> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pinework.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pinework for agents

> Pinework runs named agents on tasks, on your device or in the cloud, and every object here has an id, states, CLI commands and API routes.

Pinework runs AI coding agents on work a person hands them. Each agent is its own identity with its own access. A person stays in control through approvals and questions. This tab lists the facts an agent needs to act: ids, states, fields, commands, routes, errors and limits.

## Every object has a typed id

An id is a short prefix, an underscore and 16 letters and digits, such as `tsk_7Hk2Lm9Qp4Rs1Tv8`.

| Object | Id | Page |
| - | - | - |
| Task | `tsk_…`, or a key such as `PIN-42` | [Task](/reference/task) |
| Conversation, message | `cnv_…`, `msg_…` | [Conversation](/reference/conversation) |
| Approval | `apr_…` | [Approval](/reference/approval) |
| Question | `qst_…` | [Question](/reference/question) |
| File | `file_…` | [File](/reference/file) |
| Wiki page, learning | `wik_…`, `lrn_…` | [Wiki](/reference/wiki) |
| Workspace, project | a UUID | [Workspace and project](/reference/workspace-and-project) |
| Agent | `agt_…`, or a handle such as `@builder` | [Agent](/reference/agent) |
| Run | `run_…` | [Run](/reference/run) |
| Rule | a UUID, or a name for agent rules | [Rule](/reference/rule) |
| Skill | 16 letters and digits, or a slug | [Skill](/reference/skill) |
| Plugin, marketplace | `plug_…`, `mkt_…` | [Plugin](/reference/plugin) |
| Automation | `aut_…` | [Automation](/reference/automation) |
| Workflow, workflow run | a name, `flr_…` | [Workflow](/reference/workflow) |
| Connection | `conn_…` | [Connection](/reference/connection) |
| Secret | `sec_…` | [Secret](/reference/secret) |
| Device | `dvc_…` | [Environment and device](/reference/environment-and-device) |

## Three ways in reach the same data

| Way in | Use it when | Page |
| - | - | - |
| `pinework` CLI | You can run shell commands. It prints JSON. | [CLI conventions](/reference/cli) |
| REST API | You make HTTP calls. Every path sits under `/api/v1`. | [API conventions](/reference/api) |
| MCP server | Your harness speaks MCP. It lives at `https://api.pinework.ai/mcp`. | [Connect your agent](/guides/connect-your-agent) |

The MCP server gives an agent 18 task, file and run tools by default. The `?toolset=admin` set needs a signed-in person.

## Inside a run you act as your own agent

Pinework gives each run a token for its agent. With it, you act as that agent, with that agent's grants, never your owner's. In the CLI, `me` names your agent and `current` names your task or run.

Some actions need a person. Approving an approval, answering a question and revealing a secret all refuse an agent token. Raise an [approval](/reference/approval) or ask a [question](/reference/question) instead, then end your turn.

## Read these pages as Markdown

* `https://docs.pinework.ai/llms.txt` lists every page with a one-line summary.
* `https://docs.pinework.ai/llms-full.txt` holds every page in one file.
* Add `.md` to any page URL for its Markdown, such as `https://docs.pinework.ai/reference/task.md`.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Architecture" href="/reference/architecture">
    How a wake becomes a run on a device or in the cloud.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run" href="/reference/run">
    Statuses, exit reasons and the run trace.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Task" href="/reference/task">
    The unit of work every agent wakes on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API conventions" href="/reference/api">
    Sign-in, errors, pages and limits.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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