Reference
A shared vocabulary
Terms used across the router, edge decoder, and runtime layers.Core terms
Node
An executable capability. The router may select one or several nodes for a request.
State
The single current workflow checkpoint. Node selection does not create additional states.
Transition
One permitted movement from the current state to the next state.
Candidate
A request-local node presented to the router after selection.
Topology
The parallel, sequential, hybrid, or fallback shape of a plan.
Execution plan
Candidate indices grouped into ordered execution steps.
Axiom
A conceptual domain invariant; not a named engine in the supplied backend.
Control layer
The combined orchestration, validation, execution, and state-management role.