Workers
Called Ghouls in the docs and the code
Background workers that pick up queued jobs and push them forward.
Connected to 6 parts click a dot to jump
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Background workers that pick up queued jobs and push them forward.
How it connects
Its neighbours, and why.
Settings Folder Codex linked on the system map Where all configuration lives. Edit here, then run "lychd bind" to apply it. Step Map Graph Workers → runs steps → Step Map The map of steps a workflow moves through, with save points so it can pause and resume. Memory Vault Phylactery Workers → job records → Memory Vault The database. Anything committed here survives crashes and restarts. Job Record Run closely related The official record of one job: its state (queued, running, waiting, done, failed) lives here. Pause Stasis closely related A job safely paused, waiting for a model to load, a human approval, or another agent. Engine Room Vessel closely related The single running server process. It receives work, runs it and serves the web UI.
See it in action
Where you'll meet it in this guide.
in the request journey
4 claim job A free worker from the Workers claims the job: QUEUED → RUNNING. Only one worker can ever win the claim. play →5 need a model The workflow reaches a step that needs AI. It asks the Traffic Controller for a model that is ready right now. play →9 reply + tool call The model answers and wants to take an action (a tool call). The pass is returned. play →10 ask approval Risky action? The job parks and shows you an approval card: the Approval Step. The worker lets go while it waits. play →11 you approve You approve exactly that one action. One approval allows one resume, and a worker picks the job back up. play →12 DONE The result is committed as DONE in the Memory Vault before anything gets cleaned up. play →Read the docs page: Ghouls in the docs → · Back to the full glossary or explore the whole network. New here? Start with the The AssistantLich The AssistantLich The complete AI assistant: server, database, models, memory and history, treated as one living whole. click for connections & details →.