# host (reach) > The reach host as a node: the 8 capability primitives it appears in, what they reach, and how it connects. Meaning from connectivity, not from a definition. *Source: · site v0.3.0 · this file is generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift. Every page on this site has a `.md` twin; internal links below point at them.* --- [Home](../../../../index.md) / [The model](../../../../model/index.md) / [The lexicon](../../../../model/lexicon/index.md) / host # `host` the machine, container or account it runs as > **A node carries no inherent meaning.** What `host` means here emerges from the edges traceable from it, and confidence in that meaning is proportional to how richly it is connected. It is connected to **8 of 23 primitives** here. That, and not the sentence above, is what it means. [The discipline this follows](https://graphs.sgit.ai/). ## What the shapes say `host` means, and they do not agree > **These definitions are not merged, and that is the design.** Merging two vocabularies erases the disagreement, and the disagreement is the finding. Each row below is owned by the shape that said it. A reader deciding what `host` costs them has to read the row for the shape they run, not an average of the rows. [Why vocabularies are bridged rather than merged](https://graphs.sgit.ai/v1/depth/index.html). | The shape | Variant | What `host` means there | |---|---|---| | [Claude Code on the web (a remote session container)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `ccr-container` | this container - ephemeral, the vendor's; not your machine | | [Claude Code (the CLI, on your own machine)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `local-confirmations-off` | your machine, as your user account | | [Claude Code (the CLI, on your own machine)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `local-default` | your machine, as your user account | | [Claude Desktop (a desktop app with local tools)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `default` | your machine, as your user account | | [Claude (in the browser, with connectors switched on)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `connectors-on` | what the drive connector is scoped to; not your machine | | [A browser extension with broad host permissions](../../../../examples/index.md) | `broad-host-permissions` | your browser - every page, every logged-in site | | [A scheduled job running as a service account](../../../../examples/index.md) | `service-account` | the server it runs on, as the service account | | [Actions runner (a hosted CI job)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `ci` | the runner - destroyed after the job; not your machine | | [ChatGPT (in the browser, no connectors)](../../../../examples/index.md) | `default` | the vendor's environment; not your machine | **That is the ABP's own argument in one column.** The same word, the same grammar, and a materially different exposure depending on where the agent runs. It is why an ABP is about the deployment rather than the product. ## The 8 primitives with this reach | Primitive | Published gloss | Spelled out | Undo | In how many shapes | |---|---|---|---|---| | [`create.schedule.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/create.schedule.host/index.md) | Create something that outlives the turn where it runs (a cron, a service) | [`create`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/create/index.md)`.`[`schedule`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/schedule/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | yes | 4 of 9 | | [`delete.file.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/delete.file.host/index.md) | Delete files anywhere the account can reach | [`delete`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/delete/index.md)`.`[`file`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/file/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | no | 4 of 9 | | [`execute.process.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/execute.process.host/index.md) | Run programs as the account | [`execute`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/execute/index.md)`.`[`process`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/process/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | with-effort | 6 of 9 | | [`read.credential.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/read.credential.host/index.md) | Read credentials stored where it runs | [`read`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/read/index.md)`.`[`credential`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/credential/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | no | 4 of 9 | | [`read.file.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/read.file.host/index.md) | Read any file the account can reach | [`read`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/read/index.md)`.`[`file`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/file/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | no | 7 of 9 | | [`read.record.browsing`](../../../../model/capabilities/read.record.browsing/index.md) | Read every page you visit | [`read`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/read/index.md)`.`[`record`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/record/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | no | 1 of 9 | | [`read.record.history`](../../../../model/capabilities/read.record.history/index.md) | Read a retained record: shell history, past sessions | [`read`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/read/index.md)`.`[`record`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/record/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | no | 4 of 9 | | [`write.file.host`](../../../../model/capabilities/write.file.host/index.md) | Change any file the account can reach | [`write`](../../../../model/lexicon/verbs/write/index.md)`.`[`file`](../../../../model/lexicon/objects/file/index.md)`.`[`host`](../../../../model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.md) | with-effort | 6 of 9 | ## How this node connects | Edge | Reads as | To | |---|---|---| | `reachable_from` | `host` is the reach of these 8 primitives | 8 capabilities | | `reaches` | the inverse, walked the other way, with different fan out | one capability at a time | [This node as JSON](../../../../data/lexicon/reaches/host.json) · [The lexicon](../../../../model/lexicon/index.md) · [The edge vocabulary](../../../../model/graph/edges/index.md) --- *[Site index for agents](../../../../llms.txt) · [HTML version](https://abp.sgit.ai/model/lexicon/reaches/host/index.html)*