HOM Local is the low-friction starting point for serious AI work. Add cloud or team infrastructure later, when shared coordination and governance become the bottlenecks.
Free forever for individual AI work. Prove the value of the embedded persistent brain before you add hosted coordination or admin overhead.
No account required. Use local first and move up only if the workflow proves itself.
The right answer depends less on team size and more on where coordination friction starts showing up in the work.
You want to prove that an embedded persistent brain improves solo throughput, product work, research, coding, or operator workflows before introducing hosted complexity.
You need the same memory contract across devices or shared users and local-only setup is starting to slow adoption.
You need governed memory, shared agent workflows, auditability, or internal controls that make AI usable inside an actual organization.
If you're deciding between local proof, hosted rollout, or a future team deployment, talk to the HOM team directly.
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