# ArgentOS > Self-hosted AI workers with memory, tools, and control. Open-source Core with governed Business deployments. ## What is ArgentOS ArgentOS is a personal AI operating system that runs entirely on your hardware. It provides persistent memory, autonomous thinking (contemplation loops), real-time voice interaction, multi-channel communication, and self-improving intelligence — all under your complete control with no cloud dependency. ## Product Tiers - **ArgentOS Core** (Free, Open Source): Voice & presence, persistent memory, always-on thinking, tasks & automation, self-improving system, local & frontier LLM routing - **ArgentOS Business** (Paid, Coming Soon): Intent governance, simulation gates, workforce orchestration, exec approvals, team controls ## Key Capabilities - Persistent memory system (12,500+ LOC) with SQLite FTS5 + pgvector hybrid search - Always-on contemplation loop using local Qwen3 via Ollama - Real-time voice with emotional visual presence (AEVP) - 50+ agent tools, 7+ communication channels (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp) - Smart model routing: Local → Haiku → Sonnet → Opus based on complexity - 15+ LLM provider support with automatic failover - Self-improving system (SIS) with lesson extraction and pattern consolidation - 36,000+ LOC React dashboard with Live2D/AEVP avatar ## Links - Website: https://argentos.ai - GitHub: https://github.com/ArgentAIOS/argentos-core - Discord: https://discord.gg/argentos - Documentation: https://docs.argentos.ai - Agent Card: https://argentos.ai/agent-card.json ## Contact - General: hello@argentos.ai - Founder: jason@argentos.ai - Investors: investors@argentos.ai ## Operator Built by Jason Brashear in Austin, Texas. https://jasonbrashear.com | @JasonBrashearTX