Consuelo OS
Consuelo OS turns your company into an agent-ready workspace. It is the operating layer that gives agents safe access to context, tools, memory, permissions, and approved workflows. Agents do not get raw access to your systems. They work through a portal that tells them what they need to know and lets them run only the skills your workspace has approved. Use this section to understand the product model before reading setup guides or implementation reference.Start here
| If you need to… | Read this first | Then read |
|---|---|---|
| Understand the product | This page | How Consuelo OS works |
| Install OS locally | Install locally | Connect agents |
| Explain the agent surface | OS portal | Skills |
| Understand outputs | Files and artifacts | Observability |
| Design safe actions | Approvals | Integrations and capabilities |
| Understand data access | Data model and GraphQL | Context and memory |
The core idea
Most agents are useful but unsafe by default. They can reason, write, and decide, but they do not know which company systems they may touch, which context is authoritative, which actions need approval, or where outputs should be stored. Consuelo OS adds that missing operating layer.What Consuelo OS gives agents
| Capability | What it means |
|---|---|
| Context | The agent can understand the workspace, available skills, connected capabilities, and relevant company state. |
| Skills | The agent can run approved workflows instead of improvising raw system actions. |
| Scripts | Builders can implement skills as executable code without exposing every implementation detail to the agent. |
| Artifacts | Generated outputs are tracked as app-native records, not random files. |
| Approvals | High-impact actions pause for a human decision before continuing. |
| Memory | Reusable context can be kept without making memory the source of truth for structured records. |
| Observability | Each execution can be traced, debugged, and audited. |
What Consuelo OS is not
Consuelo OS is not a generic chat UI. It is not a dashboard. It is not a CRM clone. It is not a permission matrix product. It is not a random collection of scripts. The point is narrower and more useful: give agents a safe portal into the company so they can work with real context, use approved workflows, and leave a trace.Local OS and cloud OS
Consuelo OS can run locally or in the cloud. Local OS runs on a user machine. It is useful for solo operators, founders, internal builders, and anyone who wants their agent connected to local tools, files, and workspace context. Cloud OS is for teams. It uses hosted storage, shared access, app-native artifact records, managed workspace connections, and hosted observability. The product model stays the same in both modes: portal, skills, scripts, artifacts, approvals, and traceable executions.Naming rules
Use these terms consistently:- Say OS, not transport-layer implementation terms.
- Say portal, not interface.
- Say skills, not legacy workflow docs.
- Say scripts only for executable implementation.
- Say capabilities, not piles of environment variables.
- Say artifacts, not loose files.
- Say approvals or guardrails, not permission framework.