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title: "Capability: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Capability: The named verb in the action vocabulary — e.g., payment.initiate , data.read ."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/capability/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Capability: The named verb in the action vocabulary — e.g., payment.initiate , data.read .

Core protocol

# Capability

The named verb in the action vocabulary — e.g., payment.initiate , data.read .

The named verb in the action vocabulary — e.g., `payment.initiate`, `data.read`. Capabilities are first-class with their own schemas.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 21 January 2027, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#capability). Not legal advice.