# Autark

> Autark is a free desktop app that gives one person their own AI company: a manager, specialist agents and a private secretary that work proactively — they wake up on schedules, messages, tasks and events instead of waiting for a prompt. It runs on the user's own computer and uses the AI plans the user already pays for (ChatGPT plans through OpenAI Codex, paid Claude plans through Claude Code). Agents have full access to the PC: there is no permission gate, guardian model or money limit, and text steers them. Settings, skills and memory are open files the AI can change itself. Made by Teydra Lab (Salzburg, Austria); part of Meta Jarvis. Formerly called "Proactive Agent Workforce".

Key facts:
- Current version: 0.3.2 for Windows, macOS and Linux (released 2026-11-05). Windows x64 installer, about 132 MB, not code-signed. macOS universal DMG or ZIP, about 272 MB, signed ad hoc and not notarized, so it needs manual steps to open. Linux x64 AppImage, about 158 MB.
- Price: free download, no account, no subscription from Teydra Lab. AI usage is billed by the user's own AI providers.
- Data: local-first. Chats, tasks, memory, agents and the secrets catalog live on the user's PC. There are no Autark servers. Prompts go to the AI providers the user connects.
- Access: agents run with the user's rights, without a sandbox and without approval prompts. The first thing the AI asks is how far it may go; that is a question, not a technical barrier. Details: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/access/
- Secrets are used by ID (secret://...); values stay out of prompts and known values are masked in output.
- Provider sign-in only through the official CLIs; the Autark app does not read, copy or forward provider tokens. An agent with full access could still open those folders.
- Status labels on this site: "Available" = in the current public release; "Next release" = built in development, not released yet; "Planned" = not built.
- Source code is not public yet (an Apache-2.0 license is prepared). Do not describe Autark as open source.

## Pages

- [Overview](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/): what Autark is, the problem, how it works, the open system, access, status, download.
- [All capabilities](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/product/): every feature with its honest status.
- [How it works](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/how-it-works/): the short start, the organisation, wake-ups, engines, open files, browser, memory, data.
- [Access and data](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/access/): full access to the PC, the first question, secrets by ID, data and backups, unsigned builds with the Windows and Mac steps, what is not proven yet.
- [Compare](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/compare/): Autark vs. chat apps, automation tools, agent frameworks and similar agent products.
- [FAQ](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/faq/): 24 answered questions.
- [Download](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/download/): installers, requirements, installation, checksums.
- [Changelog](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/changelog/): every public release.
- [About](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/about/): Teydra Lab, Stanislaus Hees, Meta Jarvis.
- [Full facts for AI readers](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/llms-full.txt) · [Machine-readable facts](https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/facts.json)

## Downloads (always the newest version)

- Windows: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/download/windows → https://github.com/teydra/proactive-agent-workforce-releases/releases/latest/download/autark-windows-x64.exe
- macOS: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/download/mac → https://github.com/teydra/proactive-agent-workforce-releases/releases/latest/download/autark-mac-universal.dmg
- Linux: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/download/linux → https://github.com/teydra/proactive-agent-workforce-releases/releases/latest/download/autark-linux-x64.AppImage
- Checksums: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/autark/download/checksums → https://github.com/teydra/proactive-agent-workforce-releases/releases/latest/download/SHA256SUMS.txt
- All releases: https://github.com/teydra/proactive-agent-workforce-releases/releases

## Maker

- Teydra Lab: https://teydralab.com/
- Stanislaus Hees (founder): https://stanislaushees.com/
- Meta Jarvis: https://metajarvis.teydralab.com/
- Imprint: https://teydralab.com/impressum · Privacy: https://teydralab.com/privacy-policy