The Continuity Layer
Glossary · a term in the AI continuity field

Continuity Runtime

thecontinuitylayer.com/glossary/continuity-runtime

The definition

The execution environment where a continuity engine governs interactions between a user and a model, tool, or agent before state is carried forward.

The same words the glossary hub and the public data mirror carry; this page is the stable address for the term.

  • Agent

    Software that uses tools to carry out tasks and workflows — not just replying, but acting: calling APIs, running steps, making changes. Distinct from a…

  • State

    The current condition of a user, workflow, task, or process — what persists between steps and sessions. Distinct from governed state, which adds provenance…

  • Continuity Engine

    The implementation of a continuity layer: the machinery that governs writes, tracks provenance, supersedes stale facts, and reconstructs the current account…

Where it shows up on this site

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The working definition of a continuity layer, in full, is at /what-is-a-continuity-layer. Every term, on one page, at /glossary.