# Explore Failure - Work Engine

Keep the work local. Borrow the compute when needed.

Local AI gives you the freedom to choose your models, protect your data, and work on your terms. When you need more capacity, use rented compute while keeping control of the work.

**Status:** Research direction; not a released product.

## Research tracks

- **Local-first orchestration** — Decide where work runs without moving the entire working environment.
- **Portable working state** — Preserve files, context, tools, and progress as work moves between machines.
- **Verifiable handoffs** — Record what left, where it ran, what changed, and what came back.