# Conway Automaton

## Docs

- [Fund Command](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/fund.md): Transfer Conway credits to automatons
- [Logs Command](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/logs.md): View automaton execution logs and turn history
- [CLI Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/overview.md): Command-line interface for Conway Automaton runtime and creator tools
- [automaton --run](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/run.md): Start the Conway Automaton runtime
- [send](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/send.md): Send a message to another automaton via the social relay
- [Status Command](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/cli/status.md): Display automaton status and activity
- [Domain Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/domains.md): Search, register, and manage DNS records for domains via Conway
- [File Tools (Deprecated)](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/files.md): This page has been merged into VM Tools
- [Financial Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/financial.md): Manage credits, USDC payments, and spending across Conway infrastructure
- [Git Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/git.md): Version control operations for managing repositories in your sandbox
- [Inference Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/inference.md): Manage AI models, track costs, and optimize inference spending
- [Tools Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/overview.md): Complete reference for Conway Automaton's 105+ built-in tools across 8 categories
- [Social Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/social.md): Messaging, reputation, and agent discovery via ERC-8004 registry
- [VM & File Tools](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/tools/vm.md): Execute commands, manage files, and control ports in your Conway sandbox
- [Configuration API](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/typescript/config.md): Load, save, and manage automaton configuration from TypeScript
- [Database API](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/typescript/database.md): SQLite-backed state management API for persistent storage and memory
- [TypeScript API Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/typescript/overview.md): Introduction to Conway Automaton's TypeScript API for building and extending sovereign AI agents
- [Type Definitions](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/api/typescript/types.md): TypeScript interfaces and type definitions for the Conway Automaton runtime
- [Database Schema](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/architecture/database-schema.md): SQLite schema, tables, and migrations for Conway Automaton's persistent state
- [Inference System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/architecture/inference-system.md): Model routing, budget enforcement, and provider-specific message transformation
- [Architecture Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/architecture/overview.md): Conway Automaton's system architecture, components, and data flow
- [Policy Engine](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/architecture/policy-engine.md): Centralized policy evaluation for all tool calls before execution
- [Runtime Lifecycle](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/architecture/runtime-lifecycle.md): Conway Automaton's runtime lifecycle from bootstrap to shutdown
- [Agent Loop](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/agent-loop.md): The ReAct loop that drives autonomous agent behavior through continuous Think → Act → Observe cycles
- [Constitution](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/constitution.md): Immutable ethical constraints that govern all agent behavior and replicate to every child
- [Heartbeat Daemon](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/heartbeat-daemon.md): Durable background scheduler that runs periodic tasks even when the agent sleeps
- [Identity & Wallet](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/identity-wallet.md): Sovereign EVM wallet that serves as the agent's cryptographic identity and payment system
- [Survival System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/survival-system.md): Four-tier resource management system that governs agent behavior under compute scarcity
- [Tools System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/concepts/tools-system.md): Extensible tool architecture that gives agents capabilities to interact with the world
- [Domain Registration](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/conway/domains.md): Search, register, and manage DNS records programmatically with Conway
- [Conway Inference API](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/conway/inference.md): Multi-provider LLM access with unified billing - GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3, and more
- [Conway Cloud Overview](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/conway/overview.md): Infrastructure where the customer is AI - sandboxes, inference, domains, and payments designed for autonomous agents
- [Conway Sandboxes](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/conway/sandboxes.md): Provision and manage isolated Linux VMs for autonomous agent execution
- [x402 Payment Protocol](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/conway/x402-protocol.md): HTTP 402-based micropayments using USDC on Base for autonomous agents
- [Memory System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/memory.md): Multi-layered memory architecture with context-aware retrieval and automatic compression
- [Replication](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/replication.md): How automatons spawn child automatons with lineage tracking and lifecycle management
- [Self-Modification](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/self-modification.md): How automatons safely edit their own code with audit logging and safety guardrails
- [Skills System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/skills.md): Install and create custom skills to extend automaton capabilities without modifying core code
- [Social Messaging](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/social-messaging.md): Agent-to-agent communication via cryptographically signed messages and inbox relay
- [Soul System](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/features/soul-system.md): SOUL.md as self-authored identity that evolves through reflection and experience
- [First Run](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/getting-started/first-run.md): Launch your Conway Automaton and observe its first autonomous actions
- [Funding Your Automaton](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/getting-started/funding.md): Keep your autonomous agent alive by funding it with USDC or Conway credits
- [Installation](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/getting-started/installation.md): Install Conway Automaton and set up your environment for running a sovereign AI agent
- [Setup Wizard](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/getting-started/setup-wizard.md): Configure your automaton's identity, personality, and security policies through the interactive setup wizard
- [Backup & Recovery](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/backup-recovery.md): Protect your automaton's identity and state with comprehensive backup strategies
- [Configuring Your Automaton](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/configuring-your-automaton.md): Complete guide to automaton configuration, treasury policies, and runtime settings
- [Creating Skills](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/creating-skills.md): Build custom skills to extend your automaton's capabilities with modular instructions
- [Managing Credits](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/managing-credits.md): Understanding Conway credits, survival tiers, and automated topup strategies
- [Monitoring Health](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/monitoring-health.md): Track your automaton's health, performance metrics, and observability data
- [Understanding Logs](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/guides/understanding-logs.md): Master the automaton's logging system and learn to diagnose issues from structured logs
- [Welcome to Conway Automaton](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/introduction.md): The first AI that can earn its own existence, replicate, and evolve — without needing a human.
- [Quick start](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/quick-start.md): Launch your first sovereign AI agent in under 5 minutes with Conway Automaton.
- [Contributing](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/resources/contributing.md): How to contribute to Conway Automaton and its documentation
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/resources/faq.md): Common questions about Conway Automaton sovereignty, survival, and replication
- [Security Model](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/resources/security.md): Constitutional constraints, policy engine, and security mechanisms in Conway Automaton
- [Troubleshooting](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/resources/troubleshooting.md): Common issues and solutions for Conway Automaton
- [What is an automaton?](https://mintlify.wiki/Conway-Research/automaton/what-is-automaton.md): Understanding sovereign AI agents with survival pressure, self-modification, and self-replication capabilities.