When we started building AI agents for small and medium businesses, we quickly realized something: every agent needed the same underlying infrastructure — hosting, scaling, multi-channel deployment, monitoring. We were rebuilding the same foundation over and over.

After shipping more than 300 agents, the pattern was undeniable. Our partners didn't just want agents — they wanted custom skills, deeper integrations, and the ability to iterate fast. They needed a platform, not a service.

What is the Agent OS?

The Agent OS is an abstraction layer that handles everything between your agent's business logic and the real world. Think of it as what Heroku did for web apps, but for AI agents. You write the logic that matters — how your agent thinks, what tools it uses, what actions it takes — and Lua handles everything else.

That means hosting, auto-scaling, load balancing, CDN delivery, uptime monitoring, and multi-channel deployment are all managed for you. Your TypeScript code runs on our infrastructure, and your agent shows up wherever your customers are — web, mobile, Slack, WhatsApp, Instagram, email.

Two paths, one platform

Not every team has developers, and not every developer wants a drag-and-drop interface. That's why Lua supports both approaches:

  • For developers: Write real TypeScript with Zod validation, proper testing, and a modern dev workflow. No YAML configuration files. No low-code compromises.
  • For business teams: Build agents visually without writing a single line of code. Deploy to any channel instantly.

Both paths deploy to the same infrastructure and support the same channels. A developer can build the core logic, then hand it off to a business team to customize the conversations.

No AI model lock-in

We built Lua on top of the world's leading AI providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Perplexity, and Meta. You choose the model that fits your use case, and you can switch between them without rewriting your agent. No vendor lock-in, ever.

Built by fintech veterans

Our founding team spent over a decade building financial technology in Africa — including Paystack, which was acquired by Stripe in 2020. We know what it takes to build reliable, scalable infrastructure that handles real money and real customers. We're bringing that same rigor to AI agents.

Lua is backed by Y Combinator (F25) and we're growing across the US, EMEA, and Southeast Asia through developer agencies and channel partners.

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