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

# What is a token?

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

## Orient

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

What a token is A token is the credential part of a capability. It is the string you paste into a URL so the build knows who is asking and what they are allowed to do. The token is inside the share parameter of every Tap & Go drop. Why it m

## Representations

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