ARIA OS Current System State
A status report of implemented features, component readiness, and operational capability as of December 2025.
Component Implementation Status
Summary of each major system component and its readiness level.
| Component | Status | Description | Production Ready |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance Engine | COMPLETE | Weighted voting, proposal lifecycle, audit logging (v2.0) | Yes |
| Agent Manager | COMPLETE | Spawn, retire, scale operations with governance integration (v2.6) | Yes |
| Base Agent v2.6 | COMPLETE | Async lifecycle, event queue, health monitoring, compliance checks | Yes |
| Recovery Strategy | COMPLETE | Diagnosis, action selection, multi-phase recovery with verification | Yes |
| Mesh Node Control | COMPLETE | DISCOVERED→ADMITTED→ACTIVE→QUARANTINED flow (v2.10) | Yes |
| Mesh Admission | COMPLETE | Manual/auto admission, heartbeat, eviction, operator control | Yes |
| Context Kernel v2 | COMPLETE | Request routing, classification, circuit breaker (5 threshold, 60s reset) | Yes |
| Memory Bus | COMPLETE | Multi-domain storage, cross-agent visibility, retention policies | Yes |
| Health Poller | COMPLETE | Real-time monitoring, latency tracking, anomaly detection | Yes |
| Test Harness | COMPLETE | Stress simulator, endpoint tests, UI frontend | Yes |
| Platform Profiles | COMPLETE | macOS, Windows, Linux deployment profiles | Yes |
| Hardware Abstraction | PARTIAL | Platform detection and capability awareness; GPU-specific optimization not yet implemented | Partial |
Status Definitions
- COMPLETE: Component is implemented, tested, and deployed under real workloads
- PARTIAL: Core functionality exists but platform-specific optimization or edge cases remain future work
- Production Ready = Yes: Deterministic governance, agent lifecycle, mesh, memory, and recovery are validated and deployable. Known limitations (GPU optimization, lock-free structures, agent abstraction, supervisor integration edges) are explicit constraints, not blockers. Platform support varies by hardware capability.
- Production Ready = Partial: Deployable for most use cases, with optimization layers remaining as future work. Hardware support varies by platform.
Governance & Control
Voting System
Weighted voting with 5 roles (Board, CTO, COO, CFO, Supervisor). Policy changes require unanimous approval. Scale operations require CTO approval.
Proposal Types
5 proposal types implemented: Policy Change, Scale Up/Down, Mesh Node Admit, Agent Eviction, Autonomy Level Change.
Audit Trail
All proposals and votes recorded in append-only JSONL audit log with immutable timestamps and voter identity.
Anti-Autonomous-Spawn
Agents cannot spawn themselves. All creation requires supervisor authorization and governance approval.
Agent System & Orchestration
Supervised Spawning
AgentManager controls all lifecycle operations. Agents cannot self-spawn. Governance tracks major scaling decisions.
Health Monitoring
Real-time health polling every 5 seconds. Latency tracking per agent. Automatic recovery triggers on failure patterns.
Recovery Strategy
7 recovery actions: restart, reset, clear cache, reload model, warm restart, fallback mode, escalate. Multi-confidence diagnosis.
Memory Publishing
v2.6+ agents publish to MemoryBus. Compliance checking (PII, PHI) at runtime before memory storage.
Mesh & Distributed Operation
Node State Flow
DISCOVERING → ADMITTED → ACTIVE → QUARANTINED. Operator must approve node activation. Discovery does not equal participation.
Heartbeat & Quarantine
60-second heartbeat timeout. Stale nodes quarantined. 300-second eviction TTL for failed nodes. Manual operator override available.
TLS Verification
v2.12+ includes certificate fingerprint validation. Prevents node spoofing. Immutable at mesh layer.
Workload Distribution
Tracks load across active nodes. Respects capability declarations. Degraded nodes stop accepting work but complete in-progress tasks.
Recovery & Reliability
| Phase | Capability | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Detection | Pattern matching in error messages with confidence scoring (0.0-1.0) | IMPLEMENTED |
| Isolation | Quarantine on failure, memory bus partitioning to prevent cascade | IMPLEMENTED |
| Diagnosis | Failure classification with confidence (timeout, OOM, model_load, network, connection) | IMPLEMENTED |
| Action Selection | 7 recovery actions with fallback modes (restart, reset, cache clear, reload, warm restart, fallback, escalate) | IMPLEMENTED |
| Verification | Soft verification (debounce 10s) and hard escalation path. Recovery log tracking. | IMPLEMENTED |
| Reporting | All recovery events logged with timestamps and action taken | IMPLEMENTED |
Platform Support
ARIA OS runs on all major operating systems with consistent governance semantics and operator console behavior. Subsystem availability varies by hardware profile and platform capabilities.
macOS
Full support for Apple Silicon (M1-M4) and Intel Macs. Virtual environment setup, activation scripts, macOS-specific requirements.
Windows
Production support with platform-specific adapter for Windows operations. Backend launcher handles environment setup.
Linux
Full support for x86_64 and ARM64 systems. Server and embedded deployment profiles. Environment initialization handled by profile.
Known Limitations & Future Work
The following features are not yet implemented but are planned for future releases.
GPU Optimization
No MLX/CUDA/TensorRT-specific optimization code. Platform detection present but not GPU abstraction.
Lock-Free Structures
Memory bus uses thread-safe locks (RLock) rather than lock-free compare-and-swap operations.
Agent Type Hierarchy
Perception/Planning/Execution/Recovery/Compliance agent types are not implemented as abstract types. Functional agents exist.
Supervisor Integration
Governance engine complete. Supervisor integration framework exists but not all integration points finalized.
Testing & Validation
| Test Category | Implementation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stress Simulator | Sandboxed stress testing with risk classification (462 lines, v2.19) | COMPLETE |
| Endpoint Tests | Comprehensive endpoint testing (27K+ lines across multiple files) | COMPLETE |
| Profile Validation | Platform-specific profile testing (15K+ lines) | COMPLETE |
| Defense Validation | Defense system capability validation | COMPLETE |
| Test UI | React/TypeScript frontend for stress testing visualization | COMPLETE |
Code Maturity & Quality
Type Safety
Type hints throughout codebase. Dataclass models for clean data structures.
Async/Await
Extensive use of async/await patterns for concurrent operations and event handling.
Thread Safety
RLock-based synchronization throughout for safe concurrent access.
Logging
Comprehensive loguru logging for debugging and audit trail tracking.
Ready for Production
ARIA OS is production-ready with implemented governance, agent control, and recovery systems.