The latest articles on DEV Community by Ashik Joy (@ashik_joy). https://dev.to/ashik_joy https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3967888%2F19b3e8b7-7df4-4c20-9b02-cce24f766ac8.png https://dev.to/ashik_joy en Ashik Joy Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:40:20 +0000 https://dev.to/ashik_joy/i-built-an-open-source-ai-workspace-operating-system-in-a-few-weekends-324i https://dev.to/ashik_joy/i-built-an-open-source-ai-workspace-operating-system-in-a-few-weekends-324i <p><strong>I Built an Open-Source AI Workspace Operating System in a Few Weekends</strong></p> <p>Over the last few weekends, I built LOOP.</p> <p>It started from a simple frustration.</p> <p>My workflow was spread across multiple tools:</p> <ul> <li>Slack for communication</li> <li>Notion for documentation</li> <li>Jira for project management</li> <li>GitHub for development</li> <li>ChatGPT for AI assistance</li> <li>Google Workspace for operations</li> </ul> <p>Every tool had its own context, data, and workflow.</p> <p>The AI had no understanding of what was happening across the workspace.</p> <p>So I started asking:</p> <p>What if AI wasn't another tab?</p> <p>What if AI was part of the operating system itself?</p> <p>That idea became LOOP.</p> <h2> What is LOOP? </h2> <p>LOOP is an open-source AI-native workspace operating system.</p> <p>It combines:</p> <ul> <li>Projects and task management</li> <li>Team chat and channels</li> <li>Collaborative documents</li> <li>Multi-agent AI teams</li> <li>Workspace memory</li> <li>MCP-powered tools</li> <li>Human approval workflows</li> <li>Google Workspace integrations</li> <li>GitHub integrations</li> <li>Finance and invoice management</li> <li>Workspace intelligence and health monitoring</li> </ul> <h2> The Architecture </h2> <p>LOOP is built with:</p> <ul> <li>FastAPI</li> <li>Next.js</li> <li>PostgreSQL</li> <li>Redis</li> <li>Docker</li> <li>MCP (Model Context Protocol)</li> <li>OpenRouter</li> </ul> <p>At the core is Hermes, an AI agent system capable of:</p> <ul> <li>Managing workspace memory</li> <li>Coordinating specialized agents</li> <li>Using MCP tools</li> <li>Creating approval-based actions</li> <li>Interacting with external systems</li> </ul> <h2> Why Open Source? </h2> <p>Honestly, I don't know if anyone else needs this.</p> <p>I originally built it for internal use.</p> <p>Instead of spending months guessing what users want, I decided to open-source it and let the community decide whether the idea has value.</p> <h2> Looking for Feedback </h2> <p>I'm interested in hearing:</p> <ul> <li>Would you use something like this?</li> <li>Which features are most interesting?</li> <li>What's missing?</li> <li>What would prevent adoption?</li> </ul> <p>GitHub:<a href="https://github.com/LNO360/LOOP" rel="noopener noreferrer">repo</a></p> <p>Feedback, criticism, and ideas are all welcome.</p> ai opensource sideprojects news