AION: Next-Generation Tasks and Practical Harness for Time Series

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25045v1
• Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 12:42:12 GMT
• Title: AION: Next-Generation Tasks and Practical Harness for Time Series
• Abstract summary: We first formalize next-generation time series tasks as three-components consisting of a task file, a workspace, and a validation interface.<n>We then present AION, a time series harness built from six component groups: agents, skills, rules, memory, evaluation, and protocols.<n>In this harness, we use three design principles: temporal grounding, temporal knowledge-grounded reasoning, and reliability mechanisms such as post-experiment analysis and layered review.
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• Abstract: Time series research is moving beyond fixed forecasting benchmarks toward realistic tasks that combine prediction, contextual reasoning, tool use, and structured decision support. Most benchmarks are built around clean data and short evaluation loops; agents alone may miss temporal constraints, evidence checks, or review before finalizing outputs. We first formalize next-generation time series tasks as three-component tuples consisting of a task file, a workspace, and a validation interface. We then present AION, a time series harness built from six component groups: agents, skills, rules, memory, evaluation, and protocols. In this harness, we use three design principles: temporal grounding, temporal knowledge-grounded reasoning, and reliability mechanisms such as post-experiment analysis and layered review. A Kaggle Store Sales case study shows that the harness produces more detailed process traces, more artifacts, and more review steps than the same base agent operating in OpenCode direct build mode. Taken together, these results argue for a paradigm shift from fixed tasks to realistic ones under real-world constraints.

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