> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://azen.gitbook.io/whitepaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://azen.gitbook.io/whitepaper/architecture-overview/azen-architecture-overview.md).

# aZen Architecture Overview

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🔹 Layer 0 – aZen Protocol (Foundation Layer)

* Converts hardware/network/storage into dfNFTs
* Enables computing resource tokenization, cross-agent communication, and PoC-based incentives

🔹 Layer 1 – aZen DePIN (Infrastructure Layer)

* Hosts DePIN Agent
* Manages decentralized computing resource sharing, including CPU, GPU, bandwidth, and storage
* Performs real-time AI-powered workload distribution across ZenHive nodes
* Validates uptime, network reliability, and location for optimal performance

🔹 Layer 2 – aZen Hub (Application Layer)

* Allows users to participate in DeFi, SocialFi, and DePIN mining via AI Agents
* DeF-AI Agent uses shared computing resources for model execution and financial task automation
* DeF-AI Agent An autonomous AI agent delivers personalized yield strategies, credit scoring, and smart liquidity management:
* SocialFi Agent uses AI to identify and boost valuable user-generated content

AI Companion Agent provides interaction and task orchestration via natural language interface