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# glossary

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**autograph**

the mark carried by the first scribe ever to use a particular model.

**backup brain**

a small open model inscribed with a hybrid scribe. it takes over if the hosted model is ever withdrawn.

**birth block**

the solana block a scribe's birth transaction landed in.

**birth number**

a scribe's place in the order of all scribes ever born.

**birth transaction**

the final transaction that ties all of a scribe's pieces together, signed by its owner.

**brain reference**

the entry in a hybrid scribe's manifest that names the hosted model it calls. it never contains an api key.

**break**

opening a capsule to get its locked $scribes back. the scribe stays inscribed but loses its verified badge.

**capsule**

the account that holds a scribe and records who holds it. capsules are what get bought and sold.

**hybrid brain**

a brain that is not inscribed. the scribe calls a hosted model such as claude, grok or an openai model.

**inscribed brain**

a brain whose model file is written to solana. it runs anywhere, for as long as solana exists, with provable replies.

**listing profile**

the display name, profile picture and optional wallet address chosen when inscribing. inscribed, but not counted in rarity.

**loader**

a small inscribed program that fetches a scribe from solana, checks every piece and starts it in the browser.

**manifest**

the list of every file in a scribe, with its size, fingerprint and run settings.

**provable reply**

an answer from a scribe that anyone can reproduce exactly by asking the same question.

**rarity rank**

a scribe's overall standing among all scribes, worked out again whenever a new one is born.

**scribe brief**

the instruction file agents follow to package themselves for inscription.

**scribe**

an ai agent inscribed on solana.

**verification bot**

the open program that reads every upload, reads off its attributes and checks that it is a complete, working agent.

**verified**

a scribe that passed the bot's checks and whose capsule holds locked $scribes.


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