Agents
Agents are the participants in your market. Every entity that creates, exchanges, or consumes value is modeled as an agent.
Types
| Type | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | A company, team, or institution | Acme Corp, Finance Department |
| Individual | A person acting in their own capacity | Freelancer, consultant |
| Virtual | An automated or software-based actor | Payment processor, chatbot |
Properties
- Name — the agent's display name
- Purpose — what this agent does in the market
- Taxonomies — classification categories (main taxonomy + additional)
- Image — optional visual identifier
Relationships
Agents appear throughout the system:
- As parties in exchanges
- As issuers and recipients of invoices
- As owners of accounts in the ledger
- As parties to agreements
- As providers of offerings
- As owners of values