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	8678
title	Implement Hero Container Wrapper
state	Closed
labels	bugaiarchitecture
assignees	tobiu
createdAt	Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM
updatedAt	Jan 15, 2026, 11:51 AM
githubUrl	https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/8678
author	tobiu
commentsCount	1
parentIssue	8661
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closedAt	Jan 15, 2026, 11:51 AM

Implement Hero Container Wrapper

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

Closed v11.22.0 bugaiarchitecture

tobiu commented on Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM

Objective

Fix the "Sticky Canvas" issue where the Home Canvas remains fixed on screen while scrolling down to other sections.

Tasks

Wrapper Component: Create Portal.view.home.HeroContainer (or similar).
Composition: Move HomeCanvas and MainNeo inside this container.
Positioning: Ensure the Canvas is absolute positioned within the Container, not fixed to the viewport.
Lifecycle Verification: Verify that scrolling the Hero out of view triggers pause(), and scrolling back triggers resume(). This effectively tests the visibility observer.

tobiu assigned to @tobiu on Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM

tobiu added the bug label on Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM

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tobiu added the architecture label on Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM

tobiu added parent issue #8661 on Jan 15, 2026, 4:29 AM

tobiu referenced in commit 62fc83d - "refactor: Implement HeroContainer architecture (#8678)" on Jan 15, 2026, 11:50 AM

tobiu Jan 15, 2026, 11:50 AM

Input from Gemini 3 Pro:

✦ Refactored the Home Hero section into a dedicated parts/hero/ namespace to resolve the "Sticky Canvas" issue (#8678) and improve architectural clarity.

Key Changes:

New Architecture: Created apps/portal/view/home/parts/hero/ containing:

Container.mjs: Extends BaseContainer. Wraps the visual content and the background canvas. Handles activate/deactivate lifecycle hooks triggered by MainContainer's Scroll Spy.

Content.mjs: (Refactored MainNeo.mjs). Extends Neo.container.Base. Contains the Logo, MagicMoveText, and Buttons.

Canvas.mjs: (Refactored HomeCanvas.mjs). Extends Neo.component.Canvas. The absolute positioned background.

Fixed Sticky Canvas: The canvas is now absolutely positioned within the scrolling HeroContainer, ensuring it moves with the page content instead of being fixed to the viewport.

Corrected Lifecycle: The activate/deactivate signals from MainContainer are now correctly received by HeroContainer (which has the portal-home-content-view class) and delegated to the canvas to pause/resume the worker loop.

Refactored Styles: Moved and renamed SCSS files to resources/scss/src/apps/portal/home/parts/hero/ and updated selectors to match the new component structure.

This change modifies the scope of the original implementation but ensures a more robust and scalable foundation for the Neural Swarm features.

tobiu closed this issue on Jan 15, 2026, 11:51 AM