Orchestrating AI
Ash is the company behind the open-source Ash orchestration runtime — the definitive orchestration layer for human-AI collaboration, where every automated decision is legible, testable, and completely governed.
Built for teams that demand more from AI
An open standard for AI workflows
Every workflow is plain text — version it in git, review it in pull requests, and run it anywhere. No proprietary formats, no vendor lock-in, no black boxes.
- ✓ Write workflows as numbered
.mdfiles - ✓ Full scripting power with
.ashfiles - ✓ AGPL-3.0 licensed, community governed, forever free for individuals
Any agent, any model, one command
Swap AI providers without touching your workflows. Ash discovers installed agents automatically and lets you mix models across steps — research with Sonnet, implement with GPT, review with Haiku.
Governance you can audit
Every AI decision is traced, logged, and reproducible. SOC 2 compliance, EU AI Act audit trails, and role-based access controls let your risk team say yes to AI in production.
- ✓ Full execution audit trails with timestamps
- ✓ Deterministic replay — re-run any workflow and get the same result
- ✓ SOC 2 Type II scoping underway, EU AI Act Article 14 compliant
Our Leadership
Guided by a board with deep expertise in developer tools, enterprise architecture, and open-source communities.