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VibeX Design & Architecture

Welcome to the VibeX design documentation! This section provides comprehensive technical insights into how VibeX works internally, its architectural decisions, and the principles that guide its development.

🎯 Core Philosophy: Space-Oriented Collaboration

VibeX is fundamentally different from task-oriented agent frameworks.

Most agent frameworks follow a “fire-and-forget” pattern:

User → "Do X" → Plan → Execute → Result → END

VibeX follows a persistent, evolving workspace pattern:

User → Space → XAgent → [Iterate on Artifacts] → [Continue Tomorrow] → [Evolve Further]
              ↑                                          ↓
              └────────── Persistent State ──────────────┘

Why Space-Oriented?

Real-world work is iterative. You don’t write a document once—you draft, review, refine, and polish. VibeX is designed for this reality:

  • Persistent Spaces: Your work survives across sessions
  • Evolving Artifacts: Documents, code, and data improve over time
  • Continuous Collaboration: Talk to XAgent today, continue tomorrow
  • Accumulated Context: The system remembers everything about your project

🏗️ Architecture Overview

VibeX is built as a collaborative workspace platform that orchestrates specialized agents in a secure, observable, and scalable manner. Unlike task runners, VibeX maintains persistent state and enables continuous iteration on artifacts.

Key Design Principles

  • Space-Centric - All work happens within persistent Spaces that survive across sessions
  • Artifact Evolution - Documents and files are living entities that improve over time
  • Continuous Collaboration - Users interact with XAgent in ongoing conversations
  • Session Continuity - Return to your work tomorrow with full context preserved
  • Agent Autonomy - Agents manage their own reasoning with private context
  • Event-Driven Architecture - Asynchronous, structured communication
  • Configuration-Driven - Declarative agent and workflow definitions
  • Security by Design - Audited, policy-enforced external interactions

📚 Design Documentation

System Architecture

Complete architectural overview covering the Space model, XAgent orchestration, and the data layer. Includes detailed diagrams of component interactions.

Space Lifecycle

Deep dive into how Spaces are created, how artifacts evolve, and how users collaborate with XAgent over time.

Memory & Context

Understanding the persistent memory system in VibeX, combining Space-scoped history with AI-friendly semantic memory.

Tool Execution

Detailed explanation of the secure tool execution system, including validation, sandboxing, and the tool self-correction mechanism.

Communication Patterns

Event-driven communication architecture, message passing patterns, and how agents coordinate through XAgent.

Security

Overview of the security model, including Space isolation, tool permissions, and audit logging.

🎯 Key Architectural Components

Space

The persistent container for all work. A Space holds:

  • Artifacts (documents, code, data)
  • Conversation history across sessions
  • Configuration and preferences
  • Version history of all changes

XAgent

The project manager for each Space. XAgent:

  • Remembers the entire project history
  • Knows all artifacts in the Space
  • Coordinates specialist agents
  • Adapts plans based on evolving requirements

Specialist Agents

Single-purpose experts (Writer, Researcher, Developer, etc.) that XAgent delegates to. Each agent:

  • Has one clear responsibility
  • Operates on artifacts within the Space
  • Reports results back to XAgent

Workflow Engine

The runtime kernel for complex multi-step operations. Used when a goal requires coordinated execution across multiple agents.

🔄 Interaction Patterns

Pattern 1: Continuous Document Editing

// Day 1: Start a document
const space = await XAgent.start("Write my thesis");
await space.uploadArtifact("thesis.md", initialContent);
await xAgent.chat("Write the introduction");
 
// Day 2: Continue refining
const space = await XAgent.resume("thesis-space-id");
await xAgent.chat("Make the abstract more concise");
 
// Day 3: Final polish
await xAgent.chat("Review everything and fix any issues");

Pattern 2: Iterative Code Review

const space = await XAgent.start("Review my PR");
await space.uploadArtifact("changes.diff", diffContent);
await xAgent.chat("Review this code for security issues");
// XAgent remembers findings...
await xAgent.chat("Now check for performance issues");
// Context accumulates...
await xAgent.chat("Generate a summary of all issues found");

Pattern 3: Multi-Session Research

// Session 1: Gather sources
await xAgent.chat("Research climate change impacts on agriculture");
// Artifacts created: sources.md, notes.md
 
// Session 2: Analyze
await xAgent.chat("Synthesize the research into key findings");
// Artifacts updated: findings.md
 
// Session 3: Write
await xAgent.chat("Write a report based on our findings");
// Artifacts created: report.md

🛡️ Data Persistence

Unlike ephemeral task runners, VibeX persists everything:

  • Conversation History: Every message across all sessions
  • Artifact Versions: Full history of document changes
  • Agent Decisions: Audit trail of all agent actions
  • Context State: Variables, preferences, and configuration

This enables:

  • Resume anytime: Pick up where you left off
  • Rollback: Restore previous artifact versions
  • Audit: Review the complete history of changes
  • Learning: Agents can reference past decisions

🚀 Getting Started with Design Docs

  1. Read System Architecture - Understand the Space model
  2. Explore Space Lifecycle - See how work evolves
  3. Dive into specific areas:

🤝 Contributing to Design

The design documentation evolves with the framework. If you’re:

  • Implementing new features - Update relevant design docs
  • Finding gaps - Contribute missing architectural details
  • Suggesting improvements - Propose design changes through issues

This documentation reflects the current architecture of VibeX. For implementation details and API references, see the SDK Documentation.

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