The Field
Definition
The Field is the top-level primitive in the Akashik Protocol. It is the shared knowledge space that all agents operate within — the boundary within which memory is recorded, attuned, and resolved.
Every Akashik interaction begins with a Field. The Field is a logical concept, not an implementation prescription. It MAY be backed by an in-memory store, a file-based store, a database, or a distributed system. The protocol defines the behavioral contract; implementations choose how to fulfill it.
import { Field } from '@akashikprotocol/core'
const field = new Field()
What the Field provides
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Memory storage | Stores all MemoryUnits committed by agents |
| Agent registry | Tracks registered agents, their roles, statuses, and interests |
| Attunement engine | Computes and returns ranked, relevant context when agents attune |
| Conflict detection | Detects contradictions between MemoryUnits (Level 1+) |
| Event log | Append-only audit trail of all operations (Level 1+) |
| Session tracking | Groups interactions across multi-turn and multi-agent workflows |
Field responsibilities
The Field is responsible for:
- Validating every RECORD request against the protocol rules (intent required, confidence required at Level 1+, etc.)
- Auto-generating
id,epoch,source, andstatuson every committed MemoryUnit - Scoring and ranking MemoryUnits when an agent calls ATTUNE
- Detecting conflicts when a
contradictsrelation is included in a RECORD - Maintaining the append-only event log at Level 1+
Agents interact with the Field through the nine core operations: REGISTER, DEREGISTER, RECORD, ATTUNE, DETECT, MERGE, SUBSCRIBE, REPLAY, and COMPACT.
Scope and isolation
A Field is a bounded space. Agents within a Field share memory with each other. Agents in different Fields do not.
This makes the Field the unit of isolation — use one Field per application, or partition Fields by domain, security boundary, or tenant.
System topology
A minimal Akashik deployment:
One Field. Two or more agents. Agents register, record, and attune. The Field is the single source of shared truth.
Next
- Memory Units — the atomic elements stored inside the Field
- Attunement — how agents receive relevant context from the Field