34 core papers covering AI compute infrastructure, agents, and platform services
10 defense papers on military/security AI applications
26 zen papers on the Zen model family (co-developed with Zoo Labs Foundation)

Core Papers (34)

AI Infrastructure (5)

#	Paper	File
1	ASO (Active Semantic Optimization)	`hanzo-aso.tex`
2	DSO (Decentralized Semantic Optimization)	`hanzo-dso.tex`
3	HMM (Hamiltonian Market Maker)	`hanzo-hmm.tex`
4	Network Architecture	`hanzo-network-architecture.tex`
5	Network Whitepaper	`hanzo-network-whitepaper.tex`

AI Agents (5)

#	Paper	File
6	Agent SDK	`hanzo-agent-sdk.tex`
7	Agent GRPO	`hanzo-agent-grpo.tex`
8	Federated Agents	`hanzo-federated-agents.tex`
9	Self-Improving Agents	`hanzo-self-improving-agents.tex`
10	Operative	`hanzo-operative.tex`

ML & Inference (4)

#	Paper	File
11	ML Framework	`hanzo-ml-framework.tex`
12	Candle	`hanzo-candle.tex`
13	Analytics ML	`hanzo-analytics-ml.tex`
14	Jin Architecture	`hanzo-jin-architecture.tex`

Platform & Commerce (8)

#	Paper	File
15	Platform	`hanzo-platform.tex`
16	AI Commerce	`hanzo-ai-commerce.tex`
17	Checkout	`hanzo-checkout.tex`
18	Flow	`hanzo-flow.tex`
19	Search	`hanzo-search.tex`
20	Chat	`hanzo-chat.tex`
21	Webhooks	`hanzo-webhooks.tex`
22	SDK Ecosystem	`hanzo-sdk-ecosystem.tex`

Infrastructure & Security (6)

#	Paper	File
23	ACI (AI Chain Infrastructure)	`hanzo-aci.tex`
24	API Gateway	`hanzo-api-gateway.tex`
25	LLM Gateway	`hanzo-llm-gateway.tex`
26	MCP Server	`hanzo-mcp-server.tex`
27	Identity NFT	`hanzo-identity-nft.tex`
28	Jin	`hanzo-jin.tex`

Harness & Testing (2)

#	Paper	File
29	Unified Harness	`hanzo-unified-harness.tex`
30	Harness Hacking	`hanzo-harness-hacking.tex`

Legacy & Historical (4)

#	Paper	File
31	Astle Reactive SDK	`astle-reactive-sdk.tex`
32	Crowdstart Commerce	`crowdstart-commerce.tex`
33	Earle Genetic Marketing	`earle-genetic-marketing.tex`
34	Verus Analytics	`verus-analytics.tex`

Defense Papers (10)

#	Paper	File
1	Agentic AI	`defense/hanzo-agentic-ai.tex`
2	Assured Networking	`defense/hanzo-assured-networking.tex`
3	Countermeasures	`defense/hanzo-countermeasures.tex`
4	Cross-Domain	`defense/hanzo-cross-domain.tex`
5	Edge AI/ML	`defense/hanzo-edge-ai-ml.tex`
6	Formal Verification	`defense/hanzo-formal-verification.tex`
7	Full Spectrum Cyber	`defense/hanzo-full-spectrum-cyber.tex`
8	Quantum Sensing & QKD	`defense/hanzo-quantum-sensing-qkd.tex`
9	Test & Evaluation	`defense/hanzo-test-evaluation.tex`
10	ZAP Protocol	`defense/hanzo-zap-protocol.tex`

Zen Model Papers (26)

Co-developed with Zoo Labs Foundation. Canonical repo: https://github.com/zenlm/papers

Overview (1)

#	Paper	File
1	Family Overview	`zen/zen_family_overview.tex`

Core Models (6)

#	Paper	File
2	Nano	`zen/zen-nano_whitepaper.tex`
3	Eco	`zen/zen-eco_whitepaper.tex`
4	Coder	`zen/zen-coder_whitepaper.tex`
5	Omni	`zen/zen-omni_whitepaper.tex`
6	Next	`zen/zen-next_whitepaper.tex`
7	Guard	`zen/zen-guard_whitepaper.tex`

Creative Models (4)

#	Paper	File
8	Artist	`zen/zen-artist_whitepaper.tex`
9	Artist Edit	`zen/zen-artist-edit_whitepaper.tex`
10	Designer Instruct	`zen/zen-designer-instruct_whitepaper.tex`
11	Designer Thinking	`zen/zen-designer-thinking_whitepaper.tex`

Specialized Models (7)

#	Paper	File
12	Scribe	`zen/zen-scribe_whitepaper.tex`
13	Director	`zen/zen-director.tex`
14	Foley	`zen/zen-foley.tex`
15	Musician	`zen/zen-musician.tex`
16	Video	`zen/zen-video.tex`
17	Voyager	`zen/zen-voyager.tex`
18	World	`zen/zen-world.tex`

Advanced Models (8)

#	Paper	File
19	3D	`zen/zen-3d.tex`
20	Agent	`zen/zen-agent.tex`
21	Technical	`zen/zen-technical-paper.tex`
22	Reranker	`zen/zen-reranker.tex`
23	Medical	`zen/zen-medical.tex`
24	Reasoning	`zen/zen-reasoning.tex`
25	Translator	`zen/zen-translator.tex`
26	Voice Clone	`zen/zen-voice-clone.tex`

Cross-Ecosystem Research

Lux (L0): 101 documents (47 papers + 4 FHE + 50 proofs)
Hanzo (L1): 70 papers (34 core + 10 defense + 26 zen)
Zoo (L2): 26 papers on AI training, tokenomics, conservation
Zen: 26 papers on efficient LLMs

Building Papers

# Using Docker (auto-detected if LaTeX not installed)
cd papers
make

# View PDF (macOS)
make view

# Clean intermediate files
make clean

Native LaTeX

brew install --cask basictex
make

Citation

@techreport{hanzo2025aso,
  title={Training-Free Adaptation via Active Semantic Optimization and Product-of-Experts Decoding},
  author={Hanzo Industries Inc.},
  year={2025},
  institution={Hanzo Industries Inc.},
  url={https://github.com/hanzoai/papers}
}

Contact

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://hanzo.ai
GitHub: https://github.com/hanzoai
Twitter: @hanzoai

Hanzo Industries Inc. 995 Market St, San Francisco, CA https://hanzo.ai

Last Updated: March 31, 2026 Total Papers: 70 (34 core + 10 defense + 26 zen) Status: Active Development