FROST v5.0.0 Launches Five-Dimensional Meta-Model for AI Agent Frameworks

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FROST, an open-source AI Agent framework, released version 5.0.0 on June 29, 2026, marking its transition from a teaching framework to a full engineering platform. The update introduces a five-dimensional meta-model covering skills, tasks, events, platforms, and governance rules, giving any connected AI Agent a complete operating system. The release grew the project's test suite from 27 to 197 passing tests — a 630% increase — with all original tests remaining fully compatible. A companion platform, FROST-SOP, provides a visual cockpit, workflow engine, and multi-agent collaboration tools to put the meta-model into practice. The project is hosted on Gitee and positions itself around the concept of collaborative 'digital families' rather than singular AI systems.

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