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Scene Contract 1.0, SDK 1.0, and Governance 1.0 published. The vaos-online GitHub organization is open — including docs, schema, dashboard demo, replay traces, and architectural decision records.
The cognition runtime inside VAOS is now called the OSTVAL™ Runtime — a clearer name as the runtime grows into its own product surface alongside the SDK. Imports and APIs unchanged.
Three core innovations — sensor-aware perception, scene contract validation envelope, and validation-gated action — are now patent pending in multiple jurisdictions. Apache 2.0 distribution unchanged.
VAOS Core is Apache 2.0-licensed. Full Python SDK, REST and WebSocket APIs, and plugin spec public. Foundation governance under open-source principles. Predecessor to the v2.0 open ecosystem.
2026-06-14
The vaos-online GitHub organization is now open. Scene Contract 1.0, SDK 1.0, and Governance 1.0 are published. Dashboard demo with replay traces and architectural decision records (ADRs) available.
Highlights: scene.schema.json at vaos.online, Python + JavaScript SDK reference implementations, governance ADRs for Scene Contract, Validation Engine, and Memory Runtime.
Browse and install community plugins through the new vaos plugin CLI. Plugin spec v0.3 stabilises the perception, reasoning, and action extension points.
VAOS Core is Apache 2.0-licensed. Full Python SDK, REST and WebSocket APIs, and plugin spec public. Foundation for the v2.0 open ecosystem.
First-class Rockchip support. Hardware-accelerated ISP and AI inference, sub-100 ms end-to-end on reference boards.
A deep dive into why VAOS emits a structured machine-readable scene instead of plain text — and how the validation envelope keeps autonomous actions auditable.
How VAOS scores camera reliability in real time — calibration drift, lighting, occlusion — and feeds it back into inference confidence.
Hardware-accelerated ISP and AI inference on Rockchip's RK3588 SoC. Reference boards from eye3.ai shipping to early-access partners.
Public Discord goes live alongside the v1 community governance document. Core maintainers, contributors, and integrators gather in one place.
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