docker compose up and it runs.Every component from E1-E5 assembled into one running platform. Add the missing layers (organizational agents, intelligence systems, desktop shell). The capstone of the Engineering Series.
You finished E1-E5. A production API layer. A trust measurement system. An accountable agent architecture. A security posture. A context pipeline. Five capstones. Each does one thing well.
An enterprise doesn't need five separate systems. It needs one platform. One platform where agents are governed by default, trust is measured on every output, security is tested and monitored, context is permission-filtered, and every decision has an audit trail.
One platform you can deploy with docker compose up and hand to an ops team that didn't build it. That's the difference between a portfolio of demos and an operating system.
Two layers you built across E1-E5. Two new layers in E6. One running platform. Each layer has one job. The seams are the contract.
Tauri) + AIOS Connector + forked agent core. The employee experience. Six minutes, three tasks, governance invisible.auth, guardrails, actions, context, gateway, monitor, audit. The Platform Protocol (~15 APIs).context-router. context-kubernetes. Permission-filtered knowledge.This is not a lecture course. You assemble every component from E1-E5 into a running platform, build the missing layers, deploy two certified AI systems, and hand off the documentation. Module 6 is the capstone build.
Review the 4-layer architecture and what E1-E5 already built. The "AI Factory" concept: build the platform once, deploy AI systems in days. Six implementation paths compared (Microsoft, Salesforce, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, DIY) and the AIOS Quadrant (deep governance + vendor-neutral) where no path fits.
Lab: Map E3 middleware + E5 context to the full architectureLocal agents (Layer 4) belong to employees. Organizational agents (Layer 2) belong to the company. Triggered by events, schedules, or other agents. Certified before deployment, version-controlled, monitored. The certification chain: process → permissions → guardrails → reliability → monitoring. Invoked through Layer 3, never directly.
Why fifty agents reinventing the wheel is not enough. The five components: Knowledge Store, Reasoning Engine, Isolation Filter, Learning Loop, Domain Guardrails. Ingestion pipelines (git webhooks, DB polling, agent logs). The 2-stage Isolation Filter: pre-retrieval scope + post-generation scan. The Learning Loop: signals → patterns → insight delivery. Aggregation rules that respect access boundaries.
Lab: Build a Sales Domain Intelligence System with isolation filterThree components of a Local AI System: Desktop Shell (UI), Agent Core (reasoning), AIOS Connector (bridge). The Connector implements the Platform Protocol (~15 calls): Auth Client, Context Client, Action Client, Org Intelligence Client, Cost Reporter. Workspace model: multiple contexts, persistent memory. The approval experience: Tier 2 (inline) vs Tier 3 (separate device).
Lab: Build the Desktop Shell + AIOS Connector against E3 middlewareTwelve decisions before deploying: middleware location, gateway vs direct, data-as-context, permission granularity, guardrail language, first intelligence domains, local agent strategy, LLM strategy, context versioning, monitoring boundary, migration strategy, reliability standard. The Accountable Systems Portfolio: augmentation → automation → autonomous. ROI tied to hard KPIs, not "productivity."
Phase 1 (weeks 1-4): context audit, 12 decisions, middleware skeleton. Phase 2 (5-8): full trust layer, guardrails, action control, gateway, monitoring. Phase 3 (9-12): local agents to 5-10 users, first domain intelligence, reliability cert. Phase 4 (month 4+): full rollout. Capstone: deploy the full 4-layer Enterprise AI OS with two certified systems (one Augmentation, one Automation) and hand off the documentation.
E6 is where it all converges. The same project that started as a versioned API in E1 now ships as a 4-layer Enterprise AI Operating System with two certified AI systems running on it.
E1, E2, E3, E5 completed (E4 strongly recommended). If you've shipped the prior capstones, you have the components. E6 teaches you to compose them into one running platform.
Python 3.12, FastAPI, PostgreSQL 16 + pgvector, Redis 7, Gitea, LiteLLM, Authlib, Tauri (desktop), Docker Compose. All six Cohorte open-source repos. Apache 2.0.
Tauri) + AIOS Connector + Platform Protocol (~15 APIs)docker compose production deployment, runbook, monitoring config, full code repos (Apache 2.0)Want all six courses?
See the Engineering Series bundle →Four layers. Seven services. Two certified AI systems. docker compose up and it runs. The portfolio piece. €197. Lifetime access.