Visual representations of the SMALL execution model.

Ontology

The SMALL primitives and their relationships.

flowchart LR
  Schema --> Manifest
  Manifest --> Artifact
  Artifact --> Lineage
  Artifact --> Lifecycle

Schemas define contracts; manifests bind them to artifacts; artifacts produce lineage and lifecycle events.

Execution

The sequence of operations when an agent interacts with SMALL.

sequenceDiagram
  participant Agent
  participant Manifest
  participant Schema
  participant Artifact
  participant Lineage
  participant Lifecycle

  Agent->>Manifest: Submit intent
  Manifest->>Schema: Validate
  Schema-->>Manifest: OK
  Manifest->>Artifact: Materialize
  Artifact->>Lineage: Record provenance
  Artifact->>Lifecycle: Emit events

Agents submit intent through manifests; validation occurs against schemas; artifacts materialize and generate lineage and lifecycle records.

Safety Boundary

The validation boundary that ensures agent outputs conform to contracts.

flowchart LR
  Agent --> Manifest --> Validator --> Outputs --> Agent

  subgraph Boundary["Safety Boundary"]
    Manifest
    Validator
    Outputs
  end

All agent outputs pass through a validator that enforces schema contracts before materialization.