Operator · Desktop AI agent
It does the computer work you’re behind on.
Operator runs on your own PC, inside the programs you already log into. Ask it for something it can’t do yet and it builds the way in itself, then tells you when it’ll be ready. Every action is signed – and when it can’t prove something landed, it says so.
Windows 10 or 11 · nothing listens for connections on your machine
On a Mac? Paste this into Terminal:
curl -fsSL northtek.io/operator/install.sh | bash
Installs everything it needs, including its own Python – nothing else to set up. On a Mac it works through the apps you connect it to; driving your screen directly is Windows-only for now, and it’ll say so rather than pretend.
Check my supplier's portal every Monday and tell me if the price of anything I quote has moved.
I can't get into that portal yet. I'll build a way in and test it. Should be ready Thursday afternoon.
Built and tested. Watching it now.
Prices moved on 3 of the 11 materials you quote. Plywood is up 14%.
Why this one is different
Most AI tools can only touch what has an integration.
Your supplier’s portal doesn’t have one. Neither does the county permit site, or the old program your books live in. That’s exactly where your time goes – and it’s exactly what cloud tools can’t reach.
It works where you work
On your machine, signed into the same accounts you are. If you can do it at your desk, it can be taught to do it.
It builds its own way in
When something has no connection, it writes one and tests it before using it. You never see code – you get a date.
It shows the receipt
Every action is signed and chained. Tamper with one and the next one stops matching. You can audit your own agent.
You stay in charge
Tell it the rules the way you’d tell a new hire.
No settings grid. You say it once, in your own words, and it reads the rules back to you so you can see exactly what it thinks you meant. When two rules disagree, the careful one wins – a complaint about pricing is a complaint.
Anything you haven’t given it a rule for, it asks about. Silence is never taken as permission.
What you said
“Answer anyone asking about pricing or availability, but never reply to complaints, and always check with me first for anything from my biggest client.”
What it heard
- answers on its own · pricing
- answers on its own · availability
- never answers · complaints
- checks with you · your biggest client
The three answers
Most tools have one outcome. This one has three.
Software that only ever reports success is telling you nothing. The middle answer is the reason Operator exists, and it’s the one you’ll come to rely on.
Verified
It did the work and checked afterwards that it landed.
Unconfirmed
It did the work and couldn’t prove it. You get told, so you can check the one thing that matters instead of all of them.
Failed
It couldn’t do the work, and it names the step that stopped it.
The boundary
What it will not do, no matter what you allow.
Never, by construction
- Move money, or enter payment details
- Send anything to someone you haven’t approved
- Delete your data
- Accept an inbound connection – nothing listens on your PC
Always
- Ask first on anything you haven’t given it a rule for
- Sign every action into a record you can audit
- Stop and tell you when it’s unsure
- Come off your machine completely when you revoke the device
Price
You don’t pay until it proves itself.
Founding price · first 25 businesses
Locked at $49 for as long as you stay. When the founding seats are gone, the price goes up – yours doesn’t.
- Free until your agent’s first verified receipt. It proves it did something before you pay a cent.
- Ask it for as much as you like – building new abilities is included
- Unlimited actions and receipts
- Bring your own AI keys – your models, your account, your data
- Cancel whenever – the record stays yours
Why $49? No investors. You’re not funding a sales team – you’re paying for the software.
Getting started
- 1 Download and run it One installer. It shows you what it’s allowed to do before it does anything.
- 2 Tell it what you’re behind on In your own words. If it can’t do it yet, it’ll say so and give you a date.
- 3 Set the rules What it can do on its own, and what it must check with you first.