Introduction
Komand (|<_) is an AI-native business operating system built for small and medium businesses. It provides always-on AI agents that operate through natural language conversations across messaging channels, a CLI, a browser extension, and a web dashboard.
Why Komand?
Section titled “Why Komand?”Most AI tools are built for developers or enterprises. Komand is built for business operators — solopreneurs, agencies, trades, professional services — who need AI that works in their existing channels without requiring a computer science degree.
The Problem
Section titled “The Problem”- AI assistants are siloed — one for chat, another for CRM, another for scheduling
- Open-source agent frameworks lack business governance, security, and multi-tenant isolation
- Enterprise platforms are too expensive and complex for SMBs
The Solution
Section titled “The Solution”Komand provides a single platform where AI agents:
- Respond to customers across Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Teams, and WebChat
- Manage your CRM — contacts, pipeline, scheduling, quoting, follow-ups
- Execute skills — sandboxed capabilities from a curated marketplace
- Deploy code — prompt-to-PR workflow with DevContainer builds
- Remember context — persistent memory across conversations and channels
Key Design Principles
Section titled “Key Design Principles”| Principle | Description |
|---|---|
| Conversation-first | Every interaction is a natural language conversation |
| Channel-native | Works where your customers already are |
| Secure by default | Sandboxed skills, audit trails, RBAC, prompt injection detection |
| Own your data | Self-host on your infrastructure or use managed cloud |
| Open SDK | Build and publish skills with the MIT-licensed SDK |
Architecture at a Glance
Section titled “Architecture at a Glance”Komand is built on .NET 10 and Microsoft Orleans — a virtual actor framework that provides fault-tolerant, distributed state management. Each agent, session, and skill instance is an Orleans grain with isolated state and lifecycle.
Channels → Gateway API → Orleans Silo → PostgreSQL ↕ ↕ Web Dashboard AI Providers (BYO key)See the Architecture Overview for a deep dive.
License
Section titled “License”Komand is licensed under the Business Source License (BSL). The core platform is source-available with a time-delayed open-source conversion. The SDK is MIT-licensed, enabling anyone to build and publish skills.
The legal entity is GRT Software Pty Ltd (ABN 24 661 567 406, QLD, Australia).