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Zero: The Programming Language for Agents

Zerolang, a new programming language designed for AI agents, uses a graph-based program database where agents query, submit checked edits, and prove results. The language puts the compiler in the loop to enable tighter agent loops and checked-by-default graph patches, aiming to reduce guessing while staying small, fast, and dependency-free.

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Zero: The Programming Language for Agents
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Language for Agents

A programming language where the graph is the program. Humans ask for outcomes. Agents query the program graph, submit checked edits, and prove the result.

$ curl -fsSL https://zerolang.ai/install.sh | bash

Asks for an outcome #

Build a CRM API, add auth, or fix a failing route

Uses Graph #

Symbols, calls, types, effects, node IDs, and graph hashes

Checks patches #

Shape, type, stale-state, and repository metadata checks

Reviews projection #

Readable .0 projections stay available for review and rare manual edits

Expect breaking changes. Run it in a safe environment, not against production systems.

Start with a request. #

The expected workflow is a normal conversation. The graph discipline lives in the agent skills and compiler commands, not in stiff human prompts.

Tighter agent loop. #

A traditional loop writes text, then runs tools to learn what the edit meant. Zerolang puts the compiler in the loop, so an edit is a checked change to the graph.

Checked by default. #

Graph patches target semantic nodes and fields, guarded by graph hashes and expected values. Stale or invalid edits fail before they touch the store.

zero patch \
  --expect-graph-hash graph:a7f7e6899a73f3b4 \
  --op 'set node="#expr_653eeb6e" \
    field="value" \
    expect="hello from zero\n" \
    value="hello graph\n"'
  • graph hash
  • graph:b3c1d04f
  • node
  • #expr_653eeb6e
  • field
  • value
  • symbols
  • main
  • projection
  • src/main.0

The program database. #

Readable text stays useful for review. The compiler-owned graph is the program database agents edit and the compiler consumes.

zero-graph v1
origin source-text
module "hello"
hash "graph:a7f7e6899a73f3b4"

node #decl_ad8d9028 Function name:"main" type:"Void" public:true fallible:true
node #param_4610ae76 Param name:"world" type:"World"
node #expr_c403020c MethodCall name:"write" type:"Void"
node #expr_653eeb6e Literal type:"String" value:"hello from zero\n"
edge #expr_c403020c arg #expr_653eeb6e order:0
php
pub fn main(world: World) -> Void raises {
    check world.out.write("hello from zero\n")
}

Built for runtime constraints. #

The graph model should reduce guessing without relaxing the runtime goals. Zerolang still aims to stay small, fast, explicit, and dependency-free.

Explore with us. #

Start with the getting started guide, then read the graph architecture and compile-path pages to see why the program database matters.

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