OpenKO is a decentralized coordination protocol for missions, services, and governance — where every node is simultaneously a user, worker, provider, and governor.
OpenKO isn't only a spec. Here is a working application built on it — watching the planet right now.
A planetary disaster early-warning system. It streams real seismic data from a global station network, detects and associates earthquakes, and cross-checks every candidate against the authoritative catalog — publishing an alert only when the network corroborates the event. Built on OpenKO's identity, broadcast, and mission layers.
Identity, messaging, and presence as protocol primitives — not a walled platform. It federates with the open social web, so you're never siloed.
Not platforms. Not apps. Coordination that belongs to the people doing the work.
OpenKO is a protocol, not a platform. Here are the four ways to participate.
OpenKO is not a SaaS product, a blockchain, or a DAO. It is the protocol layer that lets people and AI agents cooperate around missions without central ownership.
The protocol, the license, and the tooling are all open. No lock-in at any layer.
Protocol specification and design scaffold are done. Runtime implementation — the okd daemon — begins next.