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- Updated the introduction to emphasize Yao as an open-source engine for autonomous agents, shifting from an all-in-one application engine description.
- Enhanced the features section to highlight the unique aspects of Yao, including its proactive nature and integration capabilities.
- Reorganized content to improve readability and better convey the functionality of Yao, including detailed descriptions of agent capabilities and execution modes.

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Build Autonomous Agents. Just Define the Role.

Yao is an open-source engine for autonomous agents — event-driven, proactive, and self-scheduling.

Quick Links:

🏠 Homepage: https://yaoapps.com

🚀 Quick Start: https://yaoapps.com/docs/documentation/en-us/getting-started

📚 Documentation: https://yaoapps.com/docs

✨ Why Yao? https://yaoapps.com/docs/why-yao

🤖 Yao Agents: https://github.com/YaoAgents/awesome ( Preview )

What Makes Yao Different?

Traditional AI Assistants	Yao Autonomous Agents
Entry point: Chatbox	Entry point: Email, Events, Schedules
Passive: You ask, they answer	Proactive: They work autonomously
Role: Tool	Role: Team member

The entry point is not a chatbox — it's email, events, and scheduled tasks.

Features

Autonomous Agent Framework

Build agents that work like real team members:

Three Trigger Modes — Clock (scheduled), Human (email/message), Event (webhook/database)
Six-Phase Execution — Inspiration → Goals → Tasks → Run → Deliver → Learn
Multi-Agent Orchestration — Agents delegate, collaborate, and compose dynamically
Continuous Learning — Agents accumulate experience in private knowledge bases

Native MCP Support

Integrate tools without writing adapters:

Process Transport — Map Yao processes directly to MCP tools
External Servers — Connect via SSE or STDIO
Schema Mapping — Declarative input/output schemas

Built-in GraphRAG

Vector Search — Embeddings with OpenAI/FastEmbed
Knowledge Graph — Entity-relationship retrieval
Hybrid Search — Combine vector similarity with graph traversal

Full-Stack Runtime

Everything in a single executable:

All-in-One — Data, API, Agent, UI in one engine
TypeScript Support — Built-in V8 engine
Single Binary — No Node.js, Python, or containers required
Edge-Ready — Runs on ARM64/x64 devices

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