About Comutability
Community + Usability.
Comutability is an independent, community-led, AI-assisted initiative to create useful, accessible and genuinely open-source software, in any category where it can help.
Mission and vision
Our mission
To bring people together to create genuinely useful, accessible and open-source software, using artificial intelligence to support creativity, collaboration and development.
Our vision
A global community where anyone, regardless of their technical knowledge, background or financial circumstances, can help create, improve and benefit from open-source software.
Where we are
The founder approved our Founding Charter on 28 October 2026. It sets out what we are for and the principles we work by. Approving it did not create a company or legal entity, adopt a governance system or release any software.
We are still forming. For now the founder coordinates direction and infrastructure, and governance is being designed so the wider community has a growing say. Proposals for how that will work are open for anyone to review.
Most of our work now goes into Secure Net, an open protocol for private communication, and into forming it into a standard that no single company controls. Its source code is public. It has not been independently audited.
Comutability looks after the organisation: the people, the process, the funding and the AI tools. The protocol has its own way of being changed, and the applications built on it are kept separate, so that none of the three can quietly take over the others.
FileGuide, our first discovery project, has been selected for research, not built.
Independent, and accountable to people
The community is not organised primarily to make a profit. Donations, sponsorship and grants may support the work in future, but funding must not automatically grant control over community decisions.
AI supports research, programming, testing and documentation. People keep the responsibility for decisions and releases.
What we make
We are not limited to one category. Projects could include:
- Everyday utilities and productivity tools
- Artificial intelligence and automation
- Privacy, security and decentralisation
- Self-hosting and infrastructure
- Education and accessibility
- Creative tools and entertainment
- Developer tools and experimental technologies
Our ten founding principles
Community before organisation
Our strength comes from the people who participate. We encourage collaboration, mutual respect and shared decision-making.
Open source for everyone
Our released software will use recognised open-source licences, allowing people to use, study, modify and redistribute it freely.
AI and humans working together
AI supports research, programming, testing, documentation and other activities. Human contributors and maintainers retain responsibility for decisions and releases.
Anyone can contribute
Contributions can include ideas, code, testing, documentation, translations, accessibility improvements, design and community support. You do not need to be a professional developer to participate.
Accessibility and inclusion
Our tools should be approachable and usable by people with different abilities, skills and circumstances.
Privacy, security and freedom
We respect people's privacy, promote secure development practices and avoid unnecessary restrictions or vendor lock-in.
Quality over quantity
We aim to create software that works, is properly tested, is documented and can be maintained over time.
Transparent governance
Project priorities, significant decisions, maintainer responsibilities and community rules should be documented openly.
Independence and sustainability
The community is not organised primarily to generate profit. Voluntary donations, sponsorships, grants and other transparent funding arrangements may support infrastructure, maintenance and development. Funding must not automatically grant control over community decisions.
Knowledge should be shared
We encourage learning, experimentation and public documentation so others can build on our work.
How the charter says we develop software
- Step 1: Identify a problem
- Step 2: Discuss ideas
- Step 3: Design
- Step 4: Build
- Step 5: Test
- Step 6: Review
- Step 7: Release
- Step 8: Maintain
AI can assist throughout this process, but releases must have appropriate human oversight. How we build
Our founding promise
We believe useful technology should be accessible to everyone. We will build openly, share knowledge, welcome contributions and use AI responsibly to help turn good ideas into working software.
Built together. Open to everyone.