Markus: An Open-Source AI Digital Workforce Platform with Organizational Governance

Abstract Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly transitioning from research prototypes to production deployments, yet existing agent frameworks remain fundamentally oriented toward individual task completion rather than organizational collaboration. Current platforms—including LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI—provide sophisticated tools for single-agent reasoning and multi-agent conversation, but lack the organizational infrastructure required for agents to function as collaborative team me