Developer Builds AI System Designed to Predict Its Own Failure in Real Time

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A developer shared a project called NEOTH, an AI system built with an internal event stream that monitors its own operations. The system tracks every tool call, model request, and agent dispatch to anticipate potential breakdowns before they occur. The self-monitoring mechanism is described by its creator as both the feature they are most proud of and the one they are least certain about. The project was shared on DEV Community as a personal engineering exploration into AI reliability and self-awareness.

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