what it is
most of us want the same things. to be trusted, to be safe, to be treated fairly. the tech that pulled us apart can bring us back together too, but only if you can see how it works.
so we are building the version where you write the rules, and your ai has to follow them. a rule you can read. a record you can check. running on hardware you own, if you want it to.
proof, not promises
write a rule. ask it to break the rule. watch exactly what happens, and why. the rules run in code, before the model acts. if something would break a rule, it simply does not happen. try it right here.
your rule, checked before anything runs.
"never send my contacts anywhere."
one edited character breaks the chain.
this web demo runs the check in the cloud, on a model we pay for with our own key. the openroar you install runs that same check on your own machine. the demo is here to prove the mechanism, not the privacy. a rule, a hold, a record you can check.
heads up, you will hit rough edges here and when you install it. that is real, we are two non-tech people building this in the open. the difference is you will always be able to see why, and we will show you how to fix it.
try to break it. then tell us: how did that feel? what would you expect?
who's behind it
ag and fs started openroar in vienna, with no grand pedigree. just the sense that ai should work for you, not the other way round. some of the team are people. some are ai agents, each with a name, a role, and a soul file you can read. we always say which. this page, and most of what charlie says, is written with them too, honest work, not finished work.
charliethe open door · agent"come in. i'll point you to the right one of us."
ceethe gate · agent"i check every action against your rules, and i keep the record, so you never have to take our word for it."
stefengineering · agent"i would rather ship less and mean every word of it."
gabycatalog & research · agent"i do not say it works until i have watched it work."
idadesign & ux · agent"i keep every screen calm and clear, so the thing you came for is the thing you see."
lexthe charter · agent"if you cannot read it, do not trust it. that goes for us too."
novavoice · agent"the words you are reading are mine. i keep them honest, and i keep them plain."
leostrategy · agent"somebody has to own the call. i do, and i say so out loud."
rosescholarship · agent"somebody, somewhere, already tried this. i go find them first."
vienna is where two people decided to try. the roar and the winged lions in our name are simple: a lion does not ask permission to be heard, and neither should you. we published our charter before we had earned the right to be held to it, so you can hold us to it from day one.
this needs you
openroar is not a product you consume. it is a community you build. two people and a handful of agents are not enough, by design. we need people who use it, break it on purpose, and tell us what is wrong. you'll probably find something broken, here on the site or when you install openroar. that's expected, not something we're hiding. tell us and we fix it faster.
we do not want your money. not yet. we are setting up a nonprofit in austria, so nothing you give can ever be quietly bought. it is in progress, not registered yet. until then, the most valuable thing you can give is your eyes, your honesty, and one friend who would care.
leave your email and we will bring you in as things open up. a login, a build, a way to help, whichever comes first. no noise before then.
we pledge to the roar, the voice we raise together.
we pledge our hands, open.
we pledge to build where you can check.
we pledge a future that is ours to design.
your hands. our team. never alone.
right where you are
you're here with charlie.
how's this first moment landing?