The building blocks of work in Entergenie, from agents and tasks to policies and guardrails.
A shared language for real work
These concepts connect intent, execution, access, and quality. Use the same model through the UI, CLI, and Terraform, alongside chat, APIs, and developer tools.
Concept
Definition
Example
Agent
An AI worker configured to perform a specific type of work.
Incident Investigator
Task
A goal assigned to an agent, including its expected outcome and constraints.
Investigate elevated API errors
Session
A single execution of an agent working on a task. A task may have multiple sessions.
Investigation session #123
Tool
An action an agent can invoke, potentially affecting external systems.
search_logs
Connection
A configured integration providing access to an external system, typically used by tools.
Production logs MCP
Harness
The combined runtime and supporting mechanisms that enable an Agent to perform work.
Agent runtime with sandbox
Guardrails
Guidance and checks that steer and verify an Agent’s work against defined norms.
Assignment of a task from one agent to another. Does not automatically grant authority.
Investigator delegates log analysis
Policy
Rules governing permitted actions, limits, and required approvals.
Read-only production access
How the pieces fit
Work and tool access Delegated authorityScroll to explore on smaller screens.
A Task describes what needs to happen. An Agent provides the configured worker. A Session is one execution attempt inside the Harness. Tool calls are checked against Policy and the session’s Execution Identity before a Connection supplies access to an external system.
Guardrails and policy serve different purposes
Guardrails guide and check the quality of work: architecture rules, linting, or an evidence requirement. Policy controls authority: which resource can be accessed, which actions are permitted, and when approval is needed. A helpful prompt does not replace an enforced permission boundary.
Delegation is not permission
An investigator can ask another agent to analyze logs. That assignment alone must not expand access. The receiving agent needs its own valid execution authority, bounded by the relevant Principal’s grant and policy.
THE ENTERGENIE NOTEBOOK
A little signal. A lot less noise.
Ideas on agents, responsible autonomy, and getting real work done.