What is Temporal?
Temporal — The layer that treats time as first-class, governing how an agent schedules, sequences, and reasons about events.
Temporal is the primitive that answers when, and in what order? Autonomous work unfolds over time, and correct behavior depends on sequence, timing, and history.
It is the layer where memory and planning meet. Temporal reasoning lets an agent honor deadlines, replay what happened, and act on what comes next.
Where temporal sits in the stack
In the four-layer architecture of the agentic web, temporal is a Cross-cutting concept — it applies across every layer of the stack. See the thesis for how the layers compound.
Temporal in the portfolio
19 positions in the Semantic Substrate portfolio carry the Temporal primitive — 13 available individually, 6 held as a coordinated set. Explore the Temporal cluster →
Quick answers
- What is Temporal in agentic systems?
- The layer that treats time as first-class, governing how an agent schedules, sequences, and reasons about events.
- Where does Temporal sit in the agentic stack?
- Temporal sits at the Cross-cutting layer — it applies across every layer of the stack.
- How many Temporal domain positions exist in the Semantic Substrate portfolio?
- 19 positions carry the Temporal primitive — 13 available individually, the rest held as a coordinated set.