Goals, not prompts
Describe the business outcome. FormalEngine plans, delegates and coordinates the work.
Private beta · limited onboarding cohorts
The local-first operating system for your AI company.
Run research, product, engineering, growth and operations without hiring a full team. On your own hardware, managed GPU compute or selectively approved premium models — with human authority over consequential actions.
30% Founding Customer Discount · first 12 months, not combinable with annual savings
LOCAL-FIRSTRun open models on your hardware
GOVERNEDA0–A4 authority & human approvals
HYBRIDCloud models only by policy
EVIDENCEAuditable runs & decisions
CAPABILITIESKnow what your company can prove
COMPANY OS
Not another chatbot. An operating company.
FormalEngine organises goals, roles, departments, capabilities, models and tools in a governed company runtime. Models propose. Deterministic code enforces.
Roles, not model names
Research, Product, Engineering, Growth and Operations use stable roles while models remain replaceable compute resources.
Authority, not blind agent access
Internal work can run autonomously. Material actions wait for your approval or a clearly defined standing policy.
PRODUCT TOUR
See the company at work.
Overview, Goals, Work, Approvals, organisation, capabilities and knowledge in one operator experience.
LOCAL-FIRST
An AI workforce without giving up control.
Local-first is not offline nostalgia. It is a data and authority boundary: sensitive work stays local, cloud compute is explicitly allowed, and every consequential action crosses policy gates.
01
Your own hardware
Run open models locally when your hardware meets the requirements.
02
GPU cloud & cloud nodes
Managed compute available on request during private beta.
03
Premium intelligence
Anthropic Claude or OpenAI models only for explicitly allowed roles, tasks and data classes.
POLICY / ROUTING
local_default = true cloud_allowed = task.policy.cloud data_class = task.context.classification if cloud_allowed and policy.permits(data_class): route(premium_model) else: route(local_model) # Cloud may coordinate. The local node enforces.
USE CASES
For founders. Teams. Agencies. SMBs.
FormalEngine scales through an organised digital company with explicit ownership — not more chat windows.
Founders
Operate beyond your headcount.
Explore use case →Small teams
Add research, delivery and operations without building an agent platform.
Explore use case →Agencies
Repeatable delivery through capabilities and evidence, not copy-pasted agents.
Explore use case →SMBs
Introduce an AI workforce without granting uncontrolled agents access to company systems and data.
Explore use case →DIFFERENT BY DESIGN
Not a workflow builder. Not a bot swarm. Not a black box.
FormalEngine combines company orchestration with a locally enforced control and evidence layer.
| Capability | FormalEngine | Typical agent platform | Chat assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business goal → company run | ✓ | — | — |
| Customer-owned execution node | ✓ | partial | — |
| Local-first compute by default | ✓ | partial | — |
| Deterministic authority gates | ✓ | — | — |
| Capability evidence & reuse | ✓ | — | — |
| Premium models per task | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
FOUNDER
Built for AI that is allowed to do real work.
Markus Scherreik is a software entrepreneur and product builder focused on AI-native systems, automation and infrastructure. FormalEngine grew from a simple premise: AI should be able to do real company work without giving opaque agents uncontrolled authority over your data, systems and budget.
FAQ
The key questions before joining.
FormalEngine is a private beta. The architecture is clear; individual providers, integrations and managed-compute options will continue to evolve.
Do I need my own GPU?
No. Your own hardware is the preferred local-first path when model requirements are met. Managed GPU / cloud nodes are available on request during private beta.
Can I use Claude or OpenAI?
Yes. Premium cloud models can be selectively enabled by role, task, data class and policy. Local models remain the default.
Are my files automatically uploaded to the cloud?
No. The product principle is LOCAL BY DEFAULT / SYNC BY POLICY. Raw files, secrets and sensitive local data are not implicitly synchronised.
Is FormalEngine just a chatbot with multiple agents?
No. Chat is only an interface. The core is a company runtime with an event ledger, authority, policies, capabilities, tools and evidence.
What will private beta pricing be?
Regular plans start at €79/month. Eligible waitlist members receive 30% founding-customer discount for the first 12 months; not combinable with annual savings.
Private beta · limited onboarding cohorts
Your company. Less headcount. More control.
We are onboarding a limited number of companies per cohort. Waitlist members receive a 30% founding-customer discount for the first 12 months. Not combinable with annual savings.
30% off / 12 months
Not combinable with annual savings.