Independent software studio
The world moves. The reference remains.
We build thoughtful, adaptable software by returning to first principles—then combining the tools already here in ways that weren’t obvious before.
Zero is not emptiness.It is clarity before commitment.
- Not another layer of noise.
- Not technology for its own sake.
- A clear frame for what comes next.
Zero State is the willingness to return to first principles as the world is changing.
We believe the tools for a more capable, creative, and desirable future already exist. What remains is the discipline to understand them, combine them wisely, and build with care.
The software we create is the record of that practice. This is the beginning of our work.
Systems in motion.
Products are not claims. They are evidence of the method under pressure.
Products
Apps, games, and platforms we are building.
Clients.
Client work, shown separately from Zero State products.
Community.
Civic and hackathon work by zer0state, shown separately from products and clients.
Hermes / OpenClaw skills.
Installable agent skills — short tools that change how the work gets done.
Local intelligence.
Local intelligence on your own hardware.
Private AI that runs on hardware you control, such as NVIDIA GPUs. We set up models, agents, and retrieval inside your walls, designed so the work gets sharper and the data stays home.
Talk about a deployment- Designed to keep your data inside the frame.
- Built to answer at the speed of your own network.
- Designed to avoid per-request cloud bills.
Private knowledge
Ask across your own documents, tickets, and records. Designed so answers cite their sources and the data stays on your network.
Agents at work
Agents designed to work inside your tools, with their actions logged for review.
Voice and media
Transcription, speech, and media pipelines designed to keep recordings on your machines.
Plain-language limits
Each deployment is designed to include tests, receipts, and a clear statement of what it will not do.
Frame
We map the work, the data, and the boundary it must not cross.
Fit
We size models to the job and hardware to the models.
Deploy
Installed on your machines, on your network, under your access rules.
Hand over
Documented, observable, and yours to run.
Supported by
- ElevenLabsStartup Grants
- DatabricksStartup Program
- NeonStartup Program
See clearly.Build deliberately.
- Creativity
Perceives possibility and gives it form.
- Curiosity
Finds what inherited assumptions cannot explain.
- Authenticity
Keeps perception, judgment, expression, and action coherent.
Return to zero. Begin again.
The tools are already here.