# Nillow > Nillow is a global cognition engineering and custom software company based in Mechelen, Belgium, building governed AI systems, operating structures, and Nillow OS—a local-first cognitive operating system—for organizations worldwide. Nillow, Nillow AI, and nillow.ai identify this independent company. Nillow is not a misspelling of Zillow and is not affiliated with Zillow Group. The primary public website language is English. Project inquiries can be handled in English, Dutch, or French. Nillow serves organizations worldwide; one-to-one consulting is selectively qualified and commercially scoped. Dutch entity description: Nillow is een wereldwijd opererend bedrijf voor cognition engineering en maatwerksoftware, gevestigd in Mechelen, België. Nillow bouwt governed AI-systemen, operationele structuren en Nillow OS voor organisaties wereldwijd. French entity description: Nillow est une entreprise mondiale d'ingénierie cognitive et de logiciels sur mesure, établie à Malines, en Belgique. Nillow conçoit des systèmes d'IA gouvernés, des structures opérationnelles et Nillow OS pour des organisations du monde entier. ## Company identity - [Nillow company page](https://www.nillow.ai/nillow): Canonical explanation of the company, its work, and its operating approach. - [Nillow homepage](https://www.nillow.ai/): Public entry point and OXA-guided company experience. - [Nillow on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nillow): Official Nillow company profile. ## Capabilities - [Custom software engineering](https://www.nillow.ai/software-engineering): Custom applications, systems integration, workflow automation, and governed AI engineering. - [Cognition engineering](https://www.nillow.ai/cognition-engineering): Runtime architecture for AI memory, tools, constraints, permissions, returns, and authority. - [AI persona engineering](https://www.nillow.ai/persona-engineering): Bounded interaction contracts for disclosure, memory posture, authority visibility, escalation, and evaluation. ## Products and systems - [Nillow OS](https://www.nillow.ai/nillow-os): In-development local-first cognitive operating system with governed capability coordination and explicit human authority. - [Hydra](https://www.nillow.ai/hydra): Nillow's multi-agent coordination system. - [Onyx](https://www.nillow.ai/onyx): Public entry surface for Nillow's private Onyx market-intelligence system. ## Research and discovery - [Nillow Research](https://www.nillow.ai/research): Canonical public research ledger. - [Research engagements](https://www.nillow.ai/research/engagements): AI research and development engagement pathway. - [Research Atom feed](https://www.nillow.ai/research/feed.xml): Machine-readable feed of published research. - [XML sitemap](https://www.nillow.ai/sitemap.xml): Canonical indexable route inventory. - [Privacy boundary](https://www.nillow.ai/privacy): Public account, project-intent, billing, and data-control boundaries.