Pika is an AWS-native agentic framework designed to close the gap between impressive AI demos and production-ready chat applications that your customers can actually use.
The Core Problem
Section titled “The Core Problem”Building an AI agent that impresses in a demo is straightforward with modern AI tools. The real challenge begins when you try to deploy that agent for actual users:
- How do you handle authentication and multi-tenancy?
- Where do you store conversation history securely?
- How do you prevent agents from returning wrong answers?
- How do you know when your agent isn't working well?
- How do you iterate and improve based on real usage?
- How do you deploy and scale the infrastructure?
Pika addresses all of these challenges with a complete, production-ready platform.
What Pika Provides
Section titled “What Pika Provides”A Complete Chat Application Platform
Section titled “A Complete Chat Application Platform”Pika is not just an agent framework - it's a complete platform for hosting multiple chat applications:
- Production-ready chat UI with file upload, session management, and rich rendering
- Multi-tenancy support with entity-based isolation
- User memory that persists preferences across all sessions
- Admin interface for managing chat apps, users, and access control
- Analytics and insights to understand usage and improve quality
Agent-as-Configuration Architecture
Section titled “Agent-as-Configuration Architecture”Unlike frameworks that require coding agents into your codebase, Pika takes a configuration-first approach:
- Define agents declaratively using Infrastructure as Code
- Deploy agents independently without touching core platform code
- Version control your agents with full audit trails
- A/B test agent variations through configuration
- Keep your codebase clean - agents live alongside your existing microservices
AWS-Native Infrastructure
Section titled “AWS-Native Infrastructure”Pika is built exclusively on AWS services, giving you:
- Automatic scaling through serverless architecture
- Enterprise security via AWS Bedrock, IAM, and VPC
- Production observability with CloudWatch and X-Ray
- Cost efficiency with pay-per-use pricing
- Compliance inheritance from AWS certifications
Intelligence Layer
Section titled “Intelligence Layer”Pika includes advanced capabilities to improve agent quality:
- Self-correcting responses with independent verification
- Answer reasoning to understand agent decision-making
- LLM-generated feedback on conversation quality
- Instruction assistance to refine agent prompts
- Insights generation for continuous improvement
What Pika Is Not
Section titled “What Pika Is Not”To set clear expectations:
Not a Generic AI Framework
Section titled “Not a Generic AI Framework”Pika is opinionated and AWS-specific:
- It only runs on AWS (not Azure, GCP, or other clouds)
- It uses AWS Bedrock for LLM capabilities
- It follows serverless architecture patterns
- It assumes you want a chat interface (not voice, not embedded SDK)
Not a Low-Code Platform
Section titled “Not a Low-Code Platform”While agents are configured declaratively, you still write code:
- Tools are Lambda functions you implement
- Authentication is a pluggable provider you implement
- Custom UI components are Svelte components you build
- Infrastructure customization uses AWS CDK
Pika provides the structure and plumbing, but you provide the business logic.
Not Just for External Users
Section titled “Not Just for External Users”Pika supports both internal and external use cases:
- Build customer-facing chat applications
- Build internal tools for employees
- Build support applications for your support team
- Host multiple chat apps for different audiences on one platform
Key Differentiators
Section titled “Key Differentiators”From Scratch Implementation
Section titled “From Scratch Implementation”Building an AI chat app from scratch requires solving many hard problems:
- Authentication and authorization
- Multi-tenancy and data isolation
- Session storage and retrieval
- File upload and processing
- Streaming responses
- Tool invocation patterns
- Infrastructure deployment
- Security and compliance
Pika solves all of these out of the box.
vs. LangChain/LlamaIndex
Section titled “vs. LangChain/LlamaIndex”These are excellent agent frameworks, but they're building blocks, not solutions:
- You still need to build the UI
- You still need to handle authentication
- You still need to manage sessions and memory
- You still need to deploy infrastructure
- You still need to build admin tools
Pika includes all of this.
vs. Commercial Agent Platforms
Section titled “vs. Commercial Agent Platforms”Commercial platforms often provide similar capabilities, but:
- They're closed-source and proprietary
- They charge per-agent or per-message fees
- Your data goes through their infrastructure
- You have less control over customization
- Vendor lock-in is a real risk
Pika is open-source, runs in your AWS account, and you control the infrastructure.
vs. AWS Bedrock Agents Directly
Section titled “vs. AWS Bedrock Agents Directly”AWS Bedrock Agents provide the core agent capabilities, but:
- You still need to build the chat interface
- You still need to handle authentication and multi-tenancy
- You still need session management
- You still need admin and monitoring tools
Pika wraps Bedrock Agents with a complete application layer.
The Pika Value Proposition
Section titled “The Pika Value Proposition”For Engineering Teams
Section titled “For Engineering Teams”- Faster time to production: Weeks instead of months
- Focus on business logic: Not infrastructure and plumbing
- Clean architecture: Agents as config, tools in your codebase
- Production-ready: Security, scaling, and monitoring included
For Product Teams
Section titled “For Product Teams”- Complete chat applications: Not just backend APIs
- Multi-tenancy built-in: Serve many customers/organizations
- Rapid iteration: Change agents through configuration
- Quality tools: Self-correction, feedback, and insights
For Enterprise Organizations
Section titled “For Enterprise Organizations”- AWS foundation: Inherits AWS security and compliance
- Data control: Everything runs in your AWS account
- Open source: No vendor lock-in or per-message fees
- Enterprise features: SSO, audit logs, access control
Core Technologies
Section titled “Core Technologies”Pika is built on:
- AWS Bedrock: LLM execution and agent orchestration
- AWS Lambda: Serverless compute for tools and APIs
- Amazon DynamoDB: Scalable session and configuration storage
- Amazon OpenSearch: Search and analytics
- SvelteKit: Modern, fast frontend framework
- AWS CDK: Infrastructure as code
Architecture Overview
Section titled “Architecture Overview”At a high level, Pika's architecture consists of:
- Frontend Layer: SvelteKit chat application with pluggable authentication
- API Layer: API Gateway + Lambda for REST APIs
- Agent Layer: AWS Bedrock Agents with inline tools
- Tool Layer: Lambda functions implementing business logic
- Storage Layer: DynamoDB for sessions, S3 for files, OpenSearch for search
- Intelligence Layer: Self-correction, feedback generation, and insights
For a detailed breakdown, see System Architecture.
Getting Started
Section titled “Getting Started”Now that you understand what Pika is, you can:
- Learn why we built it this way: Core Philosophy
- Decide if it's right for you: When to Use Pika
- See it in action: Getting Started
- Explore capabilities: Capabilities