Documentation
Start with the story, then learn the system
Kaidera started as a way to build an ambitious aviation product by first building the machine that could build the machine. These docs explain the customer journey: access, projects, Workbench, FileVault, AI workers, Cortex, models, controls, review, and the Kaidera OS local control plane.
Current access
Enterprise onboarding first
Self-service sign-up is the long-term path. For now, customers start through an enterprise account so users, roles, billing, model access, and review gates are set up correctly.
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Getting started with Kaidera
A practical orientation for teams evaluating Kaidera: why it exists, how to get access, what the platform does, and what to review first.
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Why Kaidera exists
The plain-language origin story: Kaidera was built because building ambitious software needed a new kind of machine.
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Access and enterprise account setup
How customers currently get access, what the self-service path will become, and what to prepare before the first project.
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Documentation journey
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Getting started with Kaidera
A practical orientation for teams evaluating Kaidera: why it exists, how to get access, what the platform does, and what to review first.
Why Kaidera exists
The plain-language origin story: Kaidera was built because building ambitious software needed a new kind of machine.
Access and enterprise account setup
How customers currently get access, what the self-service path will become, and what to prepare before the first project.
Product surfaces
A map of the main Kaidera product surfaces: project workspace, AI worker team, Cortex memory, admin controls, docs, and review gates.
Kaidera OS
Kaidera OS documentation
The operating guide for Kaidera OS: what it is, how to install it, how to bring a project online, and how the local control plane works.
Get started with Kaidera OS
Install Kaidera OS, start the local console, confirm the runtime is healthy, and understand the first-run setup flow.
Install, update, and run Kaidera OS
Operating notes for public install paths, local runtime startup, upgrades, rollback expectations, and cleanup.
Create and run your first project
Register a project, set the workspace root, seed the first worker roster, and run work through approval before enabling autonomy.
Run AI worker teams
Understand leads, orchestrators, AI workers, deterministic jobs, dispatch, handoffs, approval, and run-state evidence.
Cortex memory in Kaidera OS
How Kaidera OS uses Cortex for project memory, registry data, decisions, handoffs, evidence, and boot context.
Configure providers and models
Set up model providers, choose model routes, understand the catalog, and keep API keys out of code.
License, account, and editions
How Kaidera OS download, license activation, feature unlocks, account state, and edition boundaries are expected to work.
How Kaidera OS works
A deeper look at the local console, Cortex API, app database, worker harnesses, run-state streaming, packaging, and extension boundary.
Security, troubleshooting, and operations
Operate Kaidera OS safely: local access, secret handling, project boundaries, remote access, health checks, and common failure modes.
Projects And Workbench
Create your first project
How to turn a business idea into the first Kaidera project request without needing to write a technical specification.
Workbench overview
The main operating surface for following project work, reviewing evidence, and understanding what the AI worker team is doing.
FileVault overview
How project files, diagrams, notes, generated outputs, and customer-provided material are organised in Kaidera.
Draw And Design-First Workflow
AI Workers
AI worker teams and roles
Kaidera uses a team of specialised AI workers rather than a single generic assistant. Each role has its own lane, tools, and completion expectations.
Built-in AI workers
The default Kaidera roles customers will see first: product intake, coordination, implementation, QA, knowledge, and review support.
Custom AI workers
How customers define specialist AI workers for their own business functions, knowledge, review style, and approved tools.
Cortex And Platform Services
Cortex memory and project intelligence
Cortex is the memory and retrieval system behind Kaidera workers. It stores decisions, lessons, handoffs, documents, code intelligence, and project context.
Cortex memory
A plain-language guide to how Cortex helps Kaidera remember projects across long-running work.
Cortex knowledge graph
How Kaidera connects project concepts so users and AI workers can understand relationships, not just isolated notes.
Cortex handoffs and evidence
How Cortex makes AI work reviewable by recording ownership, next steps, verification, and residual risk.
PROMI orchestration
PROMI turns goals into scoped work, routed handoffs, verification evidence, review gates, and resumable project progress.
Harness engineering
How Kaidera runs worker tasks inside bounded workspaces with scoped tools, evidence packages, pause and resume points, and human review gates.
Live Testing And Demos
Models And Providers
Steering, Guardrails, And Approvals
Skills, Tools, And Integrations
Admin And Settings
Provider setup and BYOK
How administrators configure AI providers, bring their own keys, discover available models, and control which models customers can use.
Customer admin and settings
What customer admins configure: organisation details, people, roles, teams, security, models, billing, support, and usage controls.
Billing, Plans, And Usage
Support And Troubleshooting
Trust And Enterprise
Trust and security
How Kaidera keeps work reviewable: project boundaries, credentials, approval gates, public/private separation, and evidence trails.
Enterprise controls
Enterprise options for stronger boundaries: self-hosted branches, managed model programs, data residency, isolated deployments, and air-gapped scenarios.
IDE Extension And Developer Workflows
Guides
Website bridge
Use the website for the story, docs for operation
The main website explains the business narrative. The docs explain how customers use and configure the product, one practical guide at a time.