Run the company from one vault you own.

Install

Run FounderOS on your machine. Your Obsidian vault stays yours — Markdown, portable, offline-capable.

pipx install founderos
founderos init
founderos plan -c ~/.config/founderos/my.yaml

uv tool install founderos
founderos init

pipx install "git+https://github.com/pensebien/founders-os.git"
founderos version

Needs Python 3.11+. Day loop and vault guide: docs/GUIDE.md. Packaging notes for maintainers: docs/PUBLISH.md.

How a founder day runs

Terminal for generation. Obsidian for thinking. One loop you can keep.

1. 01
   Plan

   MITs from yesterday’s journal, calendar, energy, and goals.

2. 02
   Work

   Execute in the daily journal and project notes you already link.

3. 03
   Calendar

   Push wake, sleep, and today’s MITs into a real ICS file.

4. 04
   Reflect

   Evening notes feed tomorrow’s plan and the weekly CEO review.

Portable by design

Your vault is Markdown. Leave anytime. No proprietary cage.

• Obsidian-native folders for vision, goals, journals, clients, finance
• Local CLI stays free — hosted convenience comes later
• Knowledge search across decisions, projects, and journals