# Vodou OS

> Vodou OS is a local-first AI agent harness for AI execution by Vodou Inc. It installs on your own machine and routes every plain-English request to the right model, skill or tool, runs work in parallel, and keeps a persistent, private memory of your projects, so one person can carry the output of a team. It is in public Alpha, with a 60-day free trial and no credit card required.

Vodou's router (the BrainLoader) resolves intent to skills, tools and scripts before any model inference, then calls the model that fits the task: Vodou LLM (included with Vodou-powered plans); with your own key Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI (Grok), Mistral, DeepSeek, Kimi (Moonshot), Groq, Fireworks, Together or OpenRouter; existing subscriptions through the Claude CLI or Kimi Code CLI; local models via Ollama, LM Studio or Vodou Local (bundled llama.cpp); or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Runtime and memory stay on the user's machine; model calls go directly from that machine to whichever provider the user configures.

## Product

- [Vodou OS homepage](https://vodou.ai/): overview, features, platform screenshots, comparison with other agent tools, pricing and FAQ
- [How it works](https://vodou.ai/#how): plain English in, BrainLoader routing (intent, memory, routing), best model reasons, executed answer out
- [Product](https://vodou.ai/#product): memory and context layer, multi-model orchestration layer, platform preview
- [Comparison](https://vodou.ai/#compare): Vodou against Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Poe, AnythingLLM, MemoryPlugin and ByteRover

Key capabilities:

- Deterministic routing: unlimited intent mappings resolve to skills, tools and scripts before inference
- Local-first execution: runtime and memory are 100% local; llama.cpp bundled for local inference, with LM Studio and Ollama supported
- Compounding memory: unlimited memory with full-text and vector retrieval, a reranker, and contradiction and dedup passes
- Memory that follows you: the Vodou Bridge browser extension captures 22 AI chat surfaces and injects memory back into 18 verified ones, plus Cursor and Claude Code
- Parallel tool execution: skills, MCP tools and scripts dispatched concurrently, 25-50x faster than serial dispatch
- Autonomous kanban: agents pick up tasks from a board; scheduled tasks, triggers, hooks and cron
- MCP client and host: unlimited MCP servers; any local MCP client can attach with its own token and vault
- Multi-channel delivery: Slack, Teams, Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, Google Chat, voice and web
- Governance: no mandatory cloud, per-client identity, pre-dispatch egress profiles, salted audit log, rate limits, revoke

## Download

- [Download the Alpha](https://vodou.ai/#download): available now for macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows 10/11 (x64) and Linux (x64 and ARM64); the installers always fetch the latest Alpha release
- macOS and Linux install: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VodouAI/OS/main/install-vodou.sh | bash`
- Windows install (PowerShell): `irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VodouAI/OS/main/install-vodou.ps1 | iex`
- [Account login and dashboard](https://app.vodou.ai/)

## Pricing

- [Pricing](https://vodou.ai/#pricing): every plan has a 60-day free trial during Alpha, no credit card required
- BYOK (bring your own model keys): $10/month for the platform; your model provider bills usage directly, and BYOK usage is never metered
- Vodou-powered, model usage included: Starter $20/month (2M tokens), Standard $40/month (5M tokens), Pro $60/month (10M tokens), Power $100/month (25M tokens)
- [Vodou Enterprise](https://vodou.ai/#enterprise): one coordinated AI execution layer across an organization, with centralized governance and private or fully local deployment; contact info@vodou.ai

## FAQ

- [FAQ](https://vodou.ai/#faq): what the Alpha includes, what happens after the trial, platform availability, data handling, supported models, open core
- Platforms: macOS, Windows and Linux are all available now in Alpha.
- Is data sent to the cloud? Memory, files and the tool graph are stored on the user's machine. When signed in, Vodou reports usage metadata (token counts, model and tool names, timings, errors) to the user's Vodou account for the dashboard and billing; bring-your-own-key users can turn it off in Settings.
- After the 60-day trial, users choose a subscription; Alpha users keep founding-member pricing for the life of their subscription.

## Guides

One guide per Vodou feature: what it is, why it matters, how Vodou does it, and how it compares. Index at [Vodou guides](https://vodou.ai/resources).

- [Persistent AI Memory You Own, Local and Acting](https://vodou.ai/ai-memory): the whole memory system — capture from 22 AI chat sites, coding-agent hooks, the MCP host and every messaging channel you connect; a local SQLite store with FTS5, vector and reranker retrieval; provenance, correct/reject/undo, vaults, 7 importers, the Brain map, and every surface the memory works on
- [AI Harness for Every Model, Memory and Tool](https://vodou.ai/ai-harness): Plain English in, executed answer out.
- [Agent Harness: Skills, MCP, Workers and Hooks](https://vodou.ai/agent-harness): Skills, MCP, workers and hooks — already wired.
- [AI Memory Extension for ChatGPT, Claude & 22 Sites](https://vodou.ai/ai-memory-browser-extension): Your chats, captured locally and typed back anywhere.
- [AI Orchestration Layer: Route Before Inference](https://vodou.ai/ai-orchestration): Route before inference. Run tools together.
- [AI Agent Skills That Execute, Not Just Instruct](https://vodou.ai/skill-gateway): Workflows that run the same way every time.
- [AI Agent Automation With Budgets and Approval Gates](https://vodou.ai/ai-agent-automation): Agents that run unattended, within budgets you set.
- [MCP Gateway for Your Machine: Any Server, One Host](https://vodou.ai/mcp-gateway): One MCP host for every editor on your machine.
- [Local AI Agent With Memory, Skills and Tools](https://vodou.ai/local-ai-agent): Runtime, memory and tools on your machine.
- [Claude Code Memory Across Sessions and Tools](https://vodou.ai/claude-code-memory): Memory in Claude Code, Cursor and Codex on every prompt.

## Comparisons

Vodou side by side with tools people move from, including where the other tool is the better choice. Every competitor fact is sourced and dated.

- [OpenClaw Alternative With Local Memory and Skills](https://vodou.ai/openclaw-alternative): Vodou vs OpenClaw (and Hermes Agent): where each wins, and how to import OpenClaw memory into Vodou
- [Hermes Agent Alternative: Memory in Browser and IDE](https://vodou.ai/hermes-agent-alternative): Vodou vs Hermes Agent (and OpenClaw): where each wins, and how to import Hermes memory into Vodou
- [MemoryPlugin Alternative: Memory on Your Machine](https://vodou.ai/memoryplugin-alternative): Vodou vs MemoryPlugin and built-in ChatGPT/Claude memory: hosted memory or memory stored on your computer
- [Mem0 Alternative for Personal, Local AI Memory](https://vodou.ai/mem0-alternative): Vodou vs Mem0 Platform and Mem0 open source: a memory layer for your product, or personal memory you use yourself

## Legal

- [Alpha Terms](https://app.vodou.ai/terms.html)
- [Privacy Policy](https://app.vodou.ai/privacy.html)
- [EULA](https://app.vodou.ai/eula.html)

## Open source

Vodou is open core.

- [VodouAI/OS](https://github.com/VodouAI/OS): the client and orchestration stack (gateway, MCP servers, browser extension, skill format, installers), open source under Apache-2.0
- [VodouAI/vodou-core](https://github.com/VodouAI/vodou-core): official builds of the proprietary Rust engine (routing and memory), shipped as signed binaries under the EULA
- [VodouAI/vodou-skills-catalog](https://github.com/VodouAI/vodou-skills-catalog): public catalog of installable Vodou skills
- [VodouAI/Apps](https://github.com/VodouAI/Apps): app presets (remote MCP servers) bundled with the gateway
- [VodouAI/lenses-directory](https://github.com/VodouAI/lenses-directory): community-contributed Vodou Lenses

## Optional

- [Blog](https://blog.vodou.ai/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/VodouAI)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/BmushMcpV9)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@VodouAI)
- [X](https://x.com/VodouAI)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vodou-ai)
- Contact: info@vodou.ai