aos-ce
AOS Community Edition: the open agent operating system.
AOS Community Edition is an open-source agent operating system designed to provide an inspectable, composable runtime environment for AI agents. It delivers the `aos` CLI, HTTP API, 21 first-party capsules, and integrated tools including Forge for building new capabilities and meta-harness skills that enable agents to extend their own environments. The system supports MCP protocol integration, allowing agents built on AOS to connect with clients like Codex, Claude, and Grok. Developers can provision isolated agent principals, compose capsules into custom workflows, and build governed meta-harnesses where agents improve their own tooling during real work.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Building composable AI agents with inspectable, least-privilege capsule architectures
- 02Enabling agents to self-improve by constructing meta-harnesses that evolve their own tools and skills
- 03Connecting AI agents to MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop and Codex with configurable interaction policies
- 04Provisioning isolated agent environments with separate principals for development and production
- 05Creating custom agent workflows by composing first-party capsules into harnesses and connectors
- 06Extending agent capabilities during real work by using Forge to build and verify new capsules on demand
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aos-ce — FAQ
What is AOS Community Edition?+
AOS Community Edition is an open-source agent operating system that provides a complete runtime environment for building and running composable AI agents. It includes a CLI, HTTP API, 21 first-party capsules, and tools like Forge for extending agent capabilities.
How do I install the aos CLI and runtime?+
Run the official installer script with `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL https://aos.unicity.ai/install.sh | sh`, then execute `aos init` to provision the product-versioned capsules. The installer places everything under `~/.aos` and supports coordinated upgrades.
Which AI clients work with AOS?+
AOS supports MCP protocol integration via `aos mcp serve`, enabling connections to Claude, Codex, and Grok. Clients that support MCP form elicitation can interact with AOS agents using constrained approval workflows.
Do I need API keys or prerequisites to use AOS?+
The core AOS runtime and CLI do not require API keys. However, individual capsules or agent workflows may need credentials depending on the external services they integrate with.
Is AOS Community Edition free to use?+
Yes, AOS Community Edition is open source and dual-licensed under MIT or Apache 2.0, allowing free use for both personal and commercial projects.
Can I import state from an existing runtime installation?+
Yes, the aos CLI can deliberately copy compatible state from a standalone runtime installation without modifying the source. See the runtime migration documentation for the exact allowlist and integrity checks.
How do I install aos-ce?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. aos-ce is a agent — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is aos-ce free?+
aos-ce is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.