AMA on Open Source Agents with Michael Cordner - CTO @ Jentic


Details
Who is it?
Michael Cordner, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Jentic.
When:
Thursday, September 4, 16:00 UTC+1
Who is it for:
Developers, ML engineers, open source enthusiasts, API architects, and anyone interested in building or evolving AI agents with a realistic, foundational approach.
Why is it relevant:
Michael brings over two decades of deep engineering experience, spanning secure distributed systems, blockchain, identity management, and game tech, to his role as CTO of Jentic. He’s leading the creation of the Arazzo Engine and the Standard Agent, Jentic’s open-source projects focused on tooling for a communal, structured catalog of world APIs to power AI agents reliably and transparently.
In this AMA, you can learn:
- The design philosophy behind the Standard Agent, why simplicity is a strength, not a shortcoming.
- How Jentic builds on that foundation with tools like Arazzo Engine to enable agent applications to scale reliably over open standards.
- Practical advice for assembling agent loops, tooling, and memory in a way that stays approachable, auditable, and extensible.
Format:
Text-only (Reddit-style) AMA hosted in our Discord channel. Share your questions in advance, Michael will be live answering for ~1 hour, and the thread will remain open for follow-up later.
Price:
Free
Anything else to add:
Bring your agent-building ideas, be it modular reasoners, memory adapters, or API integrations, and get feedback directly from the architect of Jentic’s open infrastructure.

AMA on Open Source Agents with Michael Cordner - CTO @ Jentic