Private · Self-hosted AI workspace
The private AI workspace
you actually own.
MAIA Workspace is a private, self-hosted AI workspace — one calm app where you chat, run deep research, co-edit living documents, and keep persistent memory, email, and calendar, all running on your own hardware. Your data never leaves your machine.
A workspace you own
the model edits in place, with youMAIA suggested an editBring your own model. Your data never leaves your machine.
- Local-first by design
- No telemetry, ever
- Your keys, your models
The shift
Rented AI reads your work.An owned workspace doesn’t.
Every prompt you send to a hosted assistant is a copy of your thinking handed to someone else’s servers — your research, your drafts, your client notes, your calendar. You rent the window; they keep the room. Convenient, until it isn’t.
MAIA Workspace flips the arrangement. It’s one calm app that runs on your own hardware, where the model works alongside you and nothing leaves the machine unless you say so. You own the workspace, the data, and the keys.
- 0of your data leaves your machine
- 100%yours — workspace, data, and keys
- 1calm app you sit in to work
Capabilities
One calm app. Everything you do with AI.
MAIA Workspace brings chat, research, documents, memory, and mail into a single private surface — each built to be worked with, not just prompted.
Chat with any model
Talk to a frontier model through your own API key, or a local model running entirely offline — in one calm thread. Switch models mid-conversation without losing the context you’ve built.
- Frontier APIs or fully local models
- Switch models, keep the thread
- One calm conversation surface
Deep Research → visual reports
Hand MAIA a question and it investigates across sources, then composes a structured, visual report you can read, cite, and keep — a finished briefing, not a wall of links.
- Multi-source investigation
- Structured visual reports
- Yours to keep and cite
Living documents you co-edit
Write in documents the model edits with you — suggesting, rewriting, restructuring in place — with full version history, so every change is yours to review or roll back.
- Real-time co-editing
- Full version history
- Review or roll back any change
Persistent memory & skills
MAIA remembers what matters — your context, preferences, and reusable skills — stored locally on your device, so each session builds on the last instead of starting cold.
- Remembers across sessions
- Reusable local skills
- Stored on your device
Email & calendar with AI triage
Bring your inbox and calendar into the workspace. MAIA triages, summarizes, and drafts in context — surfacing what needs you and preparing replies — while the data stays local.
- Inbox triage & summaries
- Draft replies in context
- Schedule-aware, stays local
Crew members — custom AI personas
Build a crew of focused AI personas — an editor, a researcher, a strategist — each with its own instructions and voice, ready the moment you open the workspace.
- Custom personas & instructions
- Distinct voices and roles
- On call in your workspace
How it works
From download to deep work in four steps.
No cloud account to create. You install MAIA, unlock Workspace, and it runs on the machine in front of you.
Install MAIA
Download the MAIA desktop app and sign in. It’s the private home for your models, API keys, and data.
Unlock Workspace
Activate the Workspace module inside MAIA. It’s a premium add-on — no separate account, no cloud signup.
It runs on your hardware
Workspace runs locally on your machine. Connect your API keys or point it at local models — your data stays put.
Open it and work
Open the workspace and begin: chat, research, co-write a document, or clear your triaged inbox. Calm, focused, yours.
Privacy by architecture
Your data never leaves your machine.
MAIA Workspace is local-first and self-hosted by design — not a setting you switch on. The workspace, your documents, your memory, and your keys live on hardware you control.
Data on your device
Documents, memory, and history are stored on your own machine — never in a MAIA account or cloud.
Self-hosted, local-first
The workspace runs on hardware you control. Use local models to keep sensitive work entirely offline.
No telemetry
No analytics, no usage tracking, no phoning home. The app doesn’t watch you work.
Your keys, your models
Bring your own API keys and choose your providers — or run fully local. You decide what, if anything, connects out.
The only data that ever leaves is what you explicitly send — a model API call you configured, or an email you choose to send.
Powered by MAIA
Workspace is a premium module of the MAIA desktop app.
There’s no standalone Workspace to install. It unlocks inside MAIA — the desktop app that holds your models, API keys, memory, and data in one private place. One install; one calm surface for everything you do with AI.
- Unlocks inside MAIA — not a separate cloud signup
- Shares MAIA’s models, keys, and local storage
- One private home for chat, docs, memory, and mail
Workspace vs Operator
Workspace works with you. Operator works for you.
MAIA comes in two complementary shapes. Workspace is the calm one you sit in to think and create. Operator is the autonomous one that runs work for you while you’re away.
MAIA Workspace
Inward · Collaborative- A calm space you sit in to think, write, research, and plan.
- Hands-on and conversational — you’re always in the seat.
- Chat, living documents, memory, email and calendar — all local.
- Best for focused, deliberate work you do yourself.
MAIA Operator
Outward · Autonomous- A multi-agent team that runs scheduled work across your channels.
- Works while you’re away — research, content, comms, SEO, ops.
- You set the rules; it executes and reports back.
- Best for getting operations done without you in the loop.
Get started
Make the AI workspace yours.
Download MAIA, unlock Workspace, and open one calm app that runs on your hardware. Your models, your data, your keys — all in one private place.
Workspace unlocks inside the MAIA desktop app. No cloud signup, no checkout here.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What MAIA Workspace is, how it stays private, which models it runs, and how it differs from Operator.
What is MAIA Workspace?
MAIA Workspace is a private, self-hosted AI workspace — one calm app where you work alongside an AI model. You chat with any model, run deep research that returns visual reports, co-edit living documents with version history, and keep persistent memory, email, and calendar. Everything runs on your own hardware, and your data never leaves your machine. It is a premium module of the MAIA desktop app.
How does MAIA Workspace work?
You install the MAIA desktop app, unlock the Workspace module, and connect your API keys or point it at local models. Workspace then runs locally on your own computer: you open one calm app and work with the model — chatting, researching, co-writing documents, and triaging email and calendar. Your data, memory, and documents are stored on your device.
Is my data private?
Yes. MAIA Workspace is local-first and self-hosted: your documents, memory, history, and keys are stored on your own machine, never in a MAIA cloud. There is no telemetry — no analytics or usage tracking. The only data that ever leaves is what you explicitly send, such as a model API call you configured or an email you choose to send. Use local models to keep sensitive work entirely offline.
Which AI models can MAIA Workspace use?
Any. You can chat with frontier models through your own API keys, or run local models entirely offline — and switch between them mid-conversation without losing context. Because you bring your own keys and models, you control the providers, the cost, and what data ever leaves your machine.
Do I need to self-host a server to use it?
No separate server is required. MAIA Workspace runs as a module inside the MAIA desktop app on your own computer — that is what ‘self-hosted’ means here: the workspace and your data live on hardware you already control. Optionally, you can run local models on that same machine to keep everything offline.
Is MAIA Workspace cloud-based or local?
Local. MAIA Workspace is part of the MAIA desktop app that runs on your computer — there is no standalone cloud service to sign up for. You decide what, if anything, connects outward, such as a model API or your email; everything else stays on your machine.
What can I do inside the workspace?
Chat with any model (local or API), run Deep Research that returns structured visual reports, co-edit living documents with full version history, keep persistent memory and reusable skills, triage email and calendar with AI, and build crew members — custom AI personas with their own instructions and voice. It’s one calm surface for all of it.
How is MAIA Workspace different from MAIA Operator?
Workspace works with you; Operator works for you. MAIA Workspace is the inward, collaborative product — a calm app you sit in to think, write, research, and plan with AI in the moment. MAIA Operator is the outward, autonomous product — a multi-agent team that runs scheduled work across your channels while you’re away. Both run privately and are unlocked inside the MAIA desktop app.
How do I get MAIA Workspace?
MAIA Workspace is a premium module unlocked inside the MAIA desktop app — not a separate cloud signup. Download MAIA from maia.fwm.ae, install it, and activate the Workspace module to get started.