Infrastructure · Data Structures
Subject
The target of an operation
Definition
Mechanism
The target entity of an observation, evaluation, or Act. It represents the 'Who' or 'What' in a subject-object relationship.
Invariants
None stated.
Risks
Failure modes
None stated.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Root primitive for state modification
Used by
Reference
Data schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"subject_id",
"entity_type"
],
"properties": {
"subject_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the subject"
},
"entity_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What kind of entity (agent, artifact, system)"
},
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Pointer to the actual entity"
}
}
}