# AskQP > AskQP is the downloadable desktop app for Quantum Pipes. It runs cognitive AI workflows on your machine: local-first inference, ephemeral cloud actions when you need a frontier model, and a tamper-evident audit trail (Capsules) for every meaningful operation. The product is built by Quantum Pipes Technologies, LLC. ## What is AskQP? AskQP is a desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) that gives experts a private AI workspace. You command it through atomic operations called Commands. The Conductor plans the work, agents execute it inside Spaces (scoped cognitive containers), and Capsules record every step in a hash-chained, post-quantum-signed audit trail. ## Core concepts - **Spaces**: Scoped cognitive containers. Each Space owns its own Vault files, governance rules, available commands, and active LLM context. Switch Spaces and the Conductor's entire posture switches with you. Canonical page: https://www.askqp.com/platform/spaces - **Conductor**: The strategy and orchestration organ. Extracts intent, plans, monitors, and dispatches agents through OODA loops with explicit human approval gates. Canonical page: https://www.askqp.com/platform/conductor - **Capsules**: Tamper-evident audit trail. Every meaningful operation is sealed into a hash-chained record signed with Ed25519 + ML-DSA-65 (post-quantum). Canonical page: https://www.askqp.com/platform/capsules - **Commands**: Atomic, sandboxed operations the Conductor can dispatch. Each is policy-governed and Capsule-audited. Canonical catalog: https://www.askqp.com/platform/commands - **Security**: Local-first by default, ephemeral cloud actions, post-quantum cryptography (ML-DSA-65 + ML-KEM-768), zero data egress for local-only runs. Canonical page: https://www.askqp.com/platform/security ## Key facts - Three pricing tiers (Starter, Professional, Team), $49–$349/month - macOS 12+, Windows 10+, Linux (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, Fedora 39+, Arch) - Magic-link authentication, no passwords - Cloud actions are stateless and trained on nothing - Apache 2.0 license on the platform code base; AskQP itself is a commercial download - Publisher: Quantum Pipes Technologies, LLC (Sheridan, Wyoming, USA) ## Pages Marketing spine: - Home: https://www.askqp.com/ - Platform overview: https://www.askqp.com/platform - Pricing: https://www.askqp.com/pricing - Download: https://www.askqp.com/download - Features: https://www.askqp.com/features - Capabilities: https://www.askqp.com/capabilities Platform organs: - Vault: https://www.askqp.com/platform/vault - Conductor: https://www.askqp.com/platform/conductor - Spaces: https://www.askqp.com/platform/spaces - Capsules: https://www.askqp.com/platform/capsules - Security architecture: https://www.askqp.com/platform/security - Commands: https://www.askqp.com/platform/commands Trust Center (the five questions every buyer should ask): - Trust Center: https://www.askqp.com/security - Your data: https://www.askqp.com/security/your-data - Audit trail: https://www.askqp.com/security/audit-trail - Kill switch: https://www.askqp.com/security/kill-switch - Membrane: https://www.askqp.com/security/membrane - Security disclosure: https://www.askqp.com/security/disclosure Legal: - Privacy Policy: https://www.askqp.com/privacy - Terms of Service: https://www.askqp.com/terms - Acceptable Use Policy: https://www.askqp.com/aup ## Contact - General inquiries: hello@quantumpipes.com - Support: wecare@quantumpipes.com - Parent company site: https://www.quantumpipes.com