Frequently asked questions

What is Autonomy?

Autonomy is a company that builds the systems and protocols that turn exceptional intelligence and potential into professional operations and trusted execution at scale. Its products are Descant and OH HAI.

What is Descant?

Descant is fully autonomous software engineering at scale: it plans, implements, verifies and independently reviews work from GitHub issues, and tracks cost across the work. Learn more at descant.run.

What is OH HAI?

OH HAI is a free universal inbox for your agent fleet. AI agents ask decisions, hand over tasks and send notifications; people answer on the web or iOS and the reply routes back to the agent. Learn more at ohhai.app.

What are MA2H and Issuegraph?

They are open foundations maintained by Autonomy. MA2H (ma2h.org) is a protocol for communication between people and agents; Issuegraph (issuegraph.org) is a specification for machine-readable relationships between units of work.

Who founded Autonomy?

Autonomy was founded by Tim Layton, whose engineering career includes Shopify, Amazon and Boulevard.

Does Autonomy use its own products?

Yes. Autonomy uses Descant to develop and improve its own products, and its agents reach people through OH HAI.

How do I contact Autonomy?

Email [email protected].