The Commons Human Intelligence Coop

How can people use, develop and share new technology and media tools that 1) protect the human record, 2) reinforce cultural and micro-culture diversity, and 3) build stronger communities?

The Basics: We’re a cooperative human intelligence startup called The Commons . We've built a new, purely observant language system called Habitat. Our first application on Habitat is Desk. Everything we do answers the core question above.
You should also know we are an AI-adjacent company. We intentionally do not build AI tools. We build human intelligence tools that can utilize AI for non-core services. Get in touch for more information.

Learn and Do: As a legal cooperative, public benefit company, The Commons is dedicated to enabling anyone to become a worker member, to find their spot, and to learn how to build components on Habitat using Claude Code.

Join Us: If you're a seasoned coder, join the group to see how you can take part. (You can earn royalties from the components you create.) If you're just starting out (everyone has) join the group to build to learn. We encourage worker-members to bring work, source a team, work on a TODO, plan growth and outreach, and to build knowledge as you build tools.

Co-ownership: The Commons provides members a clear path to co-ownership, both of the company and the components you build. Everything we do in this group and The Commons is focused on enabling you to own and to take part in building the coop and in creating local social impact.

Start-up: The Commons is a start-up. That means you can have a real impact on our development direction in Habitat, Desk, and Record, and on the organization as a whole.

Location Independent: We're based on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. This Group will convene locally when possible and gather anywhere through Google Meet.

Grow with Us: As an organization we are dedicated member growth. And, we feel a cooperative, human intelligence organization is uniquely capable of further the power of decentralized work and collaborative societal benefit. Join us to find out.