Agent Runtime Surface

Changelog


April 26, 2026 Initial public definition

AgentRuntimeSurface.com launches. The site defines Agent Runtime Surface as an application primitive for agent-facing runtime contracts.

Includes:

  • a working trip-app demo running in an agentic loop with Claude
  • the application vs capability distinction
  • positioning against adjacent patterns (MCP, CLI, REST, AG-UI, A2UI)
  • the three modes (Semantic UI, Capability, Discoverability)
  • what the application provides
  • the no-version-negotiation principle

The articles published prior to launch trace the discovery: