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name: grain-the-node
description: Apply the GRAIN: 6. The Node article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# GRAIN: 6. The Node

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/grain-the-node). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/grain-the-node.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/grain-the-node/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

6. The Node You are a node. A single point in the graph. A whirlpool of energy and information, held open by gradients flowing through you. You eat, you breathe, you think, you love. Each is the grain, operating at your scale, in your body,

## Representations

- Human: /a/grain-the-node
- JSON: /api/articles/grain-the-node
- Relationships: /api/articles/grain-the-node/topology
- History: /api/articles/grain-the-node/revisions
