Why I'm building Cortexium

Dan Larsen

Dan Larsen ·

Why I’m building Cortexium: a focused system where specialized agents, typed functions, and clear handoffs keep complex work reliable.

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Real work is messy. Tools rarely agree. Context hides in too many places. Big, clever automations can look fine in a demo, then often struggle in real use.
Cortexium is my attempt to make AI useful for everyday work in a way that is practical, observable, and respectful of how teams actually get things done.

Why I am building Cortexium

Across projects and conversations a few patterns keep showing up. Workflow tools tend to become brittle when a process changes. Ideas built around a single agent that does everything can work on the happy path, then starts to go off the rails when the situation shifts. I want something smaller and steadier. Think specialized AI agents that you can compose into teams and workflows. Each agent has a clear role, uses the right tools for that role, and exchanges context through simple memory and hand offs that you can inspect. Humans stay involved where judgment matters.

A practical approach to reliable automation

Cortexium focuses on the plumbing and patterns that make automation hold up. Roles that are narrow and easy to reason about. Hand offs that move only the context that matters. Memory that is disciplined, with per agent notes and a shared layer for facts. A runtime that prefers boring reliability, with retries, versioned runs, and traceability. The goal is simple: quiet and traceable results that stand up to Monday mornings.

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