No app. No server.
Just one folder of plain markdown.
The Axis Workflow™ is enforced by a set of practices that are defined in markdown files that you can inspect. Every agent reads and follows the same workflow as they coordinate, plan, delegate, record, and verify your project. The workflow is followed automatically by each Agent, so nothing gets overlooked or forgotten.
01/ Structure
The rigorous structure of the Axis Workflow addresses real sources of failure in AI projects.
Memory
Notes, logs, and snapshots persist on your disk. Close the laptop; lose nothing. Monday always knows what Friday did.
Planning
A plan on file, tasks with status and acceptance criteria, and a dashboard that shows where the project actually stands.
History
Decisions, milestones, and mistakes are logged once and never edited. Every conclusion can be traced back later.
Cross-examination
Important work is submitted to an independent second agent that stress-tests assumptions and files its findings on the record.
Wiki
Sources accumulate into a knowledge base for your project as agents read, summarize, and cross-link sources.
Portability
Save on the computer you're leaving, resume on the one you're joining. Switch AI tools mid-project with no migration.
02/ Method
You define a project. A name, background, and goals - one file, one paragraph to start.
You select a profile. Fast, Standard, or Deep - these and other settings will shape a behavioral mindset for your agents to follow.
Agents follow a standardized protocol. Glossary, practices, principles, rules, and conditional directives - loaded lazily, so context stays slim.
Agents work. A detailed plan, tasks with real-time status, and snapshots so each session picks up where the last one left off.
You provide input. Notes for facts, ideas for possibilities, a wiki for domain knowledge, chat for everything else.
You track and audit. A live dashboard, status reports, write-once logs, and independent cross-examination of important work.
03/ Wiki
Axis builds up a knowledge base for your project as it progresses, so your learning compounds: sources go in, cross-linked pages come out, and every answer your agent files back becomes part of your knowledge graph.
A real Axis wiki in Obsidian's graph view — written and linked entirely by the agent.
04/ Compare alternatives
| Capability | Axis | ChatGPT | NotebookLM | Obsidian + agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control your content | Yes | Tied to vendor | Tied to vendor | Yes |
| Switch AI mid-project | Yes | No | No | If you are ready |
| Versioning & rollback | Yes | No | No | If you know how |
| Knowledge base | Yes | Retrieval only | Retrieval only | If you build it |
| Cross-examination | Yes | No | No | If you do it |
Adopt a rigorous workflow — not a hallucination.
For consistent and reliable results, you need a consistent and reliable workflow. Axis enforces standardized practices across all Agents, so everything works together and different parts of your project are not working at cross purposes.