Pax8 launches 8os to govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI coworker

Pax8 unveiled 8os, an operating system letting IT partners govern AI agents inside customer businesses, plus 8bot, a managed AI coworker employees can use. Limited early access opens this week, with general availability planned for early next year.

• 8os builds on Pax8's marketplace of 47,000 IT providers serving 800,000 small businesses
• Only 23% of small businesses have a documented AI policy, Pax8 says
• Agent usage is metered per user and customer with hard spending caps
• Early access to 8os and 8bot opens this week; GA planned for early 2027