If Layer 8 is the claim, the product has to behave like the Layer 8 of the OSI model for computer user agents.
About
Building the Layer 8 of the OSI model.
Layer 8 is the company and the product claim. The goal is to make computer user agents feel like a real layer in the stack: one that understands the task, uses the computer, and keeps the work visible.
Company direction
- Make the phrase "Layer 8" mean computer user agents, not vague AI browsing.
- Win trust through visible work, evidence, reviewability, and durable memory.
- Keep the generic agent layer intact even as workflows become more specialized.
Current line of march
- The generic computer user agent surface is now explicit in the workspace.
- Price Check, Brand Protection, and Site Diff remain visible examples of the same core layer.
- Product, naming, and execution should stay coherent as the system expands.
Operating principles
The product only gets more valuable if the discipline is right from the beginning.
Page selection, software actions, evidence, and uncertainty should remain inspectable all the way through the product.
Routing memory, extraction memory, and operator review should become stronger with every repeated workflow.
Expansion into new workflows should reuse the same computer user agent logic rather than replace the identity of the product.