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Build a Microbank with AXON

Learn how to use AXON to build a predictable, spec-driven microbank application step by step, from greenfield project context to implementation, inspection, recovery, and brownfield iteration.

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Perete Harrison

AWT Certified Engineer
Co-authors: Gideon Usani
Published: 08/07/2026
Difficulty:Beginner
Estimated time:70 minutes
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Introduction

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In this simple codelab, we want to show you the capabilities of AXON.

AXON, which stands for Atop eXecution Orchestration Network, is an open-source plugin created by Atop Web Technologies for AI coding agents like Codex, Antigravity, and Claude Code.

Its main purpose is to solve a huge problem in AI-assisted development: agent drift. When building with AI, agents are very fast but often lack durable context between sessions. They forget product intent, design systems, tech stack decisions, and testing workflows, which leads to unpredictable results.

AXON introduces a protocol to fix this:

1Context first, specification second, implementation third, verification always.

Here is a step-by-step guide for how to use it. We are going to build a Microbank with AXON and Atop Web Technologies.

Learn how to use AXON to build a predictable, spec-driven microbank application step by step. The goal is not to build a real bank. The goal is to demonstrate what AXON does end to end so other developers can start using it on their own projects.

In this codelab, you will see AXON handle project context, specification, planning, implementation, investigation, inspection, recovery, and brownfield iteration.

Reference repo for what we build:

1https://github.com/atopwebtechnologies/axon-microbank-tutorial

AXON source repo:

1https://github.com/atopwebtechnologies/axon