English Coach
"Remember what I got wrong last week and quiz me on it this morning."
Daily missions · writing feedback · SRS · weekly progress
Local-first agent apps,
packaged as .aouo packs.
A pack is more than a prompt or a folder of skills. It is an installable AI app with its own skills, durable storage, memory, schedules, tools, permissions, and UI surface.
The host model
One runtime. Many isolated packs. Each pack is its own app.
The shape of a pack
A hard runtime boundary around six things
pack = skills + storage + memory + schedule + permissions + UI surface
The runtime is the host. The pack is the app. The dashboard is where the two meet the user.
Vision
Six concepts that define the format
The Host Model → Three intentionally separate parts: runtime, desktop, pack. Why Packs → What a pack boundary buys you that chat boxes and skill bags cannot. Example Packs → English Coach, Creator Studio, Daily Journal — three flagship shapes. Context Compiler → How pack scope cuts routing context by 3–5× vs a flat skill bag. Builder Direction → Where the format is going — AI-assisted app assembly. Desktop Direction → Local-first workspace; chat channels demoted to optional remotes.
Pack shapes
Three flagship pack shapes the format is designed for
Creator Studio
"Capture this link, draft three angles, slot the best on Thursday."
Sources · idea queue · drafts · brand voice · publishing calendar
Daily Journal
"Two weeks of notes — what kept coming up?"
Daily notes · goals · mood tags · weekly reviews · action items
A pack is judged by whether one of these keeps a real user coming back for weeks. The platform is downstream of the pack.
What it isn't
Not local ChatGPT. Not a framework. Not a marketplace.
Compared with AOUO is different because
ChatGPT / Claude one broad conversation
Each pack is its own app — own storage, memory, schedule, permissions, UI surface.
Codex / Claude Code agents for codebases
AOUO is for end-user vertical agents: learning, writing, journaling, research, ops.
MCP connects models to tools
.aouo packages a stateful app one layer above the connectivity layer.
Skill bags flat collection of skills
Packs are bounded apps with state, schedules, permissions, and evals.
Quick start
Try the runtime. Build a pack.
Pre-alpha. The pack ABI is moving. The runtime, scheduler, sample packs, and dashboard are in. Shape is still being narrowed — which is exactly when feedback matters.
try it locally$ git clone https://github.com/aouoai/aouo$ cd aouo && pnpm install$ pnpm --filter @aouo/agent dev# pre-alpha · no install artifact yet