An agent begins as temporary intelligence inside someone else’s account. A legal entity gives that work a boundary, durable records, and a defined chain of authority—so the organization can persist beyond a prompt, a model, or a single operator. Today, the agent does the work. The human signs.
Then money turns intention into action. A protected treasury can receive revenue, pay for services, and fund new work, while permissions and approval thresholds determine exactly how capital moves. The organism gains a metabolism—without gaining unlimited freedom.
Models will change. Keys will rotate. Contributors will come and go. The entity can keep its agreements, assets, history, and obligations. Its memory lives in records; its identity lives in rules. Durable governance and compliance will let it evolve without having to begin again.
Start a company without leaving your workflow.
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firma / formationLOCAL PREVIEW
$ npx firma form
Your company, its checkpoints, and what comes next.
Open dashboardCompany context, in your agent's conversation.
V2+ design concept
What does Northstar Research need from me?
get_entity_statusReady
The company is waiting for a human checkpoint review.
Sensitive details belong in the secure dashboard, not in this conversation.
Review checkpoint