OpenOPC: Open-Source Framework Lets One Person Run an AI-Staffed Company

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OpenOPC is an open-source Python framework developed by the HKUDS research group that assembles a team of AI agents around a user-defined goal. The system autonomously builds an organisational structure, assigns roles, decomposes tasks, and manages handoffs until the objective is complete. It operates through three core mechanisms: self-building an org chart, running a work-item state machine for task execution, and accumulating per-role experience to improve future runs. Users need Python 3.10 or higher, an LLM API key from providers such as OpenAI or OpenRouter, and optionally Node.js for the Office UI frontend. The framework positions the human user as the sole owner while AI agents handle all staffing and operational work.

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