Ideas, built and tested.

ExplainerAug 2, 2026

ArcSphere 2.0: ARC's Mobile Application Surface

ArcSphere 2.0 is no longer only an AI browser. It gives the ARC Blocklet experiences that suit a phone a coherent, close-to-native user interface.

OpinionAug 2, 2026

From Blocklet Server to ARC: Why Owning Software Is Harder Than Generating It

AI can turn a request into software, but it does not automatically make that software, its data, or its identity belong to the user. ARC is the new architecture ArcBlock is building for that problem.

OpinionAug 2, 2026

The web as a system capability

The modern web gained real application power, and in the process it tied publishing, interaction and runtime into a single thing. This series proposes a different cut: treat public publishing, identity and basic interaction as capabilities of the computing environment, and let applications grow on top of that.

OpinionAug 1, 2026

Agents Need an Identity. DID May Be the Best Place to Start

An agent cannot exist only as a platform account and an API key. DID can provide a portable, long-lived identity anchor, but authorization, runtime proof, revocation, and audit still have to do their own jobs.

EngineeringJul 31, 2026

Small World: Every Agent Lives in Its Own Projection

AFS has a design principle we call Small World: every agent, every app, every process sees not the global world, but a small world projected specifically for it. Anything outside that world isn't "access denied". It simply doesn't exist. Here's where the idea comes from, why it's more than a security mechanism, and how to try it yourself.

EngineeringJul 31, 2026

Web Device: Declare a Website, Then Pick the Right Path

Web Device is one of ARC's core capabilities: declare a .web/ folder anywhere in AFS, and the data and AUP under it get rendered server-side into a website, SEO checks, broken-link detection, and visitor analytics included for free. This piece covers how it differs from UI Device (/dev/ui/web), how to use it, and which situations call for which.

EngineeringJul 29, 2026

Our Loop Engineering in Practice: From Two Terminals to a Pair of Open-Source Skills

We have open-sourced a pair of agent skills, design-review and build-phases. They are meant to be used together, and they solve one problem: when AI takes on a reasonably complex task, the plan drifts. Both grew out of using IDD.

NewsJul 21, 2026

ArcBlock CEO to Give a Keynote at Harness4GenUI, ASE 2026

ArcBlock founder and CEO Robert Mao will give a keynote at the 1st Harness4GenUI workshop, held during ASE 2026 in Munich, Germany.

ExplainerMar 10, 2026

How a Service Verifies an NFT-backed Request

Follow an NFT presentation from DID Wallet to a resource service, and see how identity, issuer trust, current ownership and permission scope become an authorization decision.

NewsMar 6, 2026

ArcBlock Is Sponsoring ICSA 2027

We are sponsoring the International Conference on Software Architecture 2027, held in Sydney, Australia and hosted by CSIRO.

ExplainerFeb 24, 2026

Managing Domains, Storage, and App Access from a Wallet

How DID Wallet lets people select storage, present domain rights, and prove app access, while each resource service retains responsibility for permissions and execution.

ExplainerFeb 10, 2026

How ArcBlock Uses NFTs to Represent Application Resources

Start with selecting a storage space in a wallet. See how ArcBlock connects NFTs, identity, and verifiable credentials to real services, with distinct rules for domains, software licenses, and application access.

OpinionJan 20, 2026

We have just open-sourced a full suite of AI development skills and methodologies: IDD (Intent Driven Development).

We have open-sourced a methodology and toolchain called IDD (Intent Driven Development). Its core philosophy, in a single sentence, is:"Tell AI the i

OpinionJan 19, 2026

First Principles of AI Native Engineering: Why We Stopped CI, Abandoned Code Review, and Embraced AI Pair Programming

Over the past few months, I led a team through intensive iterations on an AI development tool. We hit many walls and validated some counterintuitive f

EngineeringJan 13, 2026

ALP(Active Loading Policy): A Simple Pattern for AI Context Graph Management

When working with AI assistants like Claude Code, there’s a fundamental tension that becomes apparent after the initial honeymoon phase. You want the

ReleaseDec 15, 2025

DocSmith 0.9.9 Released: Image Localization and Smart Refinement

AIGNE DocSmith has released a new beta version 0.9.9 that introduces two new features to improve the multilingual documentation experience:Image Local

ReleaseDec 13, 2025

DocSmith 0.9.8Released: Enhanced AI Chart Generation and Evaluation

AIGNE DocSmith has released a new beta that introduces two significant core features for developers and teams. AI Chart Generation: Streamlining Profe

ReleaseDec 3, 2025

WebSmith 1.9.0 Released: Smarter Image Generation, Enhanced Authorization Management

We have released AIGNE WebSmith v1.9.0. This release addresses three core areas of user feedback: better auto-generated images, industry-aware visual

ReleaseDec 2, 2025

AIGNE DocSmith Update: Smarter Document Maintenance, Enhanced Reading Experience

AIGNE DocSmith 0.9.7 is here, and our beta added some new features and improvements. We know that building a knowledge base in real-time requires tool

ReleaseNov 17, 2025

ArcSphere 1.6: Navigate Smarter with Multiple Spheres, Voice AI and more

Every find yourself in these situations? Shopping lists cluttering your work tabs while you're trying to focus on a project Discovering essential con