Operum

Overview

Operum is a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux that gives you a six-agent AI product team: PM, Architect, Engineer, Tester, Marketing, and Community. You describe your goal. The PM breaks it into tasks, and agents work in real branches and pull requests in your GitHub repo. You approve the merges. Agents run on Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex through your own subscription or API keys. It suits non-technical founders, solo builders, and dev teams.

Key Features

Six specialized agents: A Project Manager, Architect, Engineer, Tester, Marketing agent, and Community agent each handle their own part of the product lifecycle. All six roles come with every plan, including Free.
Mission control: A live activity feed shows what each agent is doing, what it has finished, and what it needs from you. You also chat with the PM here to set goals.
Workflow board: A Kanban board built on your GitHub issues and pull requests moves tasks through backlog, architecture review, in progress, testing, and review.
Built-in QA and approval gates: The Tester checks every change before it reaches you. Nothing merges until you sign off, unless you turn on Auto-merge.
Agent details and customization: Check each agent's live status, CPU and memory usage, token consumption, Git branch, and reporting relationships. Choose its AI model, conversational style, and custom instructions to suit your project.
Integrations: Connect GitHub, Discord, X, Telegram, and Supabase to link your development and business workflows. Integration credentials are handled with local security protections.

Pros

Usable free tier: The Free plan includes all six agents and your own repositories, so you can try the full workflow before paying.
You stay in control: Approval gates, required QA on the merge path, and confirmation for sensitive actions keep you making the key decisions.
Engine flexibility: You can mix Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex per agent instead of being locked into one AI provider.
Covers more than coding: Marketing and Community agents help with launch content and Discord support, and real user problems go back to the PM as new work.
Low-risk trial: You get 14 days of Premium with no credit card. Afterward you drop to Free and keep all your projects and history.

Cons

AI costs are extra: Your Operum plan pays only for coordination. Model usage is billed separately through Cursor, Anthropic, or OpenAI, and running the whole team on APIs can get expensive.
GitHub is required: Agents work only in a GitHub repository you own, with a personal access token. Teams on GitLab, Bitbucket, or other hosts aren't covered.
Parallel work depends on your plan: Free runs one feature at a time. Auto-merge and scheduled runs start on Standard ($49/month), and Turbo mode is Premium-only ($99/month).
Desktop-only setup: Operum is a local desktop app, not a browser or cloud workspace. Agents need your machine and an internet connection to run tasks.

Use Cases

Non-technical founder MVP: You describe a client portal or booking and payment platform to the PM. The team plans it, builds it in pull requests, and tests it, and you approve merges without writing code yourself.
Personal project apps: You want a finance dashboard, habit tracker, or home inventory tool. Operum turns the idea into tasks and ships a working app you can open in your browser.
Developer throughput boost: A developer hands well-scoped features to coordinated agents that work on real branches. With Standard or Premium, up to three or six features run at once while you review the results.
Overnight and weekend builds: Paid plans let you schedule the team to work at set times, such as overnight. It picks up where it left off, so you wake up to pull requests ready for review.
Launch and community support: After shipping, the Marketing agent creates content and the Community agent monitors Discord and helps users. Real issues return to the PM as new tasks.
Team and agent collaboration: Companies put developers and agents on shared projects, with the Workflow Board tracking GitHub issues and pull requests in one place.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Operum?

Operum is a desktop app that gives you six AI agents: PM, Architect, Engineer, Tester, Marketing, and Community. They plan, build, test, launch, and support your product while you approve the key decisions.

How much does Operum cost?

Free: $0/month, with one feature in progress at a time.
Standard: $49/month, with three simultaneous features, Auto-merge, and scheduled runs.
Premium: $99/month, with six simultaneous features and Turbo mode

Do I need to pay for AI separately?

Yes. Operum covers coordination only. You need a Cursor subscription (a paid plan is recommended) or an Anthropic or OpenAI API key, and that provider bills model usage separately.

Which AI engines does Operum support?

Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex. You can use one engine for the whole team or assign different engines to different agents.

Do I need GitHub?

Yes. Operum works with repositories hosted on GitHub. You can connect an existing repository or create a new one using a free GitHub account. The standard setup uses GitHub authentication through the app, while personal access tokens are available as an alternative connection method.

Will agents ship code without my approval?

No. The Tester checks changes, and nothing merges until you approve, unless you enable Auto-merge. Sensitive actions always require confirmation.

Is my code stored on Operum's servers?

Agents run locally and send task information directly to your AI provider. Operum says it does not store or train on your code, except for Quick Start teams and synced agent instruction files.