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Context that stays useful
Search, resume, branch, and pin conversations. Keep long-term memory inspectable, and bring workspace knowledge back with citations.
How memory works ↗ A personal agent runtime
Give your AI
a place to work.
Helix brings memory, tools, and everyday workflows into one thoughtful agent—grounded in your workspace and guided by your rules.
Local-first by design Open source Built for real work
✦ Your thoughtful little co-pilot
HELIX · PROJECT NOTES
“Pick up where we left off. What did we decide?”
The team chose a lighter first run. I found the notes and brought the source with me.
↗ onboarding-notes.md 42–48
READY WHEN YOU AREUpdate the project file?
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01· CONTEXT THAT CARRIES
ONE RUNTIME, YOUR WAY
›_ Terminal
Web dashboard
▱ Desktop
⌘ MCP & editor
◌ Chat apps
More than a chat window
Make room for
the whole project.
Helix connects your conversations to a real workspace, remembers the useful parts, and can carry a task forward—on your terms.
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YOU✦
Useful tools, clear boundaries
Work within chosen folders. Review tool actions before they run. Keep agent profiles and their settings separate.
Explore approvals ↗03
YOUJOBDONE
Work that moves forward
Set one-time or recurring jobs. Delegate bounded tasks. Coordinate longer work with a durable, dependency-aware queue.
See automation ↗04
Meet Helix where you already work
Keep the same agent runtime close at hand—in the terminal, dashboard, desktop, supported editor clients, and the chat platforms your team uses.
Browse integrations ↗ Connected to your world
Bring Helix
into the conversation.
Message Helix on the platforms you already use. Each connection is configured by you and protected by sender allowlists.
Explore setup guides
◉Matrix
➤Telegram
◕Discord
✣Slack
◔WhatsApp
{ }Webhooks
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Made to be yours
A capable agent
should feel like
your agent.
Helix is an original, local-first runtime. You choose its workspace, connections, tools, and model provider—and can inspect what it remembers.
Read about configuration & secrets ↗Starts with your workspace
Helix’s tools stay scoped to the folders and profiles you choose.
Asks before the important bits
Tool actions can pause for your approval, with a clear view of what’s proposed.
Remembers with receipts
Long-term memory is inspectable, carries provenance, and can be explicitly removed.
Built to keep running
Durable sessions, restart-aware work queues, and tools for backup and recovery.
The next step is yours
Give your work
a better orbit.
Start with the code. Bring the agent you need, and shape it around the way you work.
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