GCRI · Foundry
NXS-NXQ
NXS-NXQ (software, models and capability lifecycle) is the software and agent capability fabric: the catalogue of tools, models and agents a project may use, each with its declared purpose, permissions and evaluation record.
The workspace for NXS-NXQ.
Build workspace
Foundry · NXS-NXQ · Run R-6190 · Example interface, not a record
Runs
same inputs, versioned
| R-2421 | High-performance, cloud | v2.8 | 0.71 | Running |
| R-8673 | Data engineering | v5.1 | 0.69 | Failed test |
| R-8622 | Geospatial information | v8.1 | 0.81 | Failed test |
| R-2368 | Artificial intelligence | v7.4 | 0.87 | Passed |
Model card
- Method
- High-performance, cloud and edge computing
- Inputs
- Job scheduler log, Model registry
- Validation
- held-out period, skill reported
- Label
- MODELLED
Run log
- 00:00:18InfoIngest job scheduler log
- 00:02:12InfoSchema and licence checks passed
- 00:05:40WarnGap filled by interpolation, flagged
- 00:15:03DoneCalibration complete
- 00:25:55GateIndependent test queued
Foundry · Build workspace. Build workspace: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
NXS-NXQ serves these platforms.
Agents and tools need declared scope before they act.
NXS-NXQ is defined in system profile NRS-S5 of the Nexus Standards. Analytical work increasingly uses software agents that call tools and data. Without a catalogue that declares what each capability does, what it may access and how it was evaluated, an agent’s reach can exceed what anyone authorised.
- Capability catalogue with purpose, inputs and permissions.
- Evaluation records before a capability is offered.
- Revocation when a capability fails review.
The standards a design like this is read against.
| Reference | Relevance |
|---|---|
| NIST AI RMF | Govern, map, measure and manage AI capabilities |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | AI management system controls |
| Model Context Protocol and similar open protocols | Declared tool interfaces for agents |
What it exchanges with the other systems.
- Runs on NXS-COR (compute, nodes and runtimes); permissions decided in NXS-NSF (trust, authorisation and assurance).
- Composed into applications in NXS-STU (composition, dashboards and workflows) and NXS-APP (application catalogue and lifecycle).
The ten rooms of NXS-NXQ.
NXS-NXQ has the eight rooms every Foundry system shares, set to its own authority, and two specialist rooms, Capabilities and Competence. Each is described by the work it is designed for; the public register records NXS-NXQ as declared, not deployed.
| Room | Kind | Designed to |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Shared | Operate, inspect and correct authoritative domain posture for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Mission | Shared | Coordinate bounded objective-oriented intelligence and human handoff for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Builder | Shared | Design, engineer and prepare governed changes and artefacts for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Maps | Shared | Inspect and compose spatial, temporal and world-model intelligence for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Data | Shared | Work with data, ontology, Chronotopes, graphs, scientific methods and risk for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Commons | Shared | Work with policy, law, standards, clauses, obligations and assurance for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Reports | Shared | Compute, model, synthesise and visualise governed analytical products and reproducible reports for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Knowledge | Shared | Work with institutional memory, records, citations, runbooks and learning for software, packages, connectors, models, tools, skills and capability lifecycle |
| Capabilities | Specialist | Manage versioned software, model, connector, tool, skill and agent-capability offerings from admission through deprecation |
| Competence | Specialist | Establish whether a machine capability is fit for a named task, population, context and operating envelope |
Authorised projects only.
Access requires an authorised project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan. Enquiries go to the contact form.
Where NXS-NXQ subjects are taught.
Risk Academy, led by the Nexus Consortium, teaches the subjects practised in NXS-NXQ in these disciplines; the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) links to the Academy as a partner and does not provide its courses.
- Artificial intelligence and machine learningFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-NXQ roomsCapabilities
- AI safety and evaluationFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-NXQ roomsCompetence
- Robotics and autonomous systemsFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-NXQ roomsCompetence
- AI assurance and auditFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-NXQ roomsCompetence
- AI and digital governanceFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-NXQ roomsCompetence
- Contracts, intellectual property and licensingFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-NXQ roomsCapabilities
- Model risk and validationFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-NXQ roomsCompetence
- AI and machine learning for risk analysisFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-NXQ roomsCapabilities
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
Questions and answers.
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