What is HQ?

The Problem

Modern knowledge work generates more tasks than any person can handle. AI tools exist, but they’re disconnected — one for coding, another for writing, another for research. Each session starts from zero. Context is lost. Work is repeated.

The Solution

HQ is a folder-based operating system for orchestrating AI workers. It runs on Claude Code, Codex, and Grok, and provides:

• Workers — Autonomous agents with specific skills (coding, content, research, QA)
• Knowledge Bases — Persistent memory that grows smarter over time
• Commands — Slash commands (skills) that orchestrate complex workflows
• Checkpoints — Session state that survives context limits
• Cloud Sync — Keep your HQ in sync across computers and teammates

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         YOUR HQ                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                          │
│   ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐          │
│   │ WORKERS  │    │KNOWLEDGE │    │ COMMANDS │          │
│   │ Do work  │    │ Remember │    │Orchestrate│         │
│   └──────────┘    └──────────┘    └──────────┘          │
│         │               │               │                │
│         └───────────────┼───────────────┘                │
│                         ▼                                │
│                  ┌──────────┐                            │
│                  │CHECKPOINT│                            │
│                  │ Persist  │                            │
│                  └──────────┘                            │
│                         ▼                                │
│                  ┌──────────┐                            │
│                  │  CLOUD   │                            │
│                  │  SYNC    │                            │
│                  └──────────┘                            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

How It’s Different

Traditional AI	HQ
Chat sessions start from zero	Workers carry persistent context
One tool per task	One system with 43 built-in workers
Manual orchestration	Commands automate multi-step workflows
Context lost at session end	Checkpoints and threads preserve everything
One machine only	Cloud sync shares your HQ across computers and teammates

Who It’s For

• Solo developers who want an AI dev team
• Content creators managing multi-platform publishing
• Technical founders automating operations
• Anyone drowning in tasks they wish AI could handle

Philosophy

HQ is files, not SaaS. Your data lives in a folder on your machine. Knowledge bases are folders of markdown files. Configuration is YAML. Everything is portable and yours.