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name: oip-token-boundary
description: Apply the What is a Token Boundary? article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# What is a Token Boundary?

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

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/oip-token-boundary.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/oip-token-boundary/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

A token boundary defines the explicit scope of access and operation for an OIP Object Invocation Protocol work object during an invocation. It specifies the resources, capabilities, or data segments that an OIP object, identified by its uni

## Representations

- Human: /a/oip-token-boundary
- JSON: /api/articles/oip-token-boundary
- Relationships: /api/articles/oip-token-boundary/topology
- History: /api/articles/oip-token-boundary/revisions