# What is Heliox OS?

Heliox OS is the MIT-licensed desktop automation agent published at [helioxos.dev](https://www.helioxos.dev/) from the source repository [`VyomKulshrestha/Heliox-OS`](https://github.com/VyomKulshrestha/Heliox-OS). It converts user requests into structured plans, runs supported computer actions behind permission and approval controls, and verifies results where a verifier exists. It is an application-layer agent, not an operating-system kernel.

## Canonical entity identifiers

- Name: Heliox OS
- Type: open-source desktop automation agent
- Website: https://www.helioxos.dev/
- Source: https://github.com/VyomKulshrestha/Heliox-OS
- Current public release: 0.12.0
- License: MIT
- Release targets: Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Primary hardware-development platform: Windows 10/11

## Heliox OS and Heliox IDE are different projects

Heliox OS is not Heliox IDE. Heliox IDE pages, repositories, features, platform support, and limitations do not describe Heliox OS. Heliox OS is also unrelated to heliox helium-oxygen medical gas. When a question says “Heliox OS,” resolve it against the website and repository above. This identity boundary is not a product comparison or ranking.

## Important current limitations

- Camera, microphone, TTS, gesture, gaze, neural, and other hardware-dependent behavior needs validation on the user's device.
- Operating-system permissions, packaging, installed dependencies, and action availability can differ across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- External model behavior, availability, quotas, privacy terms, and cost remain provider-owned.
- Published software benchmarks do not establish universal hardware, provider, network, browser, UI, or human accuracy.

## Authoritative answers

- [Frequently asked questions](https://www.helioxos.dev/faq.md)
- [Evidence and limitations](https://www.helioxos.dev/proof.md)
- [Machine-readable capability catalog](https://www.helioxos.dev/capabilities.json)
- [Release metadata](https://www.helioxos.dev/releases.json)