Atmosphere

Atmosphere is a real-time agent platform for the JVM that provides governance, durable runs, and multi-agent coordination.

Atmosphere is a real-time agent platform and open-source framework for the JVM that lets Java teams build governed, durable AI agents. It normalizes twelve AI runtimes behind one SPI and annotation surface, allowing code to remain portable across Spring AI, LangChain4j, Anthropic, and others. The platform includes a built-in step engine, human approval gates, governance policies, and session tape recording. It supports multiple transports including WebSocket, SSE, WebTransport, Long-Polling, and gRPC, as well as protocols like MCP, A2A, and AG-UI. Atmosphere is designed for enterprise Java developers needing safety, accountability, and production-grade support.

Atmosphere at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: Web, API, self-hosted, open source
Pricing: Free
Released: June 2010
Category: AI coding tool
Website: async-io.live

Key features

Durable runs with snapshot persistence
Multi-agent coordination fleets
Built-in human approval gates
Pre-execution governance policies
Session tape and replay
Support for five real-time transports
Support for three agent protocols
Portable SPI across twelve runtimes

Use it for

Build governed enterprise AI agents on the JVM
Coordinate multi-agent fleets with live visibility
Execute durable AI workflows with human approvals
Stream agent events over WebSocket, gRPC, or SSE

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