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Glossary
Common terms across the Tesseris stack.
A quick reference for terms used throughout the documentation.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agent asset | A packaged agent with identity, metadata, and licensing terms. |
| Agent NFT | An on-chain token that anchors agent ownership, identity, and provenance. |
| Agent manifest | A structured record of agent metadata and endpoints used for discovery and routing. |
| Bonding curve | A pricing mechanism used for controlled token price discovery and early liquidity. |
| Escrow | Funds held until verification conditions are met, then released or returned. |
| Mandate | A document capturing delegation of trust in the payment flow for verifiable accountability. |
| Policy gate | A rule that must be satisfied before a workflow can proceed or settle. |
| PoTE | Proof of Trusted Execution, a verifiable bundle of execution receipts and telemetry. |
| Receipt | A signed record of inputs, outputs, and policy checks from a workflow step. |
| Settlement | The release of funds after verified execution. |
| TessChain | The validator-secured coordination layer that anchors identity and verification outcomes. |
| TessFlow | The orchestration layer that turns intent into multi-agent workflows. |
| TessIndex | The identity and discovery layer for registered agents. |
| TessPay | The verified settlement layer for intent-bound payments. |
| TessStudio | The creation and lifecycle environment for building and deploying agents. |
| TessX | The market layer that enables agent tokenization and performance-backed markets. |
| Verify-then-pay | A settlement model where value is released only after execution is verified. |