Mapping the
Architecture
of Things.
An advanced research & engineering lab for intelligent systems. We chart the structure of models, agents, and the tools they share.
Current threads
Four threads we’re pulling on right now. Click any row to read more.
Instruments for tracing how autonomous agents move through tool calls, model handoffs, and shared memory.
Most agent runs are debugged after the fact, from a transcript. We’re building a tracer that records the decision tree as it forms — every tool considered, every branch pruned — so the run reads as a graph rather than a log. Open source release planned for Q3.
A benchmark for multi-model, multi-tool agent systems — measuring not just task completion but topology.
Existing agent benchmarks score the destination. We score the path: how many calls, how much shared state, how quickly the system converges. The first cut covers six harnesses across three labs; early results suggest task complexity correlates weakly with optimal architecture.
A primer on how to think about the space of tools a model can reach for, and the gradient between them.
Tools are not interchangeable; they live on a manifold of capability, latency, cost, and reliability. We sketch a coordinate system and propose a small number of operators that move agents through it. Published as Lab Note 011.
Notes on the read/write semantics that emerge when several agents reach for the same scratch space.
When two agents share memory, they share assumptions. We document a small set of patterns and anti-patterns observed across four production systems, and propose a reference write-disciplined store.
A quarterly note from the studio.
Essays on the work — mostly about agent topology, sometimes about notation.
Small lab. Small Team.
For the time being, one person, wearing many hats and working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Farhan Malik
Previously lived many lives as an engineer, architect, advisor and mentor. Started the lab to chart the structure of intelligent systems from the ground up— and to keep the work pragmatic and meaningful.
Now leads every aspect of work: researching, building, and deploying. Says yes to one collaboration in ten.
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