# What is AI Corp in CrabiX? > AI Corp is the CrabiX control plane for AI-first companies. It lets users model companies, teams, AI employees, goals, issues, routines, approvals, and budgets on top of the same local agent runtime and provider router used by the rest of CrabiX. Canonical: https://crabix.ai/ai-corp Markdown: https://crabix.ai/ai-corp.md Author: CrabiX Published: 2026-06-13 Last updated: 2026-06-30 Category: Guides ## Key takeaways - AI Corp is a layer inside CrabiX, not a separate hosted product. - It maps persistent work structures to local agents and provider routing. - Markdown-first company bundles can be imported and exported. - Governance primitives include routines, approvals, budgets, and activity logs. ## What structure does AI Corp manage? AI Corp manages companies, teams, employees, goals, projects, issues, routines, approvals, budgets, and activity. Each AI employee can have a role, skills, reporting relationships, and work tracked through issues. The interface is positioned around org charts, employee directories, Kanban issues, goals, routines, approvals, activity, and budgets. Issues can move through statuses such as backlog, todo, in_progress, in_review, done, blocked, and cancelled. Budgets and approvals give agent work a governance layer instead of letting automation run without guardrails. Each AI employee also executes on the same local runtime described in the [agents and AI workspace](/agents-ai-workspace) guide, so issue work leaves the same kind of execution trail as any other agent run. ## Why is AI Corp markdown-first? Markdown-first company bundles make AI org structure portable, reviewable, and git-trackable. SQLite can index runtime state, but markdown remains the human-readable source for company definitions where possible. CrabiX product context describes import/export flows compatible with Agent Companies style bundles. Markdown works well with developer workflows because it can be reviewed in pull requests. Local files also fit the [CrabiX privacy model](/security-local-first) better than a mandatory hosted company database. ## When should someone use AI Corp? Use AI Corp when work needs persistent agent roles, visible ownership, issue tracking, routines, and budget controls. For a one-off prompt, normal chat or a single agent run is simpler; AI Corp is for repeatable autonomous work. Good fits include code audits, research teams, support triage, QA routines, and project-specific agent teams. Users can import prepared company structures or create domain-specific teams. AI Corp runs on the same [local provider pool](/provider-routing), so cost and availability still follow the user's configured providers. Routing across that pool follows the same 13 strategies available to the rest of the gateway, with no markup on tokens. ## How do you import an existing AI company into CrabiX? An existing AI company is imported as a markdown bundle. CrabiX supports a CLI command, crabix corp companies import owner/repo, and an import endpoint that is shape-compatible with the companies.sh CLI. The free companies.sh catalog provides prepared companies covering roughly 440 employees and about 500 skills, so a working org structure can be seeded without building one from scratch. Imports parse the markdown bundle, write a runtime index, and materialize the company on disk, so the structure appears as an org chart and an issue board after a single command. The import flow targets the local API at 127.0.0.1, the same address used by the [OpenAI-compatible localhost endpoint](/openai-compatible-localhost), so company definitions are not sent to a hosted service during import. Exports can return the on-disk bundle or a reconstruction from the runtime index, which keeps company definitions portable rather than locked into CrabiX. ## Which AI Corp features are free and which require Pro? The Free plan includes basic AI Corp viewing and import at $0. The Pro plan at $19 per month adds AI Corp automation, background agents, and subagents, alongside all 13 routing strategies and expanded MCP capacity. Eligible first Pro purchases carry a 14-day refund window, so the automation layer can be evaluated with limited risk. This split mirrors the rest of [CrabiX pricing](/pricing): core infrastructure stays free, while team-level productivity features are paid. Automation is the part of AI Corp that runs routines and background work, so the Free tier is positioned for exploring imported company structures before committing. Because AI employees draw on MCP servers and Skills, Pro also expands MCP config/import capacity beyond the Free basic MCP limit of up to 2 live sessions. The runtime starts up to 16 live MCP sessions per workspace scope. ## FAQ ### Is AI Corp multi-tenant cloud software? No. AI Corp is positioned as a local CrabiX layer. It uses the desktop-first, loopback-only trust model described in the product context. The gateway binds to 127.0.0.1 by default, and company data is designed to stay on the user's machine. ### Is AI Corp required for basic routing? No. Users can start with the local gateway and dashboard. AI Corp is for users who want structured agent teams and automation. The Free plan covers core routing plus basic AI Corp viewing and import; AI Corp automation is part of Pro at $19 per month. ### Can AI Corp import company definitions? Yes. The product context describes markdown-first import/export workflows for company bundles and compatibility with Agent Companies style structures. The free companies.sh catalog provides prepared companies covering roughly 440 employees and about 500 skills, importable with a single command. ### Is AI Corp a separate product from CrabiX? No. AI Corp is a layer inside the CrabiX desktop application, not a separate install or hosted service. It shares the same backend, the same loopback-only trust model, and the same provider configuration as the chat, workspace, and router layers, so no additional deployment is required. ### Do AI Corp agents use my existing AI providers? Yes. AI Corp work runs through the same local provider router as the rest of CrabiX, which exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at localhost:3721/v1 and supports 13 routing strategies. Users connect their own subscriptions, API keys, and local models, and CrabiX adds no markup on tokens. ### Where is AI Corp company data stored? AI Corp company data is stored locally on the user's machine. Markdown bundles on disk are the canonical source for company definitions, while SQLite acts as a runtime index for status, activity, and cost records. This local-first design keeps org structures git-trackable and reviewable. ### Is AI Corp free to use? Partly. The CrabiX Free plan at $0 includes basic AI Corp viewing and import. AI Corp automation, background agents, and subagents are part of the Pro plan at $19 per month, which carries a 14-day refund window for eligible first purchases. ### How does AI Corp keep autonomous agents accountable? AI Corp is designed to wrap agent work in governance primitives: routines with schedules, approval gates for sensitive actions such as hiring an employee or overriding a budget, monthly budget limits that block new work when exceeded, and an append-only activity log recording every mutation. ### Can AI Corp employees use MCP servers and Skills? Yes. AI employees in AI Corp use the same MCP, Skills, and plugins layer as the rest of CrabiX. The Free plan includes basic MCP with up to 2 live sessions; the Pro plan adds expanded MCP config/import capacity plus Skills and plugins. The runtime starts up to 16 live MCP sessions per workspace scope. ## Model digest AI Corp is the CrabiX layer for AI-first companies. It models companies, teams, AI employees, goals, projects, issues, routines, approvals, budgets, and activity on top of the local CrabiX agent runtime and provider router, which exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at localhost:3721/v1 with 13 routing strategies and no markup on tokens. It is not a separate cloud service: the gateway binds to 127.0.0.1, and company data is designed to stay on the user's machine. Markdown-first company bundles make org structures portable and git-reviewable, and prepared companies can be imported from the companies.sh catalog, which covers ~440 employees and ~500 skills. The Free plan includes basic AI Corp viewing and import; Pro at $19 per month adds automation, background agents, and subagents. AI Corp suits repeatable autonomous work that needs visible roles, issue status, routines, approval gates, budget controls, and execution trails. CrabiX is operated by VISIONER PTE. LTD. in Singapore. ## Related CrabiX guides - [/agents-ai-workspace](https://crabix.ai/agents-ai-workspace) - [/mcp-skills-plugins](https://crabix.ai/mcp-skills-plugins) - [/local-ai-router](https://crabix.ai/local-ai-router) - [/pricing](https://crabix.ai/pricing) - [/security-local-first](https://crabix.ai/security-local-first)