Six months ago, I asked an AI assistant to book me a haircut.
It couldn’t.
Not because it wasn’t intelligent — but because there’s no shared way for AI agents to discover, trust, and interact with real-world services.
So I started exploring what that missing layer might look like.
I’m building Nea Agora — an open exploration of discovery and trust infrastructure for AI agents interacting with real-world and digital entities.
The core idea is simple:
If AI agents are going to do useful things in the world — book appointments, place orders, coordinate services — they need a way to discover who they’re talking to and decide whether that interaction is safe and meaningful.
Right now, that layer doesn’t really exist.
Nea Agora is where I’m working on it.
👉 Project home: https://github.com/neaagora
My background is in materials science and crystallography, and I hold a PhD in physics and mathematics.
From 2000 to 2007, I co-founded and built a startup that I later exited. More recently, I spent about 15 years building virtual fitting rooms and 3D clothing design and simulation solutions at triMirror.
These days, I’m learning Python, working deeply with modern AI tools, and thinking about system design — especially where AI meets the real world.
I’m sharing the work in public because I find that careful thinking improves when it’s visible.
If this kind of work interests you, you can follow the journey here:
- GitHub (project): https://github.com/neaagora
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@leocharny
- Substack: https://leocharny.substack.com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/leocharny
- Website: https://leocharny.com
The GitHub org is where the project lives.
Everything else is context.
This is not a startup pitch.
Not a finished product.
Not a promise.
It’s an attempt to understand and build something that feels necessary for the next phase of AI systems.
Some things will grow. Some will be discarded. That’s expected.
No blockchain. No tokens. No grand metaphors.
Just curiosity, careful work, and a lot of iteration.
Thanks for stopping by. The kettle is usually on. ☕