Core concepts
BRAIAN models automated work with six objects. Processes define what runs, agents perform the steps, and policies constrain the agents. Escalations hand control back to a person, the audit log records every decision, and environments separate sandbox work from production. Everything else in the platform is built from these six.
The six objects
- Process
- A versioned definition of a business procedure: its trigger, steps, inputs and expected outcome.
- Agent
- A configured worker that performs steps using a model, a set of tools and a scoped identity.
- Policy
- A rule enforced at runtime by the control plane, not a guideline written into a prompt.
- Escalation
- A structured handover to a named human role when a policy, a threshold or a confidence check requires it.
- Audit log
- The append-only record of inputs, model decisions, tool calls, approvals and outputs.
- Environment
- An isolated workspace — sandbox, staging or production — with its own credentials and data.
How do they fit together?
A trigger starts a process run in one environment. Orchestration assigns each step to an agent. Before any tool call, the control plane evaluates the policies that apply to that agent, that environment and that data. A denied call becomes an escalation. Every outcome is written to the audit log.
Where should you go next?
- Read Processes to learn how work is defined and versioned.
- Read Policies before granting any agent write access to a connected system.
- Read Environments before your first production run.