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title: Runtime
description: The runtime powers your agent — state, communication, execution, and operations.
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# Runtime

The runtime powers your agent — state, communication, execution, and operations.

* [ Agents API ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/runtime/agents-api/)
* [ Lifecycle ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/runtime/lifecycle/)
* [ Communication ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/runtime/communication/)
* [ Execution ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/runtime/execution/)
* [ Operations ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/runtime/operations/)

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