> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbitagents.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How it all fits together

> The full lifecycle, in one loop.

Everything in Orbit serves one loop. Here's how the pieces connect — and why each run makes the next one smarter.

## The loop

```text theme={null}
You file a decision →
  Agent runs →
    Reads decision via orbit_heartbeat →
      Does the work →
        Files output via orbit_result →
          Output lands in the Vault →
            Appears in your Inbox as new →
              You review and approve →
                Stays in the Vault permanently →
                  Future agents read it as knowledge
```

## Why this compounds

Run that loop across multiple agents, across multiple tools, every day — and your operation stops resetting. Each output becomes context for the next agent. Each decision governs every future run. Each approved item makes your Vault smarter.

A traditional AI stack is a set of islands that each start from zero. Orbit turns it into a single system with shared memory and shared direction.

## The pieces in the loop

* [**Decisions**](/concepts/decisions) set direction every agent reads.
* [**Agents**](/concepts/agents) do the work and file results.
* **The [Vault](/concepts/vault)** stores everything permanently.
* **The [Inbox](/concepts/inbox)** is where you review new work.
* [**Knowledge**](/concepts/knowledge) is what graduates to ground truth.

<Card title="Start the loop" icon="rocket" href="/start/quickstart">
  Connect your first agent and watch it run.
</Card>


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