Core Concepts

This section explains the concepts that appear throughout metamorphOS.

Start here if you want the vocabulary behind building, running, and maintaining processes.

In this section

• Tasks, Processes, Process Instances
  Learn the difference between a task, a process definition, and a running process instance.
• Roles, Users, Authorizations
  Understand who can act in the system, how roles are assigned, and how access is controlled.
• Symbols, Variables & Constants
  See how data is represented, typed, scoped, and reused across a process.
• Mapping / Selection / Data Types
  Learn how values are selected, transformed, and matched to the data types actions expect.
• Branching & Merging
  Understand how a process splits into multiple paths and joins back together.
• Looping
  Learn how metamorphOS handles repeated execution over lists, arrays, and iterative logic.
• Parameters and Return Values
  See how steps receive input, return output, and pass data to the next step.
• The Admin Role
  Review the elevated permissions available to admins and when they are required.
• Error Handling
  Learn how failures are captured, routed, and handled safely inside a process.