Agentic AI Reference Architecture

Infrastructure · Data store

Device Inventory Registry

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A central record of every edge device's hardware capabilities, connectivity, deployed model versions, deployment times and configuration.

Responsibility. Tracks which model version and configuration each edge device runs and what it can run.

Also known as: Device capability database, Fleet version inventory

is read by; is written byEdge Update Orchestrator: is read by; is written byEdge Update Orchestrator
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is read by dependency

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Classification

Patterns
Capability registration at provisioningPeriodic capability scanning
Quality attributes
Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
Risks mitigated
Deploying models that exceed device capabilities

Sources

  1. Ch4.3: T. Nguyen, "Container Orchestration and Edge Deployment," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.3. ISBN: 9798244538229.