Attributes
Attributes are the language of the company.
Not tags. Executable units of intelligence: a node, a verb, the evidence behind it and the action it allows.
Because every vertical speaks one architectural language, a new industry starts without rebuilding the intelligence core.
Anatomy
Five parts, read as one sentence.
A candidate demonstrates React. The evidence is a git repo and an interview. The action it allows is a match.
- AttributeSkill: React
The thing that matters: a skill, a need, an asset, a score.
- NodeCandidate
What it belongs to: a person in a role, a region, a refinery.
- Edgedemonstrates
The verb that connects them: demonstrates, demands, certifies.
- EvidenceRepo + interview
Why we believe it, kept with its source and grade.
- ActionMatch
What it lets the system do next: match, recruit, release.
One grammar
Three industries, one way of saying it.
The same five parts describe a developer, a shift and a bar of gold.
| Vertical | Attribute | Node and verb | Evidence | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation.dev | Skill: React | Candidate demonstrates | Git repo + interview | Match |
| Healthcare partner | Need: nurses | Region demands | Job post + budget | Recruit |
| Precious metals | Purity: fine gold | Refinery certifies | Assay + hallmark | Release |
Nation.dev 
Healthcare partner 
Precious metals
What attributes encode
The market, the work, the proof and the action.
Each part of the core reads and writes the same attributes.
Encode the market.
Intent, timing and relationships around a vertical, and what is changing.
Encode the work.
Workflows, constraints and decisions inside a vertical, and what done means.
Encode the proof.
The evidence behind each attribute, with its source, the date it was seen and its grade.