Concepts, Architecture & Design

Understanding-oriented documentation: how Cursus is put together, from the high-level architecture and the design principles behind it, down to the mechanics of each subsystem. Read top-to-bottom for a full mental model, or dip into a single topic.

The big picture

• System Architecture
• Design Principles

Core subsystems

• DAGs & Compilation
• Dependency Resolution
• Step Interfaces & Builder Synthesis
• The Configuration System
• Registry & Interface-First Discovery
• Step Packs: External Steps
• Validation & Alignment
• The Pipeline Catalog
• Path Resolution & the Caller Hook
• The Agent (MCP) Tool Surface
• Execution Documents