Introduction

What is Aqara Studio?

Aqara Studio is an ontology-native spatial intelligent operating system built on spatial ontology. Its core is to digitize real physical spaces and equip various physical spaces such as rooms, buildings, and cross-regional outlets with an "intelligent brain".

Featuring local reliability, ecological extensibility, and cloud collaboration as its core attributes, the platform adopts a tightly coupled AI-native architecture across four layers: ontology layer, graph layer, skill layer, and telemetry layer. It creates a closed-loop system of "Perception – Reasoning – Action – Optimization", breaking down barriers between devices, protocols, and systems. Spatial intelligence is fully implemented across all scenarios including smart homes, commercial buildings, smart offices, and cross-regional outlet collaboration, delivering flexible, customizable, and scalable spatial intelligent solutions for channel partners, industry integrators, and developers.

As an ontology-native spatial intelligent operating system, Aqara Studio differs fundamentally from traditional IoT platforms / smart home configuration tools and traditional building automation systems in terms of technical architecture, core logic, and capability boundaries, as shown in the table below. The core distinction lies in the upgrade from "device management" / "protocol linkage" to "spatial intelligence". Through spatial ontology, it decouples spaces from devices, breaks barriers across scenarios, protocols, and systems, and provides an integrated spatial intelligent solution for multiple scenarios.

As an ontology-native spatial intelligent operating system, Aqara Studio differs fundamentally from traditional IoT platforms, smart home configuration tools, and conventional building automation systems in terms of technical architecture, core logic, and capability boundaries. The key distinction is the advancement from "device management" / "protocol linkage" to "spatial intelligence". By leveraging spatial ontology, Aqara Studio decouples spaces and devices, breaks down barriers between scenarios, protocols, and systems, and delivers a unified spatial intelligent solution adaptable to diverse scenarios.

What are the core advantages?

Aqara Studio's core competitiveness stems from its ontology-native technical architecture and full-scenario-adaptive product design. Compared with traditional IoT platforms and building automation tools, it achieves upgrades in technology and applications at the underlying logic. Its core advantages are reflected in seven dimensions:

Local Closed Loop + Cloud Collaboration, Balancing Security and Flexibility

Core logic, device automation, and spatial models all support local operation independent of the external network, ensuring data security and operational stability. It also supports cloud connectivity for remote access, firmware upgrades, and value-added service expansion, balancing local reliability and cloud flexibility.

Multi-Protocol Fusion, Seamless Compatibility Across Ecosystems

Aqara Studio natively supports mainstream ecological protocols(AqaraHub, Matter, Home Assistant), industrial communication protocols(KNX IP, BACnet IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus Serial, DALI(via Modbus TCP), Siemens PPI), and general IoT protocols in the IoT industry(Zigbee, Thread,Bluetooth, Wi-Fi(2.4G/5G)、MQTT、OPC UA、CoAP、TCP/UDP), enabling seamless access and interconnection of heterogeneous devices and legacy systems. No additional protocol conversion tools are required, compatible with both traditional legacy systems and new-generation smart devices.

Ontology-Native, Deep Decoupling of Spaces and Devices

Built on spatial ontology and the ORAP model to establish a unified semantic system, the system operates around "spaces" rather than "devices". Application execution is fully decoupled from physical devices, eliminating the need to focus on differences in underlying device brands and protocols, significantly reducing scenario adaptation and further development costs.

Distributed Architecture, Multi-Form Deployment for Full Scenarios

Supports three deployment forms: hub-integrated, edge-deployed, and cloud-hosted, which can be deployed independently or in combination. It meets the control, network, and data security requirements of different scenarios such as zero-latency local control for villa homes, centralized management of office buildings, and remote collaboration of cross-regional outlets, with unlimited horizontal expansion.

Plug-In Architecture, Growable and Customizable Product Capabilities

Adopting the design concept of "stable core + plugin expansion", it supports official plugins, customer-customized private plugins, and community co-built plugins. Functions can be flexibly expanded according to business needs, adapting to the full life cycle demands from households to large-scale commercial projects.

Low-Code Automation Empowers Diverse Scenarios

Aqara Studio supports visual logic orchestration tools such as IFTTT, and Flow, enabling users at all levels to automate spaces with zero to minimal code. By flexibly configuring triggers, conditions, workflow logic, and control actions, users can efficiently meet automation needs across residential, commercial, and office environments.

Deep Openness: API and MCP

Aqara Studio provides an open interface ecosystem that serves everyone from general developers to industry experts, supporting extensive customization for professional integrators. The platform offers a robust OpenAPI, the MCP Protocol, and a plugin development framework—empowering ecosystem co-creation and delivering scalable, adaptable smart space solutions for all types of developers and partners.

What are the Deployment Models?

You can use Aqara Studio in any of the following deployment models:

Deployment Model	Description	Core Advantages	Applicable Scenarios
Hub-Integrated	Studio is pre-installed on M300 and compatible gateway hardware, fully integrating the hub’s data transmission, multi-protocol parsing, configuration management, and automation orchestration. This delivers a seamless hardware-software experience.	Maximizes use of gateway hardware—no extra servers needed. All operations and device interactions run locally for ultra-low latency and a completely closed data loop. Simplifies deployment and reduces maintenance by running both hardware and software together.	Home & small projects On-premises/local automation Rapid pilot deployment
Edge-Deployed	Deploy as a standalone system on your self-managed edge/server hardware. On-demand assemble system capabilities to address complex business needs or meet compliance. Flexible for all kinds of industry use.	Local data storage and processing fully satisfy compliance and data security requirements. Modular and scalable—expand based on real process complexity or industry customization. Works with a wide range of hardware; highly flexible deployment choices.	Medium/large buildings or campuses Industrial IoT Projects needing high security or high customization
Cloud-Hosted	Delivered via cloud (rental or license); no local hardware needed. Manage and access multiple projects centrally, anytime, anywhere, with just an account.	On-demand scaling for compute/storage as your projects grow. Supports team collaboration and remote O&M across regions. No local hardware management—lowers long-term operational costs.	Centralized management of multiple projects Remote service/operator scenarios Large-scale smart service providers