cxostack

An open-source AI executive suite for solopreneurs.

cxostack gives solo founders a full CxO team and engineering squad they can invoke from the terminal. One command starts a complete pipeline: requirements gathering → system design → phased development → deployment.

What you get

CTO — research, spec, architecture, and full build pipeline
CMO — go-to-market strategy, content plans, campaigns
CISO — security audits and red team testing (on-demand)
SRE — infra design, load testing, incident triage (on-demand)
Engineering team — architect, planner, team leader, developers, QA, code reviewer, DevOps

All agents are Claude Code subagents. They communicate, hand off work, and maintain memory between sessions.

Quick start

1. Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI with an active subscription or API key
Python 3.12+ with uv
gh CLI authenticated with GitHub
Docker Desktop (for deployment)

2. Install

git clone https://github.com/your-org/cxostack.git
cd cxostack
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
# Fill in your API keys in .env

3. Bootstrap skills

./skills.sh bootstrap

4. Onboard

uv run python main.py
cxostack> /cto onboard

This runs a short interview and writes ~/.cxostack/founder-profile.md — the shared memory all agents read before acting.

5. Start your first project

cxostack> /cto "Build a SaaS tool for freelance invoicing"

The CTO agent will ask clarifying questions, write a spec, design the architecture (with review loop), create a phased plan, and hand off to the team leader to start building.

Commands

/cto <idea>              Start full pipeline for a new project
/cto onboard             First-run founder interview
/cto continue <phase>    Resume a specific phase
/cto status              Current project state
/cmo <project>           Go-to-market strategy
/tl review pr: <url>     Isolated PR review
/status                  Phase, budget, paused tasks
/mode best|avg|cheap     Switch model tier
/help                    All commands

Model tiers

| Tier | Best for | Cost | |------|----------|------| | best | Critical decisions, architecture | Higher | | avg | Daily development (default) | Balanced | | cheap | Bulk generation, exploration | Lower |

Memory

Persistent memory lives in ~/.cxostack/ — outside the repo, never committed:

~/.cxostack/
├── founder-profile.md    # read by all agents
├── cto-memory.md         # tech preferences, past projects
└── cmo-memory.md         # brand voice, channel history

Templates for these files are in memory/.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the three ways to contribute: new CxO agents, agent improvements, and new skills.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Cxostack

Install / Use

README