One Runtime
nano-core provides the execution engine — messaging, memory, tool execution, provider routing. Same core, every industry. No domain-specific code in the runtime itself.
nano-core Platform
Autonomous AI For Any Industry
The architecture that runs FarmFriend. Built for any domain — agriculture, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing. One platform, infinite verticals.
What Is nano-core?
nano-core is an autonomous AI agent runtime. You give it a task in plain language — research this, build that, monitor those sensors, generate a report. It plans the steps, spawns sub-agents to execute them in parallel, validates the results, and delivers the outcome.
It's what shell scripting did for devops — but for AI workflows. Instead of clicking through a GUI or writing custom scripts, you command your entire digital and physical operation from one terminal interface.
$
nano-core "Check all irrigation zones and adjust if soil moisture is below 30%"
→ Spawning 3 sub-agents
→ Zone 1: Moisture 28% — irrigating...
→ Zone 2: Moisture 45% — OK
→ Zone 3: Moisture 22% — irrigating...
$
Done. 2 zones adjusted. Logged.
Domain-Agnostic by Design
The runtime is industry-neutral. Vertical-specific capabilities come from skills loaded at runtime — one platform, any domain.
Skills Define the Domain
Industry-specific capabilities are packaged as skills — self-contained bundles of domain knowledge, tool configurations, and operational logic. FarmFriend is a set of agriculture skills. Healthcare, logistics, or manufacturing would be different skill sets on the same runtime.
New vertical? New skills. No core rewrites. No platform fragmentation. One architecture adapts to any industry through composition.
Dual Orchestration Engine
nano-core routes tasks intelligently — parallel processing for speed, hierarchical processing for accuracy.
90% of Tasks
Parallel Processing
Raw speed. Multiple independent tasks execute simultaneously.
Weather
Soil
Cameras
Sensors
Bulk data gathering, image analysis, monitoring, and concurrent execution. Think of it as your entire sensor fleet reporting simultaneously — then being merged into one coherent picture.
10% of Tasks
Hierarchical Processing
Step-by-step accuracy. Sequential execution for compliance-critical workflows.
Step 1: Submit spray record
Step 2: Validate chemical safety
Step 3: Log to encrypted storage
Step 4: Submit regulatory report
Regulatory compliance, safety protocols, and validated outcomes. When a mistake costs money — or worse — nano-core executes with surgical precision in the correct order.
The Routing Layer: Context-aware task distribution. nano-core automatically determines whether a task goes parallel (bulk operations, data gathering) or hierarchical (compliance, safety, multi-step decisions).
Sub-Agent Parallel System
5 specialized sub-agents working simultaneously — what takes a human 8-10 hours takes nano-core minutes.
MAIN AGENT
Request arrives
→ → → → →
RESEARCH
Planting dates, papers
ANALYZE
Soil, nutrients
CHECK
Availability, prices
DRAFT
Schedules, timelines
CREATE
Lists, equipment needs
MERGE + VALIDATE → COMPLETE PLAN
Traditional (sequential)
8-10 hours
nano-core (parallel)
3-8 minutes
AI Provider Choice
Use any AI model. OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, or run locally. You choose — nano-core routes intelligently.
OpenAI
$$
Low latency
Best for: Fast, general-purpose reasoning. GPT-4 class models.
Anthropic Claude
$
Medium latency
Best for: Nuanced reasoning, long documents, safety-critical tasks.
Google Gemini
$
Low latency
Best for: Long-context reasoning, multimodal tasks, and cost-efficient throughput.
Local / On-Prem
Free
Your hardware
Best for: Data sovereignty, no internet, privacy-first deployments. Works on Raspberry Pi.
Real-time cost tracking per provider. Set budgets. Get alerts. Know exactly what you're spending — before the bill arrives.
State Persistence
8+ hour autonomous sessions. Connectivity drops, app closes — nano-core resumes exactly where it left off.
Hour 0-3
Task begins · Data collection
⚡
Interruption (connectivity lost)
State saved to persistent layer
Hour 3-8
Resumes from saved state · Task completes
8-hour task · Zero progress lost
43 Integrated Tools
One platform. Every capability you need. No subscription juggling.
File Operations 5 tools
- Cloud storage & sync
- Document versioning
- Large file transfer
Research & Search 6 tools
- Agri-data search
- Market analysis
- Academic papers
Web Automation 5 tools
- Browser scraping
- Form filling
- E-commerce ordering
Image & Video 5 tools
- Crop health assessment
- Pest identification
- Satellite imagery
IoT & Sensors 7 tools
- Sensor data ingestion
- Device orchestration
- Alert management
Advanced 20+ tools
- Custom scripting (Python/JS)
- API integrations
- Predictive modeling
Any Industry. One Platform.
FarmFriend is the agriculture proof of concept. nano-core adapts to any vertical.
Live
Agriculture
Gates, sensors, irrigation, livestock monitoring, thermal health detection. FarmFriend is running on real farms today.
See FarmFriend →Healthcare
Patient monitoring, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, compliance logging.
Logistics
Fleet tracking, route optimization, driver communication, compliance reporting.
Manufacturing
Equipment monitoring, predictive maintenance, quality control, supply chain coordination.
Finance
Portfolio monitoring, regulatory reporting, compliance audits, real-time risk assessment.
Open Source. MIT Licensed.
nano-core is MIT licensed. Deploy on your hardware. Own your data. Modify freely.