For privacy-first operators — local AI is fully optional
The Outpost.
The Helm on desktop. Optional local AI for work that can't go to the cloud. Install it at setup — or skip it entirely.
If you're a lawyer, accountant, therapist, or financial advisor, your client data isn't a candidate for an AI training set. The Outpost is The Helm on desktop — local-only operation, no cloud round-trips, your client data stays on your machine. If you want AI features, the local AI install is fully optional: pick your model at setup, or skip the AI components entirely and run the workspace clean. Either way, nothing leaves the device unless you send it.
What you stop worrying about
Four assumptions that disappear.
"Did my client's data just get sent to an API?"
With Crewmember (connected AI) the answer is “only when you trigger it.” With The Outpost — if you installed the local AI — the answer is “never; the model runs on this machine.” If you skipped the AI install, there's no API in the loop to worry about in the first place.
"What happens when the internet goes down?"
With cloud AI, you wait. With The Outpost, the model is already on your laptop. AI features keep working in a basement, on a plane, in a courthouse, anywhere your machine boots.
"Are these tokens going to break our budget?"
Cloud AI bills by usage. The Outpost's local AI runs on your hardware — no per-token cost, no surprise bills, no rationing AI use across the team. Or skip the AI install entirely and there's no AI line on the ledger at all.
"Will this work for our compliance posture?"
HIPAA, attorney-client privilege, financial advisor fiduciary, accounting confidentiality — these aren't features to retrofit, they're the default. Data locality means data stays where compliance requires it.
What's actually planned
Shipping with the V1 desktop build.
Honest scope: The Outpost is in active V1 build per the desktop product plan. Everything below ships with the first release. The workspace is the same as The Helm on desktop; the local-AI install is fully optional.
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Everything The Helm does — with optional local AI
The full operator workspace — Bridge, Desk, Revenue Pulse, Scorecard, People/Accounts/Relationships — runs the same on desktop. The local AI install is optional and lives separately from the workspace itself.
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Local LLMs, your choice (if you install them)
If you install the AI components, you pick the model — Llama, Mistral, Qwen, or any model that fits your hardware. Models update on your schedule, not the vendor's. Skip the install and the workspace runs fully without AI.
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Network-off mode
A switch that disables every external network call from The Outpost. Use it during sensitive client work; flip it back when you need to sync with a remote service. Verifiable in the activity log.
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Compliance-ready file handling
Client files stay encrypted on disk. Vault snapshots are local-only by default. Export/share is explicit, audited, and never automatic.
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Lifetime-at-purchased-version
JetBrains-style billing: subscribe monthly to keep getting updates, or buy a version and own it forever (bug fixes included; major version upgrades are paid). Your subscription ending does not delete your work.
Local AI means the model runs entirely on your machine — no data leaves the device. But on The Outpost it's a fully optional install: pick your model at setup, or skip the AI install entirely and run just the desktop workspace. When you do install it, local AI is slower than cloud for some tasks and faster for repeat work because nothing is rate-limited. The trade-off is privacy, compliance, and offline capability. Crewmember adds connected AI on opt-in when cloud assistance is fine. The Helm and The Briefing stay clean of AI by design.
Pick your start.
The Outpost ships with the V1 desktop release. Start with The Helm (web) free today to build muscle memory in the workspace. Or lock in lifetime Timeless Robot Membership for $499 and have The Outpost in your bundle when the desktop app lands.
The rest of Moonshot OS
These work alone or together.
Each app stands on its own — pick what fits. Connected by the same data model when you want them to be.