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- Changed the label for the desktop app in both English and Chinese README files to "Yao Desktop" for consistency and improved branding. - Ensured that the visual elements align with the updated terminology across both language versions.
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# Yao — App Runtime for the AI Era
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Yao is an open-source runtime for building AI agents and web applications — shipped as a single binary.
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**🏠 Homepage:** [https://yaoagents.com](https://yaoagents.com)
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**📚 Docs:** [https://yaoagents.com/docs](https://yaoagents.com/docs)
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**🖥️ Yao Desktop:** [https://yaoagents.com/download](https://yaoagents.com/download)
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## How It Works
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Think of Yao Agent as a **cage, not an animal**. What you put inside determines the behavior; the cage keeps it controlled.
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Every request flows through the same pipeline:
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`Create Hook` runs before the executor — inject context, enforce constraints, route requests.
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`Next Hook` runs after — validate output, trigger downstream actions, drive multi-step loops.
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**The AI does the heavy lifting. You define the boundaries.**
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### Three Modes
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| Mode | Executor | When to use |
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| **LLM** | OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. | Conversational assistants, Q&A, content generation |
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| **CLI Agent** | OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex in a container | Computer use, sandbox isolation, SKILL ecosystem |
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| **Pure Hook** | Your own TypeScript code | Deterministic logic, routing, menu flows — no AI needed |
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All three share the same Hook interface. You can mix them freely — route some requests through the LLM, handle others with pure code, all inside a single `Create Hook`.
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## Features
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### Agent Framework
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- **TypeScript Hooks** — `Create` and `Next` hooks intercept every request; built-in V8 engine
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- **Native MCP Support** — Connect tools via process, SSE, or STDIO transport
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- **Memory API** — Four scopes: request-level, session, user, team
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- **Multi-Agent** — Delegate to specialist agents or call agents in parallel
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- **CLI Agent / Sandbox** — Run Claude Code (or other CLI runners) in an isolated container with VNC desktop support
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- **Skills Ecosystem** — Drop reusable capability packs (`SKILL.md`) into any CLI Agent
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### Full-Stack Runtime
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Everything in a single executable:
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- **Data Models** — Define database tables and relations in JSON/YAML
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- **REST APIs** — Map routes to model queries or TypeScript processors
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- **SUI Pages** — Component-based web UI with server-side rendering
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- **Chat UI (CUI)** — Built-in conversation interface for agents
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- **TypeScript** — Built-in V8 engine; no Node.js required
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- **Single Binary** — Runs on ARM64/x64; no Python, Node, or containers needed on the host
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### Built-in Search
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- **Vector Search** — Embeddings with OpenAI or FastEmbed
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- **Knowledge Graph** — Entity-relationship retrieval
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- **GraphRAG** — Hybrid vector + graph search
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## About the Name
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Yao (爻, yáo) is the fundamental symbol in the I Ching — the building block of the eight trigrams. Like a binary digit, it has two states. Their combinations describe the patterns of everything.
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