folder you own.
- Base: AGENTS.md entry point and folder README maps that agents follow.
- Base: Named role agents with private memory, plus scheduled maintenance and backups.
- Cockpit & Team: Review queue for stale notes, contradiction checks, and shared team areas.

### 05. Permissions and safety

Broad access to billing, client data, and email raises the cost of any mistake if an agent acts without boundaries.

- Base: Explicit approval before outward-facing or irreversible actions.
- Base: Incoming emails, web pages, and documents are treated as data, never as instructions.
- Base: Every file edit is recorded in Git history with 1-click undo in the Cockpit.
- Cockpit & Team: Enforced role permissions per folder and area owners for multi-person teams.

### 06. Harness and model portability

AI harnesses and models shift every few months. Keeping your company system in open files lets you switch fast.

- Base: Your second brain is the single source of truth.
- Base: Tools.md lists every connected MCP server and CLI.
- Base: One sync script installs your SOPs, agents, and tools into Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or another harness.
- Cockpit & Team: Close or replace the Cockpit anytime while keeping all business files intact.

## Resources

- [AI Bootcamp at Simple AI Studio](https://simpleaistudio.com)
- [Tool scorecard](https://yaibos.com/implementations)
- [Why YAIBOS](https://yaibos.com/why)
- [Developer resources](https://yaibos.com/developers)
- [OpenAPI description](https://yaibos.com/openapi.json)
- [llms.txt](https://yaibos.com/llms.txt)
- [About Samuel Michelot](https://yaibos.com/about)