Core Concepts and Terminology

These terms show up across the docs and define how the system works.

• Agentic workbench: A shared workspace where humans and agents build, test, and operate autonomous work.
• Sandbox runtime: The isolated execution environment where agents and services run safely.
• Agent: An autonomous workflow or AI worker running inside a sandbox.
• Agent profile: A configuration that defines models, tools, budgets, and policies for an agent.
• Evaluation: A structured assessment of task results, cost, and policy compliance.
• Simulation run: A multi-variant evaluation of an agent or workflow across many tasks.
• Blueprint: A reusable service template that defines interfaces, execution requirements, and expected outputs.
• Service instance: A live deployment of a Blueprint, launched on demand and run by operators.
• Job: A unit of work submitted to a service instance.
• Operator: A node that provides compute and runs service instances.
• Economic security provider: A participant who backs operators with assets and shares in protocol economics.
• Tangle protocol: The coordination layer that schedules work, routes payments, and enforces incentives.
• Payments: The flow of value tied to usage, distributed to operators and developers.