Platform Reference

Viam is a complete software platform for smart machines that runs on Linux and macOS and supports a wide variety of popular systems, including:


Tools and building blocks.
Build

Configure and program your smart machine with Viam.

Deploy a Large Fleet
Deploy a Large Fleet

Configure, control, debug, and manage your machines from the cloud at app.viam.com on your own or with a team.

Components
Components

In-depth information on the various components available within the Viam system.

Services
Services

Services are built-in software packages that make it easier to add complex capabilities such as motion planning or object detection to your machine.

Registry
Registry

Add additional models of components and services or ML models from the Viam Registry, or extend Viam by creating new modular resources.

SDKs

Program and control your machines in the languages you already know like Python, Go, TypeScript, C++, and Flutter.

CLI

Manage and control your machines from the command line.

Viam Internals

The Deeper Dive section provides more in-depth information on Viam's architecture, operations, and communication methods.

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