How Axis Works

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.

Axel, the Axis Workflow robot mascot
Meet Axel · your Main Agent

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

1

You define a project. A name, background, and goals - one file, one paragraph to start.

2

You select a profile. Fast, Standard, or Deep - these and other settings will shape a behavioral mindset for your agents to follow.

3

Agents follow a standardized protocol. Glossary, practices, principles, rules, and conditional directives - loaded lazily, so context stays slim.

4

Agents work. A detailed plan, tasks with real-time status, and snapshots so each session picks up where the last one left off.

5

You provide input. Notes for facts, ideas for possibilities, a wiki for domain knowledge, chat for everything else.

6

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.

An Axis knowledge wiki in Obsidian's graph view — pages written and cross-linked by the agent

A real Axis wiki in Obsidian's graph view — written and linked entirely by the agent.

04/ Compare alternatives

CapabilityAxisChatGPTNotebookLMObsidian + agent
Control your contentYesTied to vendorTied to vendorYes
Switch AI mid-projectYesNoNoIf you are ready
Versioning & rollbackYesNoNoIf you know how
Knowledge baseYesRetrieval onlyRetrieval onlyIf you build it
Cross-examinationYesNoNoIf you do it
Axel

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.