OSSA Overview

What is OSSA?

Open Standard for Software Agents (OSSA) is a declarative specification for AI agent definitions, enabling interoperability across platforms and frameworks.

Benefits

For Developers

• Standardized Format: One manifest works everywhere
• Framework Agnostic: Use any runtime/framework
• Type Safety: Auto-generated types from schema
• Validation: Built-in schema validation

For Enterprises

• Compliance: Built-in security and compliance
• Observability: Full tracing and monitoring
• Scalability: Designed for production scale
• Governance: Access controls and policies

For Platforms

• Interoperability: Agents work across platforms
• Discovery: Standard agent catalog format
• Integration: Easy platform integration
• Ecosystem: Rich tooling and support

Core Concepts

Agent Manifest

Declarative YAML/JSON file defining agent capabilities, configuration, and behavior.

Access Tiers

Security model with tiered access controls (Tier 1: Public, Tier 2: Internal, Tier 3: Restricted).

Taxonomy

Domain classification system for agent organization and discovery.

Separation of Duties

Role-based access control preventing conflicts of interest.

Architecture

Three-Tier Structure

1. Tier 1: Agent manifests (YAML definitions)
2. Tier 2: Infrastructure packages (protocol, mesh, brain)
3. Tier 3: Platform implementation (GitLab Agent, K8s)

Execution Flow

Manifest → Validation → Deployment → Execution → Observability

Getting Started

1. Install: npm install -g @bluefly/openstandardagents
2. Init: ossa init
3. Validate: ossa validate agent.ossa.yaml
4. Run: ossa run agent.ossa.yaml

Related Documentation

• Installation
• First Agent
• Schema Reference
• API Reference

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Last Updated: 2025-01-XX Version: 0.3.2