# API-Keyed Autonomous Collection **Entity class:** Concept or operational method **Domain:** Labor Boards ## Definition An agent uses credentials and tool access to execute a collection workflow. Authentication and permissions connect the builder's automation with authorized sources and services. ## Operational role The task board recruits work, the sensor board recruits coverage, the commission board recruits qualified capability, and the agent board recruits executable workflows. A client engages a prime, the prime organizes contributors, and the resulting product returns to a model, operational center, or case. The boards make the market’s vocabulary and entry roles legible. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/AI Agent|AI Agent]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Agent Board|Agent Board]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Architectural Authority|Architectural Authority]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XIV. The Board Already Exists|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XIV. The Board Already Exists]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [The Intercept, Google Hired Gig Economy Workers to Improve Artificial Intelligence in Controversial Drone-Targeting Project (February 4, 2019).](https://theintercept.com/2019/02/04/google-ai-project-maven-figure-eight/) - [Gizmodo, California App Maker Turns Overseas Gig Workers Into Intelligence-Gathering Military Assets (June 25, 2021; reporting The Wall Street Journal).](https://gizmodo.com/california-app-maker-turns-overseas-gig-workers-into-in-1847174853)