> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.openmind.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.openmind.com/build.md).

# Build with OM1

- [Core Concepts](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts.md)
- [Project Structure](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/7_project_structure.md): Project structure and flow diagram
- [Configuration](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/3_configuration.md): Configuration
- [Inputs](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/4_inputs.md): Input Plugin Overview
- [LLMs](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/5_llms.md): LLM Integration
- [Actions](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/6_actions.md): Actions
- [Backgrounds](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/8_backgrounds.md): Backgrounds
- [Knowledge Base (RAG)](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/knowledge_base.md): Give your agent retrieval-augmented context from a local vector index.
- [VAD & TTS Interrupt](https://docs.openmind.com/build/concepts/vad_tts_interrupt.md): Local voice activity detection, VAD-vs-ASR latency, and barge-in (interrupting the agent while it speaks).
- [Modes & Lifecycle](https://docs.openmind.com/build/modes_lifecycle.md): How OM1 organizes behavior into modes and manages their lifecycle.
- [Modes](https://docs.openmind.com/build/modes_lifecycle/modes.md): Introduction to the OM1 modes
- [Mode Selection](https://docs.openmind.com/build/modes_lifecycle/mode_selection.md): Different ways to switch between modes
- [Transition Rules](https://docs.openmind.com/build/modes_lifecycle/transition_rules.md): Introduction to transition rules
- [Lifecycle](https://docs.openmind.com/build/modes_lifecycle/lifecycle.md): Introducing Lifecycle
- [MCP Integration](https://docs.openmind.com/build/mcp-integration.md): Connect your OM1 agent to external tools via Model Context Protocol
- [Middleware](https://docs.openmind.com/build/middleware.md): ROS2 and DDS Setup
- [CycloneDDS](https://docs.openmind.com/build/middleware/cyclonedds.md): Installation
- [ROS2-humble](https://docs.openmind.com/build/middleware/ros2-humble.md): Installation
- [Zenoh ROS2 Bridge](https://docs.openmind.com/build/middleware/zenoh-bridge.md): Installation
- [Observability](https://docs.openmind.com/build/observability.md): Monitor the OM1 runtime with metrics, traces, and quality scoring.
- [Metrics Reference](https://docs.openmind.com/build/observability/metrics.md): The Prometheus metrics OM1 exports for observability.
- [Tracer & Quality Scorer](https://docs.openmind.com/build/observability/tracer.md): Record execution traces and score response quality live.
- [Troubleshooting Guide](https://docs.openmind.com/build/9_troubleshooting_guide.md): Guide to troubleshoot some common issues


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