Lab: Build a Simple Agent That Runs in the Mesh

What you'll build

Vertical stack context: DOSFIUniversity (research) → DOSFI Academy (this course) → MeshNativeExchange (publishing & monetizing). Students progress from Learning → Building → Publishing → Monetizing. In this lab, you will architect a Distributed Intelligence Unit (DIU). You will progress through the lifecycle of a mesh-native agent: defining its identity via a strict manifest schema, implementing a perception-reasoning-action loop, and validating its execution path across disparate network nodes. This lab emphasizes architectural rigor and sovereign system control within a closed-core environment.

Skills you'll practice

• Define a DIU manifest with identity, capability, and power budget constraints.
• Implement a perception-reasoning-action loop logic.
• Establish secure connections to ingestion and execution nodes within the mesh.
• Implement a deterministic routing policy for internal agent telemetry and inference.

Before you start

• Understanding of mesh network topologies.
• Proficiency in JSON schema design.
• Familiarity with distributed state management principles.

Lab steps5 steps

1. 1
   Defining the DIU Manifest
2. 2
   Implementing the Perception-Reasoning-Action Loop
3. 3
   Lesson 3: Connecting the Distributed Intelligence Unit to Mesh Nodes
4. 4
   Lesson 4: Implementing Intelligent Routing Policies
5. 5
   Lesson 5: Simulating Agent Cycles and Tracing Execution