What is the Neural Link?

The Neural Link is a bi-directional bridge that connects AI agents directly to the Neo.mjs runtime. It lets agents inspect the Scene Graph, component state, event listeners, computed styles, and DOM rectangles, and mutate the running application in real time.

Why is Neo.mjs called an Application Engine instead of a framework?

Neo.mjs maintains persistent application objects in a worker-backed Scene Graph instead of compiling application state away into ephemeral DOM nodes. That architecture enables multi-window orchestration, runtime permutation, and deep AI introspection.

What is Context Engineering?

Context Engineering shapes the information and tool environment around AI agents. Neo.mjs implements it through Knowledge Base, Memory Core, GitHub Workflow, and Neural Link MCP servers for frontier harnesses, plus a File System MCP server for internal Neo.ai.Agent local loops.

What is the Neo.mjs Agent OS?

The Neo.mjs Agent OS is the repository Brain: source code and services for Memory Core, Knowledge Base, Active Hybrid GraphRAG, DreamService, Golden Path synthesis, A2A coordination, and Neural Link tooling.

Frontmatter

id	10007
title	Memory Core: Bypass Database Initialization in Unified Mode
state	Closed
labels	enhancementaiarchitecture
assignees	tobiu
createdAt	Apr 14, 2026, 5:18 PM
updatedAt	Apr 20, 2026, 3:40 PM
githubUrl	https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/10007
author	tobiu
commentsCount	0
parentIssue	10015
subIssues	[]
subIssuesCompleted	0
subIssuesTotal	0
blockedBy	[x] 10001 Dynamic Topology: Unified vs. Federated Routing
blocking	[ ] 10008 Playwright Test Coverage: Unified Monolithic Topology
closedAt	Apr 20, 2026, 3:40 PM

Memory Core: Bypass Database Initialization in Unified Mode

Closed v13.0.0/archive-v13-0-0-chunk-4 enhancementaiarchitecture

tobiu commented on Apr 14, 2026, 5:18 PM

Objective

When the NEO_CHROMA_UNIFIED flag is true, the Memory Core must act strictly as a downstream client of the Knowledge Base's DB, preventing collision or redundant container instantiation.

Tasks

Refactor ai/mcp/server/memory-core/services/DatabaseService.mjs (and the manage_database tool) to assess NEO_CHROMA_UNIFIED.
If true, the Memory Core MUST NOT attempt to start its own ChromaDB python instance/container. It should simply instantiate a ChromaClient pointing to localhost:8000 (the KB instance) and assume it is already active.
If false, it resumes its standard behavior of creating a private instance on 8001.

tobiu added the enhancement label on Apr 14, 2026, 5:18 PM

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tobiu referenced in commit 4ae5641 - "feat(ai): skip MC ChromaDB spawn in unified mode (#10007)" on Apr 20, 2026, 3:05 PM

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tobiu referenced in commit 8d88d81 - "test(ai): add initAsync short-circuit coverage + document manageDatabase passthrough (#10007)" on Apr 20, 2026, 3:36 PM

tobiu referenced in commit 4cec696 - "feat(ai): skip MC ChromaDB spawn in unified mode (#10007) (#10123) on Apr 20, 2026, 3:40 PM

tobiu closed this issue on Apr 20, 2026, 3:40 PM

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tobiu referenced in commit f70c48f - "feat(memory-core): surface effective chromadb topology in /health (#10127) (#10268) on Apr 24, 2026, 1:32 AM

tobiu referenced in commit e2210a8 - "docs(agentos): document shared KB/MC team deployment profile (#10694) (#10716) on May 4, 2026, 11:24 PM