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# Intent

> The requested business operation, independent of how it will be executed

**Intent answers: what should happen?**

Intent defines the requested business operation itself, decoupled from the mechanics of executing it. The same Intent could in principle be carried out by different execution engines; Intent describes the *what*, not the *how*.

## Fields

| Field             | Type                      | Description                                        |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `intentId`        | `string`                  | Unique identifier for the intent.                  |
| `authorizationId` | `string`                  | The Authorization this intent was submitted under. |
| `action`          | `string`                  | The requested action, e.g. `vendor-payment`.       |
| `target`          | `string`                  | The target of the action.                          |
| `parameters`      | `Record<string, unknown>` | Action-specific parameters.                        |
| `createdAt`       | `Date`                    | When the intent was created.                       |

## Example

```json theme={null}
{
  "intentId": "intent-1",
  "authorizationId": "authz-1",
  "action": "vendor-payment",
  "target": "vendor:acme-supplies",
  "parameters": { "amount": 2500, "currency": "USD" },
  "createdAt": "2026-06-01T09:00:01.000Z"
}
```

## Relationships

An Intent is evaluated against a [Policy Reference](/docs/concepts/policy) to produce a [Decision](/docs/concepts/decision). Intent never performs execution on its own — it is a request, not an action.