Input & Interface Layer
Receives and structures input from users, files, APIs, sensors, events, documents, and external sources.
IISL
ARCHITECTURE
Aerius separates cognitive functions into inspectable runtime layers.
Instead of asking a single model to manage memory, observation, reasoning, identity, knowledge, action, and evidence internally, Aerius coordinates these responsibilities through dedicated cognitive runtimes.
SYSTEM MAP
A layered map, not a rigid one-way pipeline.
User, environment, and data sources enter through IISL. Observation is governed by COR. CCO coordinates the task. Stack Brain, PbR, and MRMI manage reasoning depth, stack coordination, and strategy selection. COMS, IMC, RCC, KEL, DCR, and CPOR provide memory, identity, relational context, knowledge evolution, domain runtime, and conditional reuse. CEA, Voice / Expression, and Intent Action govern communication and action.
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User / Environment / Data Sources
Signals, events, documents, requests, sources
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IISL
Intelligent Interface and Sensor Layer
03
COR
Cognitive Observation Runtime
04
CCO
Central Cognitive Orchestrator
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Stack Brain / PbR / MRMI
Reasoning stack coordination, priority, and strategy
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COMS / IMC / RCC
Memory, identity, and relationship context
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KEL / DCR / CPOR
Knowledge evolution, domain runtime, and conditional reuse
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CEA / Voice Expression / Intent Action
Expression shaping and governed output or action
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Trace / Evidence / Policy Gates / Human Review
Inspectable records and governance pathways
This map is conceptual. Some modules activate conditionally and some are cross-cutting rather than strictly sequential.
RUNTIME LAYERS
The cognitive runtime layers around the model.
Observation Layer
Controls what should be observed, when, from which source, and under which evidence, risk, and resource constraints.
COR
Orchestration Layer
Coordinates tasks across memory, reasoning, observation, domain knowledge, action, trace, and policy systems.
CCO
Reasoning Control Layer
Coordinates reasoning stacks, prioritizes cognitive effort, and selects or improves reasoning strategies.
Stack BrainPbRMRMI
Memory & Identity Layer
Provides governed memory, as-of context, identity-bound memory, and relationship-aware activation.
COMSIMCRCC
Knowledge & Domain Runtime Layer
Structures human-derived knowledge, binds domain-specific reasoning protocols, and conditionally reuses prior outcomes.
KELDCRCPOR
Expression & Action Layer
Shapes system expression and governs whether cognitive intent becomes response, action, review, or block.
CEAVoice / ExpressionIntent Action
Trace, Evidence & Governance Layer
Records and governs behavior across observation, reasoning, memory, reuse, domain binding, expression, and action.
TraceEvidencePolicy GatesHuman Review
MODEL-AS-COMPONENT
The model is inside the architecture, not the architecture itself.
Aerius may use one or more AI models, but it does not rely on the model to internally handle every system responsibility. Memory, observation, domain reasoning, reuse, action governance, and traceability are handled by explicit architecture layers.
Architecture Boundary
Aerius Cognitive Architecture
Aerius is the architecture. Models are optional components inside it.
Observation Runtime
Memory Runtime
Reasoning Control
Domain Runtime
Identity / Relational Context
Action / Expression Governance
Trace / Evidence / Policy
Human Review / Governance
Replaceable component slot
AI Model|Optional Component
Observation, memory, reasoning, domain runtime, identity, action, expression, trace, evidence, policy, and review remain explicit architecture layers around model use.
CROSS-CUTTING SYSTEMS
Some layers influence the whole runtime.
COMS supports reasoning, evidence, identity, knowledge evolution, reuse, and trace.
PbR influences observation, reasoning depth, memory retrieval, action gating, and human review.
CEA shapes communication, expression, uncertainty, and safety-sensitive behavior.
KEL and MRMI affect knowledge validation, strategy selection, and improvement without base-model retraining.
RCC activates relationship-aware context only when relevant to task, role, risk, domain, or entity cues.
TRACE AND EVIDENCE
Inspectable records sit across the architecture.
Trace, evidence, policy gates, and human review make Aerius behavior inspectable rather than hidden inside a model-only process. They may apply to observation, memory retrieval, domain capsule activation, conditional reuse, expression, action, and output.
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