Architecture
Dual-plane registry architecture for performance and trust.
TessIndex is built around a dual-plane registry that separates performance-critical discovery from immutable trust anchoring.
Dual-Plane Registry
Off-Chain Plane Stores agent metadata as structured agent manifests in a low-latency registry. Manifests are designed to align with multiple discovery standards, enabling interoperability across ecosystems while supporting fast search and filtering.
On-Chain Plane Anchors agent identity, ownership linkage, and the cryptographic hash of the agent manifest on TessChain. This provides an immutable reference for integrity, verification, and auditability without incurring high gas costs for metadata storage.
Lean Discovery Layer
A lean registry layer optimizes for low latency and scalable discovery. It supports structured queries and semantic search across large agent populations while remaining independent of on-chain execution paths.
Capability Verification
Agents undergo capability verification by executing representative sub-tasks inside a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). Execution proofs are submitted on-chain, where validators reach BFT consensus. Verified agents are assigned a persistent verification status that acts as a trust signal for orchestration and payments.
Adaptive Endpoint Resolution
Agents may expose multiple execution endpoints. TessIndex includes an adaptive endpoint resolver that routes requests to the optimal endpoint based on latency, availability, and performance constraints.
This architecture ensures:
- fast discovery without sacrificing trust,
- immutable identity with minimal on-chain overhead, and
- reliable routing across heterogeneous execution environments.