> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://familyco.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to FamilyCo

> Run your own AI family business — agents that plan, delegate, execute, and report.

FamilyCo is an operating system for your own "AI family business." Each agent works like a member of the company — collaborating, sharing the workload, and handling day-to-day operations so you can focus on the bigger decisions.

## What you get

* **Chat-first directives.** Tell the Executive Agent what you want; it plans and delegates.
* **Agent hierarchy.** Executive (`L0`), Manager (`L1`), and Worker (`L2`) agents with controllable autonomy.
* **Knowledge retrieval.** Upload and index internal documents for retrieval-augmented agent context.
* **Structured operations.** Projects, Tasks, and an Inbox for approvals and clarifications.
* **Audit and Budget.** End-to-end audit log and token/cost tracking with soft and hard caps.
* **Desktop-first runtime.** Local SQLite via Prisma, with a web client for monitoring.
* **Skills and Plugins.** Switchable skills and plugin-provided tools, configurable per provider.

## Editions

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  <Card title="Desktop" icon="display">
    The Founder cockpit. Best UX, deepest feature coverage. Ships as Electron for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Server" icon="server">
    Fastify API, agent orchestration, queues, scheduling, budget metering, and audit log.
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  <Card title="Web" icon="globe">
    Lightweight Vue 3 client for review, approvals, reporting, and monitoring.
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## Get started

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  <Card title="Install FamilyCo" icon="download" href="/quickstart">
    Install a release build for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
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  <Card title="Developer setup" icon="code" href="/development">
    Run the monorepo locally with `pnpm dev` or `pnpm dev:electron`.
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  <Card title="Architecture" icon="diagram-project" href="/concepts/architecture">
    Learn how apps, packages, and the runtime fit together.
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  <Card title="Agent operating model" icon="sitemap" href="/concepts/agent-operating-model">
    Understand the Executive, Manager, and Worker hierarchy.
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## Product flow at a glance

1. Founder sends a directive in **Chat**.
2. Server creates an **Agent Run**.
3. **Executive Agent** creates or updates Projects and Tasks.
4. Skills are selected from the enabled toolset.
5. Risky or ambiguous actions pause into the **Inbox** for approval.
6. Approved runs continue; **Budget** and **Audit** are recorded end-to-end.

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  Monorepo layout, runtime lanes, and design constraints.
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