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+# AgentCompany
+
+Cross-platform Electron desktop control plane for local-first AI agent companies.
+
+AgentCompany is a standalone desktop application for managing multiple AI coding agents (Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Kimi Code) as an organization with goals, tasks, approvals, budgets, and audit trails.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```sh
+pnpm install
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+## Verification
+
+```sh
+pnpm typecheck
+pnpm lint
+pnpm test:unit
+pnpm test:integration
+pnpm build
+```
+
+## Packaging
+
+```sh
+pnpm build        # Compile + package (DMG/NSIS/AppImage)
+pnpm build:dir    # Compile + unpackaged directory
+```
+
+- Supported targets: macOS, Windows, Linux
+- Packaging uses `electron-builder`
+- Local builds use ad-hoc signing (`CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY=false`)
+- Defaults to `--publish never`; override with `AGENTCOMPANY_ELECTRON_PUBLISH` env var
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+src/
+  main/              # Electron main process, IPC, orchestration, database
+  preload/           # Typed bridge (contextIsolation)
+  renderer/          # React UI
+  shared/            # Contracts, types shared across processes
+packages/
+  adapter-utils/     # Shared adapter utilities
+  adapter-*/         # Per-connector adapter packages
+```