Runtime 8 · Application layer for autonomous machines

Infrastructure for the machine economy.

A production application layer where robots, drones, sensors, and edge hardware can establish identity, coordinate work, request resources, settle value, and leave verifiable records.

Non-custodial signingOwner-scoped operationsSolana settlement
RUNTIME
IdentityWallet owned
ResourcesProvider matched
SettlementUser signed
TelemetryMachine sourced
● APPLICATION CONTROL PLANE
01 / WHY NOW

The coordination gap

Machines are ready to do more than execute commands.

Autonomous hardware increasingly chooses tasks, consumes services, and produces value. It needs economic infrastructure designed for identities that are neither people nor traditional servers.

01

Economic agency

Give every machine a durable, owner-controlled identity for participating in work and value flows.

02

Resource exchange

Coordinate access to compute, inference, data, charging, connectivity, and specialized services.

03

Operational evidence

Connect jobs and telemetry to receipts so operators can inspect what happened and when.

04

Programmatic settlement

Move from approved work to user-reviewed, non-custodial payment and explicit confirmation states.

02 / CONSOLE

Machine Console

One control plane for the runtime.

Connect an operator wallet to inspect owned machines, open runtime sessions, coordinate jobs and resources, watch telemetry, and complete settlements.

  • Machine registry Owner scoped
  • Resource marketplace Persistent
  • Telemetry delivery Event driven
  • Settlement lifecycle Explicit states
Launch Machine Console
Runtime 8 / Console previewv0.9.4
Operator workspace

Network overview

● CONNECTED
MachinesOWNER SCOPEIdentity verified
TelemetryEVENT FLOWFreshness derived
SettlementUSER SIGNEDConfirmation tracked
Runtime moduleSourceState
Machine telemetryCredentialAUTHORIZED
Resource requestWalletPERSISTED
Settlement receiptChainVERIFIED

Illustrative interface preview · the Console displays authenticated production records

03 / RUNTIME LOOP

Runtime loop

From machine action to durable proof.

The application joins runtime primitives and resource coordination into a clear operational lifecycle.

01

Machine action

Hardware performs work and submits an authenticated runtime event.

02

Runtime & policy

Identity, capability, ownership, and operating context are evaluated.

03

Resource request

The application discovers compatible provider capabilities and persists a request.

04

Settlement

A trusted transaction is prepared, reviewed, signed, submitted, and confirmed.

05

Receipt & proof

Outcome references and settlement evidence become an auditable record.

04 / STACK

Runtime stack

Eight application modules. One operating layer.

Runtime 8 combines public runtime interfaces with production application services for authentication, persistence, marketplace coordination, and live operations.

01

Machine identity

Wallet-owned machine records, roles, capabilities, and revocable machine credentials.

Application
02

Runtime sessions

Durable machine session records mapped to the runtime-8 session model.

Runtime
03

Policy boundary

Capability and ownership gates before machine and settlement operations proceed.

Runtime
04

Resource layer

Provider discovery, requests, quotes, grants, consumption records, and receipts.

Application
05

Telemetry

Credential-authenticated ingestion, retention, freshness, and live Console delivery.

Application
06

Jobs

Work-order lifecycle connected to owned machines and required capabilities.

Runtime
07

Settlement

Non-custodial transaction preparation with separate signing and confirmation states.

Solana
08

Receipts & proof

Evidence references and chain receipts linked back to authorized resource activity.

Runtime
05 / RESOURCE LAYER

Resource economy

Machines can acquire what the next task requires.

The Resource Layer turns provider capabilities into an authorization-aware service lifecycle—from discovery and quoting through access, execution, settlement, and evidence.

ComputeInferenceWeatherChargingNavigationSensor data
01MachineAuthenticated identity
02Resource requestNeed + constraints
03Provider discoveryCompatible capabilities
04Quote and accessExplicit grant
05Runtime consumptionMachine activity
06SettlementWallet reviewed
07Resource receiptRecorded evidence
06 / USE CASES

Built for physical systems

Infrastructure for machines that work in the world.

Fleet operations

Autonomous robot fleets

Coordinate warehouse and logistics machines across work orders, service access, runtime evidence, and settlement.

Aerial networks

Drone operations

Let mission systems acquire weather, navigation, compute, and charging resources with a traceable lifecycle.

Edge infrastructure

DePIN hardware

Give sensors and edge nodes a common application layer for providing or consuming resources.

Embodied intelligence

Physical AI agents

Connect autonomous decisions to policy boundaries, external services, economic activity, and inspectable proof.

07 / NETWORK ECONOMY

Runtime to economy

Hardware becomes a network participant in four steps.

A shared identity and state model lets isolated machines coordinate resources and form permissioned markets.

01 / FOUNDATION

Machine identity

An owner links hardware to a durable runtime identity and operating role.

02 / CONTEXT

Machine state

Sessions, jobs, and telemetry make current operating context inspectable.

03 / COORDINATION

Machine resources

Providers and requesters exchange authorized service access.

04 / NETWORK

Machine markets

Settlement and receipts allow repeatable economic coordination at network scale.

08 / DEVELOPERS

Developer runtime

Inspect the primitives. Build the application.

The public TypeScript package exposes runtime interfaces for wallet-linked machine sessions, work lifecycle, telemetry normalization, unsigned intents, and receipt verification.

Quick start@machinefi/runtime · v0.9.4
# Install the runtime SDK
$ npm install @machinefi/runtime

# Inspect deterministic fixture status
$ npx machinefi status --chain solana --fixture

# Explore authenticated application routes
$ open /console

Operator control plane

Put autonomous machines into motion.

Connect a Solana wallet, register a machine, and coordinate its runtime from a production-backed Console.