The Kyus Universe
So one person’s idea
can become something bigger.
Kyus builds AI tools and services for work and creativity. With creators, we develop original work, from music to games.
What brings you here?
- Sound familiar?
- Reports are scattered, so it’s hard to make decisions in time.
- What Kyus does
- Kyus AXIA is a tool that gathers reports from stores and departments and sets out what needs deciding today.
- Current stage
- Prototype
- What’s next
- We’re preparing our first pilot. If you work at a head office and are considering it, please get in touch. View Kyus AXIA
Why · What Kyus is for
Widening what people can do.
Kyus builds AI tools and services so that people and teams can start the work they have put off because of their size or experience.
From the founder · In my own words
I’m now starting the company I’ve dreamed of for ten years.
With AI, even one person or a small team can take on work they would never have dared to before.
I started Kyus to widen what people and teams can do.
From tools that help with work to creative work that lasts, we’ll keep looking for what can be done with AI.
We’ll build one thing at a time, use it ourselves, and share what we learn and the choices we make next.
Universe · 7 businesses
Seven businesses, started from one idea.
Kyus runs or is preparing seven businesses on shared principles. Select a card to see the details. Progress is as of 2026-09-27.
Gathers scattered reports to help you decide.
AI gathers reports and requests from staff and managers and organizes them into what’s needed to make a decision. It is designed to record the decisions people make and the reasons behind them. An approval workflow is planned for a later stage.
Platform × Agency
We build tools and develop work with creators.
We build the tools and services people need to work and create. With the creators we meet along the way, we look for chances to make and develop work together. We’re preparing the business that connects these two roles.
Platform
Tools and services for work and creativity
- Kyus AXIACompany operations tool
- Kyus ProofSoftware checks and improvement
- Kyus AcademyHands-on AI workshops
- Kyus SignalAI news and commentary
Rights to what you make are set out in each service’s terms. We’re preparing subscription or per-use pricing.
Agency
Work made with creators
- SoulwaveMusic & art studio
- Kyus Game StudioGame making & AI game jams
- Kyus BuildersCo-production with developers and creators
Kyus is preparing a way to make work with creators and share the revenue. We aim to build from individual works into businesses based on their characters and worlds.
The Kyus Method
Five principles for how Kyus works.
The principles stay the same whatever the field. We divide the roles of AI and people, and record the reasons behind our judgments.
- MAKE
Made with AI. People take responsibility.
We make text, code and music with AI, and a person decides whether the final work is published.
- LEDGER
We record key decisions and why.
Each decision gets a number, a reason and the conditions for reviewing it again. We use these records to look back at the results.
- CHARTER
We set what AI does and what people approve.
A written document sets out what AI handles, what needs human approval, and what we never hand over.
- TEST
We check function and content before publishing.
Several AI reviewers split the checks on screen behavior, user permissions, figures and accessibility, and a person confirms the results.
- DISCLOSE
We disclose our sources and how AI was used.
We note separately what AI did and what people did.
Now · Progress
What we’ve made so far,
and what’s next.
We show what we have now separately from what we plan next. Every 90 days we plan to review progress and update the results.
| Business | Stage | What we have (Sep 27) | Next 90-day goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyus AXIA | Prototype | Design documents; prototype of the decision screen and basic app (sample data) | Pilot at several stores of the first adopter; letter of intent from 1 outside head office |
| Kyus Proof | In preparation | Internal apps built with AI, and their review records | Publish review records for internal apps; first 5 external app checks |
| Kyus Academy | In preparation | About 450 records of AI use (to be used for course materials) | 1 pilot workshop for a company team |
| Soulwavesoulwave.kyus.ai ↗ | Live | JIN Kyus releases; music site | Preparing the move to soulwave.kyus.ai; introducing the production process |
| Kyus Game Studio | Prototype | 1 personal prototype (mobile web, built around a garden and characters; private) | Hold the first AI game jam |
| Kyus Signal | In preparation | Nothing published; first issue not yet started | Weekly brief, 12 weeks in a row |
| Kyus Builders | Concept | No co-productions yet; concept stage | Find first co-production candidates through Kyus Proof and Kyus Academy |
Next review · December 27, 2026The review looks for 1 external pilot site or 3 public outputs. Criteria for each business are set out in the decision records.
Roadmap · What’s ahead
- P0Getting ready to launchFall 2026 · now
- P1First public outputsWinter 2026–27
- P2Repeat outside customers2027
- P3Review and ops standards2028
- P4Expanding to new fields2029 onward
Kyus Signal In preparation
We plan to bring you source-checked AI news. Each post will link to its original sources and show how AI was used, and a person will review it before it goes out. Corrections will be kept on record. You’ll find the first issue here once it’s published.
Team
Two people and five AI work teams.
- Founder & CEOLeads the business direction and final decisions, and builds the products hands-on with AI.
- COORuns field operations and manages the work approval process.
- 5 AI work teams AIReview checks the work, Build develops, Craft edits, Ops runs operations and Ledger keeps decision records. Each AI team works within a scope set out in writing, and a person checks anything that goes out.
- Record17 key decision records (as of September 27, 2026)
People make the final decisions and take responsibility. Inside the dotted line are the AI work teams. Spending, outgoing messages and publishing all require human approval.
Contact
Is there something you’d like to work on together?
Please write to the email address below. Put a short summary in the subject line, and the founder will read it and reply personally.
For now, inquiries go to the Soulwave email address.
- I’d like to know more about the operations toolKyus AXIA · pilot inquiries
- I want my AI-built app checkedKyus Proof
- My team needs an AI workshopKyus Academy
- I’d like to collaborate on music, art or gamesSoulwave · Kyus Game Studio
- I’d like to talk about investment or partnershipFounder & CEO