Staple TABLE 39

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  main dashboard

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  ai organization editor

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  creating company

Inspiration

We wanted AI agents to feel like a real team, not just a bunch of separate chats and terminals. The idea came from seeing how messy it gets once you try to coordinate multiple agents with different roles.

## What it does

Staple is a control center for AI companies. You can create agents, assign roles like CEO or engineer, give them issues, set goals, run heartbeats, track activity, and manage approvals, budgets, and workspaces.

## How we built it

We built it as a full stack app with a React frontend, a Node.js and Express server, a Postgres database, and adapter-based runtime orchestration for local agents like Codex and Claude Code. The backend handles wakeups, routing, policy, and tracking while the UI gives you a clear way to manage everything.

## Challenges we ran into

One big challenge was making the app do real orchestration instead of feeling like a fake dashboard. Another was handling local agent execution, background scheduling, approvals, and company-scoped data safely without flows breaking.

## Accomplishments that we're proud of

We built a system that can actually structure AI agents into an org with tasks, reporting lines, and operating rules. We are also proud that it supports real local runtime control, not just static planning screens.

## What we learned

We learned that the hard part is not just AI output, it is coordination, reliability, and visibility. We also learned that strong backend architecture matters a lot if you want agents to feel usable in the real world.

## What's next for Staple

Next, we want to make automation loops smoother so planning, hiring, assignment, and execution feel more seamless. We also want better demos, stronger reliability, and smarter AI-assisted company setup so users can go from idea to working AI team much faster.

Built With

• claudeapi
• claudecode
• codex
• openaiapi
• pstgresql
• sqlite
• supabase
• typscript