Glossary · a term in the AI continuity field
Identity contract
thecontinuitylayer.com/glossary/identity-contractThe definition
The versioned statement of who an agent is across runtimes: which facts, commitments and roles are its own, and who may change them. If replacing the model makes a new agent, the identity lived in the weights and was never carried. Term from persistent-identity research (2026); this site uses it for the carry obligation.
The same words the glossary hub and the public data mirror carry; this page is the stable address for the term.
Related terms
- 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…
Where it shows up on this site
- What is a continuity layer · ReferenceThe definition, in full
- The primer: memory is not continuity · ReferenceSix distinctions, seven contrasts, the five obligations in brief
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