# Buzz: The Open-Source Workspace Where AI Joins Your Team

Have you ever worked on a group project? You have a group chat, you share files, and everyone has a role. Now imagine one of your teammates is an AI. It can read the chat, help with code, and do tasks. That is the idea behind **Buzz**.

Buzz is an open-source project from Jack Dorsey’s company, **Block**. It is not a magic robot that runs a whole company. It is a tool that lets people and AI agents work together in one place.

An **AI agent** is a computer program that can do tasks on its own—like reading code, writing a message, or opening a file.

## What is Buzz?

Think of it as **Slack + GitHub + AI helpers** in one app. You can:

*   Chat with your team.
    
*   Share code and files.
    
*   Ask AI agents to do work.
    
*   See everything in one history.
    

It uses **Nostr**, which is a way to give every person and every AI its own digital ID. That ID is like a username that cannot be faked.

## A Simple Example

You make a channel called `website-fix`. You invite:

*   Your friend Maria (a human).
    
*   An AI agent named `Fixer`.
    

You write: “The login button is broken.”

`Fixer` can look at the code, suggest a fix, and open a pull request. Maria can review it. All of this happens in the same chat. You do not need to jump between five different apps.

## Key Benefits

1.  **AI gets its own account.**  
    It is not just a bot you command. It has a name and an ID. You can see what it did and when.
    
2.  **One place for everything.**  
    Chat, code, tasks, and AI work live together. This saves time.
    
3.  **Works with different AI models.**  
    You can use Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI tools. You are not locked into one company.
    
4.  **You can run it yourself.**  
    Because it is open source, you can host it on your own computer or server. You control your data.
    
5.  **Clear history.**  
    Every action is saved. It is like a group chat log, but it also includes code changes.
    

## What Buzz Is Not

*   It is **not** a fully automatic company. Humans still need to lead and make decisions.
    
*   It is **not** a replacement for all your current tools yet. It is early.
    
*   It is **not** perfect. The project is still growing.
    

Some viral posts say it can run a company “100% by AI.” That is not what it is. It is a workspace for humans and AI to work together.

## How to Try It

Go to the GitHub page and read the README:

**https://github.com/block/buzz**

You can download the app for Mac, Windows, or Linux. Start small: create one channel and invite one AI agent. See how it feels.

## Final Thoughts

Buzz is interesting because it treats AI like a teammate, not just a tool. It is a way to explore how humans and AI can work together in one shared space. Ignore the hype about “100% AI companies.” The real value is collaboration.