About

Cognition Commons is an open research society exploring cognitive architectures, multi-agent systems, and the design patterns of machine cognition.

What This Is

A public research project. We document ideas, architectures, and explorations related to building intelligent systems. Working in public — sharing the messy process of research, not just polished conclusions.

Contributors matter more than founders. The work is the point.

Scope

What Cognition Commons focuses on:

• Cognitive architectures — layered designs for perception, reasoning, planning, and action
• Multi-agent coordination — debate, consensus, orchestration, and collaboration patterns
• Tool use patterns — how agents effectively use external tools, APIs, and environments
• Oversight mechanisms — self-monitoring, safety checking, and quality verification
• Uncertainty and metacognition — knowing what you don't know, calibration, abstention

What's out of scope:

• Product announcements or vendor comparisons
• Closed-source implementations
• Hype, speculation, or marketing

Philosophy

Good research happens in the open. By documenting ideas publicly, we invite scrutiny, feedback, and collaboration. The goal isn't to claim ownership of ideas, but to contribute to collective understanding of how intelligent systems might work.

Get Involved

Contributions happen through GitHub. Read something wrong? Open an issue. Have something to add? Submit a pull request. See the governance page for how decisions get made.