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Understanding the AOA Stack

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Lewis Crawford
AOA Maintainer

The AOA stack mirrors the evolution of software from monoliths to microservices.

At its core are Agentic Units — self-contained, model-powered components that expose capabilities through structured interfaces.

Each AU can:

  • Perceive structured or unstructured inputs
  • Use models or tools to reason
  • Emit structured results (e.g. JSON, graph events)
  • Register itself in a semantic registry for discovery

Welcome to AOA Labs Blog

· One min read
AOA Maintainer

This is the beginning of a daily discussion space for Agent Oriented Architecture (AOA).

Expect updates on reference implementations, AU design patterns, and philosophical discussions on generalist vs specialist agents.