How the CLI Works

The CLI requires and connects to four critical components:

Figure 8. How the CLI works

● User identity management. Involves user registration, managing identities and sessions, and locking/unlocking accounts for transacting with the blockchain. This component is local to the machine where the CLI is run.

● Daemon. Sidecar proxy. Communicates to servers hosting AI services.

● Registry contract. Deals with organizations, members, services, types, and tags.

● MPE contract. Sends and receives funds and manages other functions related to payment channels; e.g., closing a channel or extending its expiry date