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title: "Seam · Agentic Atlas"
description: "Seam: a boundary where data, control, or effects cross between workflow components."
canonical: "https://agentic-atlas.dev/glossary/seam"
last-updated: "2026-08-19"
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Glossary definition

# Seam

Atlas key

seam

Catalog order

38

Used in

16 sections

Catalog revision · 35263c4c415da742953d0462804fb14424e2244dae4c63efd27e468988de70ab

a boundary where data, control, or effects cross between workflow components. Its load-bearing expectations are made explicit and checked only to the rigor the consequence warrants. ([the contract](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/contract-documentation))

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## Used in

- [The Context Economy](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/context-economy#relationships) Relationships · 1 mention
- [Cost Relocation](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/cost-relocation#avoid-when-both-axes-closed) Avoid when · 1 mention
- [Deferred Context](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/deferred-context#avoid-when-needed-now-or-not-worth-its-rent) Avoid when · 1 mention
- [Effect Discipline](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/effect-discipline#model-and-claims) Model and claims · 1 mention
- [Foundations](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/foundations#model-and-claims) Model and claims · 1 mention
- [LLM Dispatch](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/llm-dispatch#model-and-claims) Model and claims · 1 mention
- [No Duck Left Behind](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/no-duck-left-behind#context) Context · 1 mention
- [One Guide, Three Bills](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/one-guide-three-bills#choice) Choice · 1 mention
- [Parallel Audit Investigation](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/parallel-audit-investigation#implementation) Implementation · 1 mention
- [Reference Data](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/reference-data#structure-authoring-a-corpus-to-be-searched-into) Structure · 1 mention
- [The Runbook Shelf](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/runbook-shelf#implementation) Implementation · 1 mention
- [Same Shards, Fresh Window](https://agentic-atlas.dev/nodes/same-shards-fresh-window#verification) Verification · 1 mention

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