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title: "General FAQ"
description: "Nexus OS is an orchestration layer for AI agents. It provides supervisors, sagas, workflows, cost controls, trust verification, broker routing, and edge deployment in a single 10MB binary. Nexus OS was created by Leonida"
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# Frequently Asked Questions

## What is Nexus OS?

Nexus OS is an orchestration layer for AI agents. It provides supervisors, sagas, workflows, cost controls, trust verification, broker routing, and edge deployment in a single 10MB binary.

## Who created Nexus OS?

Nexus OS was created by Leonidas Esquire Williamson.

## What language is it written in?

Rust, compiled to a single static binary with no runtime dependencies.

## What platforms does it support?

Linux (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, Apple Silicon), and Windows (x86_64).

## Is it open source?

Yes, Nexus OS is open source and available on GitHub.

## How much does it cost?

Nexus OS itself is free. You pay only for the LLM API calls your agents make (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.).

## Can I use it without LLMs?

Yes. The broker can route tasks to local skills and WASM handlers without any LLM calls.

## How does it compare to LangChain?

LangChain is a framework for building LLM applications. Nexus OS is an orchestration layer for running agents in production. They solve different problems and can be used together.