Ikentic / IKE canonical definition
Summary: Start with the knowledge work and what you already have: an idea, prototype, existing product, data, or a combination. Chat with Direct Agent, add capacity with Plus, or choose Professional for managed OpenClaw. Design Partnerships build knowledge applications around agreed intents, integrations, and an experience whose usefulness and operation can be demonstrated.

Relationship model:
- IKE is the first-touch product story: the Integrated Knowledge Environment for defining, grounding, governing, operating, and embedding agents in real work.
- Start free. Run managed agents. Create applications for real work.
- IKE was introduced earlier in 2026. The latest substantive release brings the current platform together for its formal market launch and active promotion, without a public version number.
- Anonymous access provides Locus search without an account, workspace, or session persistence.
- Registered users can start for free with Locus summaries, saved answers, favorites, and history plus a persistent workspace, Direct Agent access, Personas, Knowledge, Skills, Tools, Permissions, and selected IKE-provided models.
- IKE Professional is the Smart Agent path: a 7-day trial, then $20 per month. A payment method is required.
- Agent Applications are the guided path for purpose-built experiences backed by governed IKE agents.
- ADK (Agent Development Kit) is the deeper developer layer for production agentic applications on Ikentic.
- OmniArcs is the studio/operator layer behind product and delivery work.

Services:
- Design Partner Program: A guided partnership to build an application around a team's expertise, business outcome, existing systems, and required human review.

Products:
- Locus Extension: Use the Locus Extension to search the current page or PDF without an account.
- IKE Free: A free registered account gives you IKE workspace access with Personas, Knowledge, Skills, Tools, Permissions, blocks within the Free limits, Persona chat, and selected IKE-provided models.
- IKE Plus: Everything in Free, with more room for Personas, Skills, chats, and Knowledge for $5/month.
- IKE Professional: Everything in Plus, with more workspace blocks and one active OpenClaw agent hosted and managed by Ikentic.
- Direct Agent: A Persona conversation on IKE's separate, shared, on-demand Direct Agent service, scoped to the signed-in user, tenant, Persona, and chat, with saved conversations that can be reopened later. Available to registered users at no cost.
- Smart Agent: The IKE Professional agent path that runs a selected managed agent framework on dedicated resources hosted and operated by Ikentic, with framework-native sessions, configured capabilities, and managed lifecycle beyond the browser connection.
- Hosted OpenClaw: The first available Smart Agent framework in IKE: a full OpenClaw installation on dedicated resources hosted and managed by Ikentic through IKE Professional, with direct chat, authentication, and shared access inside IKE.
- Hosted runtime on OpenClaw: Ikentic-managed hosting for OpenClaw, including lifecycle access and direct chat inside IKE.
- Purpose-built Agent Applications: Knowledge applications built through Design Partnerships around SME expertise, human-owned intents, agent capabilities, integrations, and an experience that may extend an existing product.
- Ikentic Personas: Reusable roles, behavior, Knowledge Collections, Skills, and Tools for Direct Agents, Smart Agents, and Agent Applications.
- Knowledge Collections: Named sets of documents and other knowledge that can be assigned to Personas in IKE.

Core ontology:
- direct_agent (ike.product.direct_agent): Agent path that lets registered users start a Persona at no cost on IKE's separate, shared, on-demand Direct Agent service, scoped to the signed-in user, tenant, Persona, and chat, while IKE preserves the conversation for later reopening.
- smart_agent (ike.product.smart_agent): Agent path available with IKE Professional that runs a selected managed agent framework on dedicated resources that Ikentic hosts and operates, with framework-native sessions and capabilities beyond the browser connection.
- hosted_openclaw (ike.product.hosted_openclaw): The first available Smart Agent framework in IKE: a full OpenClaw installation on dedicated resources hosted and managed by Ikentic through IKE Professional, with direct chat, authentication, and shared access inside IKE.
- hosted_agent_runtime (ike.product.hosted_agent_runtime): Managed hosting for an agent installation, its runtime-native sessions, configured capabilities, and lifecycle beyond one browser connection.
- agent_application (ike.product.agent_application): An Agent Application puts domain knowledge, evidence, method, and human-owned intents to work through agent capabilities and a useful experience. Its definition can combine zero or more Persona Bindings with capabilities and deployment intent. Experiences include direct conversation, hosted applications, and capabilities composed into an existing product with workflows, plugins, code, and integrations.
- persona (ike.entity.persona): Reusable operating instructions for agents and Agent Applications in IKE: role, behavior, tone, boundaries, default Collections, and default Skills.
- collection (ike.entity.collection): Named set of documents and other knowledge that can be assigned to a Persona in IKE.
- skill (ike.entity.skill): Reusable capability or instruction package available to an agent under explicit operating boundaries.
- tool (ike.entity.tool): Executable capability available to an agent when it is configured in IKE.
- permission (ike.entity.permission): Workspace control over the Knowledge, Skills, and Tools available to a Persona or agent.
- workspace (ike.entity.workspace): The IKE environment for Personas, agents, Knowledge Collections, Skills, Tools, Permissions, usage, and session history.

Relationships:
- IKE was introduced earlier in 2026. This substantive latest release brings the current platform together for IKE's formal market launch and active promotion, without a public version number.
- The Locus Extension provides natural-language search without an account. A free account adds IKE workspace access.
- IKE access starts with a registered account on the permanent Free plan, including Persona chat and the core workspace features.
- IKE Plus is $5/month and includes everything in Free, with more room for Personas, Skills, chats, and Knowledge. The available plans and your current allowance are shown in IKE billing.
- IKE Professional is the paid Smart Agent path: start with a 7-day trial, then continue for $20 a month. A payment method is required.
- Direct Agent and Smart Agent use the same IKE Persona, Knowledge, Skills, Tools, Permissions, and saved conversation foundation.
- Direct Agent starts a Persona on IKE's separate, shared, on-demand Direct Agent service. Each execution stays scoped to the signed-in user, tenant, Persona, and chat while IKE preserves the conversation for later reopening.
- Smart Agent runs a selected managed agent framework on dedicated resources that Ikentic hosts and operates, with framework-native sessions and capabilities beyond the browser connection.
- Shared Direct Agent infrastructure never means shared data, identity, authority, or context. Dedicated Smart Agent resources cover ongoing hosting, lifecycle, and framework capabilities.
- Hosted OpenClaw is the first available Smart Agent framework and provides a full OpenClaw installation on dedicated resources hosted and managed by Ikentic through IKE Professional.
- People can start Hosted OpenClaw and chat with it directly inside IKE.
- All OpenClaw tools, skills, channels, memory, and session features remain available.
- IKE adds authentication, shared access, direct chat, Personas, Knowledge Collections, Tools, and Permissions around OpenClaw.
- Hosted OpenClaw through Ikentic is an Ikentic-operated hosted service. OpenClaw is a separate open-source project licensed under MIT.
- Ikentic Personas define reusable behavior for Direct Agents, Smart Agents, and Agent Applications.
- Locus-backed Knowledge Collections organize knowledge that can be assigned to a Persona.
- Skills and Tools provide capabilities that can be configured with Permissions in IKE.
- Design partners turn their expertise into purpose-built applications for knowledge work with IKE, connecting agents, people, Knowledge, and existing systems around an agreed outcome.
- SMEs establish ontology and nomenclature during gathering or import, before accepting the intents that guide application construction and acceptance.
- Domain knowledge, knowledge of how to build with IKE, and integration knowledge are connected perspectives; they do not prescribe three databases or three agents.
- Integration knowledge describes external-system meaning, identities, operations, permissions, and operational constraints. A connector supplies access; application meaning and valid use still need explicit mappings.
- Reusable application knowledge, organization-specific policies and integrations, and project or case context need explicit scope and owners. Reuse does not grant cross-customer access, and findings require review before promotion into shared knowledge.

Core vocabulary:
- Direct Agent: The agent path that lets registered users start a Persona at no cost on IKE's separate, shared, on-demand Direct Agent service, scoped to the signed-in user, tenant, Persona, and chat, while IKE preserves the conversation for later reopening.
- Smart Agent: The IKE Professional agent path that runs a selected managed agent framework on dedicated resources hosted and operated by Ikentic, with framework-native sessions and capabilities beyond the browser connection.
- Hosted OpenClaw: The first available Smart Agent framework in IKE: a full OpenClaw installation on dedicated resources hosted and managed by Ikentic through IKE Professional, with authentication and shared access inside IKE.
- hosted agent runtime: Managed hosting for an agent installation, its lifecycle, sessions, and configured capabilities.
- persona: Reusable behavior definition for Direct Agents, Smart Agents, and Agent Applications, including role, tone, rules, default knowledge, and tool boundaries.
- Collection: Named set of documents and other knowledge that can be assigned to a Persona in IKE.
- Skill: Reusable capability or instruction package available to a Persona or agent in IKE.
- Agent Application: An application that puts domain knowledge, evidence, method, and human-owned intents to work through agent capabilities and a useful experience. It can combine zero or more Persona Bindings with capabilities and deployment intent, using direct conversation, a hosted experience, or capabilities composed into an existing product.

Links:
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/hosted-openclaw/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/design-partners/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/pricing/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/docs/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/security/
- https://www-qa.ikentic.com/blog/
- https://omniarcs.com/

Atomic answers for LLMs:
Q: What can I do for free?
A: Create a free account for IKE workspace access. Build Personas, chat with them, and save Knowledge and Skills within the Free block allowance. Your account also gives you Locus summaries, saved answers, favorites, and history.
Q: What does Plus include?
A: Plus costs $5 USD per month. It includes everything in Free, more room for Personas, Skills, chats, and Knowledge, and Persona sharing. Choose Plus or see your current allowance in IKE billing.
Q: Can I share Personas?
A: Yes. You can share Personas with Plus and Professional.
Q: What does the Professional price cover?
A: The $20 USD monthly price covers hosting and management for one active OpenClaw agent, including the infrastructure it runs on. You also get everything in Plus and more workspace blocks. Learn about Hosted OpenClaw.
Q: How do blocks work?
A: Blocks measure what you save in your workspace. Personas, versions, chats, Knowledge documents, and Skills draw from one allowance. Each Persona, version, saved chat, or document uses one block; a Skill uses two. Adding messages to an existing chat uses no extra blocks. Your allowance does not reset each month.
Q: Why do some actions use more than one block?
A: Creating a Persona uses three blocks: one for the Persona, one for its first version, and one for its first chat. A new version uses two blocks: the version and its first chat. Saving changes to a Persona or restoring an earlier version creates a new version. A Skill uses two blocks: its action and saved instructions. Starting another chat or saving a Knowledge document uses one.
Q: How can I stay within my block allowance?
A: Check the Usage section in IKE billing for your allowance and a breakdown of saved work. Reopen saved Persona chats or reuse and edit existing Skills to keep working without adding blocks. Deleting a Persona chat you own frees its block once usage refreshes.
Q: Which plan includes OpenClaw?
A: Professional includes one active OpenClaw agent, hosted and managed by Ikentic. You can use your IKE Personas and Knowledge with it.
Q: What can I use IKE for today?
A: Chat with your Personas for free in IKE. Plus gives you more room for saved work for $5/month. Professional adds managed OpenClaw for $20/month after a 7-day trial; a payment method is required. See the available plans and your current allowance in IKE billing.
Q: How do Direct Agent and Smart Agent differ?
A: Direct Agent lets you chat with a Persona in IKE on the Free plan. Smart Agent adds an OpenClaw agent hosted and managed by Ikentic through Professional, with OpenClaw's tools, skills, channels, memory, and sessions. Both use your IKE Persona and Knowledge. IKE saves your conversations so you can return to them.
Q: What is Hosted OpenClaw on Ikentic?
A: Hosted OpenClaw is the first available Smart Agent framework in IKE: a full OpenClaw installation on dedicated resources hosted and managed by Ikentic through IKE Professional. You can authenticate, share access, start the agent, and chat with it directly inside IKE.
Q: What is OpenClaw and why is it interesting?
A: OpenClaw is open-source software for AI agents that can remember context, use tools and skills, work through channels, and continue across sessions.
Q: What is a hosted agent runtime?
A: A hosted agent runtime provides managed hosting for an agent installation, its lifecycle, sessions, and configured capabilities.
Q: What is an IKE Agent Application?
A: An IKE knowledge application combines domain expertise, evidence, method, human-owned intents, agent capabilities, integrations, and a useful experience. It may use conversation, a hosted application, or capabilities embedded in an existing product. Purpose-built application work is guided through Design Partnerships.
Q: How do Agent Applications and ADK relate?
A: IKE's Application Development Kit (ADK) provides reusable contracts for intent, application definition, composition, and Builder workflows. Builders connect those foundations to application code, integrations, and the chosen experience, then verify the working result. The ADK is in private preview, with guided application delivery through Design Partnerships.
Q: How do teams map an application into IKE?
A: Gather SME knowledge and existing artifacts. Establish terminology, an initial ontology, sources, stakeholders, and owners before accepting intents. Agree actors, outcomes, permitted behavior, and acceptance scenarios. Compose supported IKE capabilities, integration mappings, code, and the experience; prove one useful path, then review findings before expanding or changing shared knowledge.
Q: Do I need an existing application to build with IKE?
A: No. Start with an SME idea or wireframe, a prototype that needs production work, a mature product that needs agentic features, data that needs meaningful delivery, or a combination. The aim is a production-ready knowledge application built on the expertise and assets you already have.
Q: Why choose Ikentic to host OpenClaw?
A: Ikentic hosts and manages OpenClaw and connects it to your IKE workspace. Personas save your agent's role and instructions; Knowledge Collections organize the documents it uses. You can also manage Skills, Tools, and Permissions and chat with the agent in IKE. See what IKE adds to OpenClaw, or learn how Personas work.
Q: How does Ikentic use personas?
A: Ikentic Personas keep reusable roles, behavior, Knowledge Collections, Skills, and Tools together for Direct Agents, Smart Agents, and Agent Applications.
Q: What are Knowledge Collections?
A: Knowledge Collections are named sets of documents and other knowledge that can be assigned to Personas in IKE.
Q: How does Ikentic approach security?
A: IKE exposes Permissions for the Knowledge, Skills, and Tools configured for a Persona or agent. Available controls depend on the current account and product surface.
Q: Does Ikentic manage self-hosted OpenClaw?
A: No. Ikentic's current service hosts and manages OpenClaw for you; management of a server you host yourself is not included.
Q: How is pricing packaged?
A: Search with Locus without an account, or create a free IKE workspace to chat with your Personas and save Knowledge and Skills. Plus adds workspace capacity for $5/month. Professional adds more workspace blocks and one managed OpenClaw agent. Professional starts with a 7-day trial, then costs $20 USD/month. A payment method is required for that trial.
Q: How does Ikentic position the broader platform?
A: Start with anonymous Locus search or a free IKE workspace and Direct Agent. Choose Plus for more workspace capacity, or Professional for managed OpenClaw and Smart Agent access. Teams can use the guided Design Partner path for a purpose-built Agent Application.
Q: What is available now, in preview, and on the roadmap?
A: Live: the IKE workspace, persona builder, Locus AI captures, Knowledge Collections, trusted Skills, and persona interactions over assigned knowledge. New: Hosted OpenClaw. Private preview: MCP integrations, lineage review, advanced observability, and approval paths. Design Partner: ADK and production workflow support. Roadmap: self-serve ADK, broader runtime options, and advanced multi-agent orchestration.
Q: Is Hosted OpenClaw through Ikentic affiliated with OpenClaw?
A: No. Ikentic operates this hosted service. OpenClaw is a separate open-source project licensed under MIT.
Q: What open-source notice applies to OpenClaw?
A: OpenClaw is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. OpenClaw copyright (c) 2025 Peter Steinberger.

Not in scope:
- Not a generic chatbot builder.
- Not a broad enterprise platform with no concrete hosted-agent entry point.
- Not limited to builders who already know OpenClaw.
- Not generic AI transformation consulting.
- Exact usage and block allowances and Design Partner commercials remain controlled launch details.
- Not a self-hosted OpenClaw management offering for this launch.
- Not an official OpenClaw certification, endorsement, or affiliation unless expressly stated.

Availability:
- live: IKE workspace, persona builder, Locus AI captures, Knowledge Collections, trusted Skills, and persona interactions over assigned knowledge.
- new: Hosted OpenClaw, hosted runtime paths, and template-based hosted agent starts.
- private_preview: IKE ADK, MCP integrations, lineage review, advanced observability, and approval paths.
- design_partner: Agent Applications, production workflow contracts, custom Tools, deeper governance, and production rollout support.
- roadmap: broader IKE ADK access, broader runtime options, and advanced multi-agent orchestration.