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Layer overview
Reference · livelayer:8-execution
Execution overview
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Attributes
displayName
Execution
position
8
path
surfacing
scope
Invocation environment for agent-driven tools, commands, and side effects.
summary
The execution layer hosts agent-driven tool calls and shell commands:
local process, Docker container, SSH remote, Kubernetes pod, cloud
function, direct host, or service-side executor. Execution posture includes
process lifecycle, signal propagation, resource limits, isolation, network
policy, filesystem access, GPU access, and concrete runtime substrate.
Realized by `Execution` nodes.
responsibilities
- Start, stream, interrupt, and stop tool/shell/process execution.
- Own process lifecycle, resource limits, environment variables, and mounts.
- Route side effects to local, remote, container, or hosted executors.
examples
- Local shell, Docker, SSH remote, Kubernetes pod, GitHub Actions runner.
- Browser automation worker, notebook/kernel executor, cloud function.
- LangGraph tool node executing inside a host application runtime.
fitNotes
Frameworks often delegate execution to user-defined tools. Hosted agent
products may make this layer invisible but still need it for auditing and
policy mapping.
Outgoing edges
None.
Incoming edges
bridges_protocol_type1
- mux:agent-launch-mux·Muxagent-launch-mux
documents14
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-orientation·PageUniversal Agentic Stack Orientation
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-builder-fit·PageBuilder and Product Fit
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-landscape-diagram·PageUniversal Agentic Stack Landscape Diagram
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-placement-checklist·PagePlacement Checklist
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-worked-examples·PageWorked Examples
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-common-confusions·PageCommon Confusions
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-reading-paths·PageReading Paths
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-comparison-matrix·PageComparison Matrix
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-review-template·PageReview Template
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-faq·PageFAQ
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack·PageUniversal Agentic Stack
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-layers·PageUniversal Agentic Stack Layers
- page:agent-generate-universal-agentic-stack-source-map·PageUniversal Agentic Stack Source Map
- page:views-agent-stack-tower·PageAgent Stack Tower
realizes11
- stack-part:krate-git-backend·StackPartKrate Git Backend (Gitea)
- stack-part:krate-object-store·StackPartKrate Object Store
- stack-part:krate-code-search·StackPartKrate Code Search (Zoekt)
- stack-part:krate-ci-engine·StackPartKrate CI Engine
- stack-part:krate-gitops-sync·StackPartKrate GitOps Sync (ArgoCD)
- stack-part:krate-webhook-bus·StackPartKrate Webhook Bus
- execution:local-host·ExecutionLocal host (no isolation)
- execution:docker-default·ExecutionDocker (default container)
- execution:codespaces-container·ExecutionGitHub Codespaces container
- execution:k8s-job·ExecutionKubernetes Job
- execution:firecracker-microvm·ExecutionFirecracker micro-VM