What is the 'Neural Link'?

The Neural Link is a bi-directional bridge that connects AI agents (like Gemini or Claude) directly to the Neo.mjs runtime. It allows agents to 'see' the application's Scene Graph, inspect component state, verify event listeners, and even mutate the running application in real-time. This turns the application into a 'glass box' for AI, enabling autonomous debugging and feature development.

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

Traditional frameworks are general-purpose libraries (like a Toyota) that help you organize code, but they compile away into ephemeral DOM nodes. Neo.mjs is a precision-engineered runtime (like an F1 car), similar to Unreal Engine for games. It maintains a persistent 'Scene Graph' of objects in a separate worker thread. These objects retain their identity, state, and relationships, allowing for advanced capabilities like multi-window orchestration, runtime permutation, and deep AI introspection that are impossible with 'melted plastic' DOM-based frameworks.

What is 'Context Engineering'?

Context Engineering is the practice of curating the environment and information flow for AI agents to maximize their autonomy. In Neo.mjs, this is implemented via three Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers: a Knowledge Base for semantic code understanding, a Memory Core for learning from past sessions, and a GitHub Workflow server for project management. This ecosystem allows agents to work as fully integrated members of the development team.

What is 'Object Permanence' in the context of Neo.mjs?

In Neo.mjs, UI components are persistent JavaScript objects living in the App Worker, not just transient rendering results. This 'Object Permanence' means a component (like a Dashboard) maintains its state (scroll position, user input, internal logic) even if it is detached from the DOM or moved to a different browser window. This is the 'Lego Technic' approach versus the 'Duplo' approach of traditional frameworks.

What is an 'Agent Operating System'?

Neo.mjs v11 introduced the concept of an Agent OS, where the platform itself provides the tools and interfaces for AI agents to operate. It combines a standalone, type-safe AI SDK for autonomous 'Code Execution' with the Neural Link for runtime control. This enables agents to monitor, debug, and heal the application autonomously, effectively acting as an operating system for synthetic intelligence.

How does Neo.mjs handle multi-window applications?

Neo.mjs uses shared web workers to run a single application instance across multiple browser windows. All windows share the same application state and data in real-time. Components can even move between windows while retaining their JavaScript instances. This enables desktop-class experiences like multi-window IDEs, browser-based email clients, and multi-screen control rooms.

What makes Neo.mjs different from React, Angular, or Vue?

Neo.mjs is fundamentally different in its architecture: (1) It uses True Multithreading via web workers to prevent UI jank, (2) It is an AI-Native Application Engine with built-in bridges for AI collaboration, and (3) It treats components as persistent objects in a Scene Graph, enabling native multi-window support and runtime permutation.

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id	7131
title	Dev Mode: Main Thread Addon for Live Parsing
state	Closed
labels	enhancement
assignees	tobiu
createdAt	Jul 30, 2025, 1:01 PM
updatedAt	Aug 2, 2025, 2:58 PM
githubUrl	https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/7131
author	tobiu
commentsCount	1
parentIssue	7130
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closedAt	Aug 2, 2025, 2:58 PM

Dev Mode: Main Thread Addon for Live Parsing

Name: Neo.mjs Application Engine
Author: Neo.mjs

Closed v10.3.0 enhancement

tobiu commented on Jul 30, 2025, 1:01 PM

Description: For development mode, we need an addon that can parse these HTML string templates on the fly within the browser. This allows for rapid development and testing without requiring a build step after every change.

Implementation Details:

Name: Neo.main.addon.HtmlStringToVdom
Method:
1. Use the native DOMParser to convert the HTML string into a standard DOM tree.
2. Traverse the generated DOM tree and map it to a JSON structure that matches the Neo.mjs VDOM format.
3. Ensure that any embedded logic or dynamic values from the template literal are correctly placed within the resulting VDOM for later processing by the framework.

tobiu assigned to @tobiu on Jul 30, 2025, 1:01 PM

tobiu added parent issue #7130 on Jul 30, 2025, 1:01 PM

tobiu added the enhancement label on Jul 30, 2025, 1:01 PM

tobiu referenced in commit d0bd744 - "Main Thread Addon for Live Parsing #7131 base class" on Jul 30, 2025, 11:21 PM

tobiu referenced in commit dd6731c - "#7131 main.addon.HtmlStringToVdom: WIP" on Jul 31, 2025, 12:03 AM

tobiu referenced in commit 92fb035 - "#7131 main.addon.HtmlStringToVdom: using Neo.createStyleObject()" on Jul 31, 2025, 12:15 AM

tobiu referenced in commit 1ffee33 - "Dev Mode: Main Thread Addon for Live Parsing #7131" on Aug 2, 2025, 2:57 PM

tobiu Aug 2, 2025, 2:58 PM

Status: Dropped

Reason: This approach was superseded by the in-worker parsing strategy (Sub-Task 4). The main thread addon would require an inefficient and slow worker roundtrip for parsing, while the in-worker approach is synchronous and significantly more performant for the zero-builds development mode. The addon and its related tests have been deleted to simplify the codebase.

tobiu closed this issue on Aug 2, 2025, 2:58 PM