Core Concepts

Once your agent is connected and you’ve run a few commands, the next step is understanding what’s actually happening under the hood. This section explains the machinery — abilities, sessions, rules, notes, playbooks, licensing, and the security model — so the rest of the documentation makes sense.

In this section

1. Abilities & MCP Sessions — what an ability is, and the shape of a session from bootstrap to audit.
2. Ability Rules & the Handshake — how usage rules reach the agent and shape how an ability is used.
3. The Notes System — operator notes, agent notes, and accumulated knowledge.
4. Playbooks — versioned instruction documents the agent reads on connection.
5. Licensing & Entitlements — what your license unlocks.
6. Security Model — HTTPS, authentication, the write gate, encryption, and the audit trail.