Open source
Why we open-sourced all of it
Not parts — the whole thing, under Apache-2.0. Here's the reasoning, in short. The long version lives in the manifesto and the build-in-public essay.
Platform and all packages are Apache-2.0.
The host is the business
Vercel didn't invent the JavaScript runtime. They built a clean, opinionated host for it, and sold the hosting. Workspace AI sits at the same inflection point. We open-source the workspace and make our money running it — hosted plans, custom builds, enterprise support. We earn by running it, not by hiding it.
From The Ikenga Platform Manifesto — the full argument is in the founder's writing.
Why local-first
Your config and your agents' data run on your machine. That means they don't pass through someone else's server to be useful, and you can read every line of the code that touches them. Local-first isn't a privacy slogan here — it's the default, and the source is Apache-2.0 so you can verify it.
Built and run, not a side project
We didn't open-source a demo. We built this workspace to run our own company and shipped the generic half as Ikenga. The cockpit and package manager you see are the ones we actually run on. Open-sourcing it means you get the real thing, and we keep building it in the open.
From Running a company on AI agents — the useful number isn't 100%.
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