---
id: "org-agent-scope"
type: "concept"
title: "Organization and agent scope"
summary: "Scope selects which organization and agent context reads and writes apply to."
problem: "Acting without explicit scope can touch the wrong workspace."
why: "Memorix isolates tenants and agent inheritance behind deliberate scope selection."
mentalModel: "Scope is a workspace lock, not decoration."
audiences: ["developers", "builders"]
related: ["agents-inheritance", "effective-metadata"]
next: ["agents-inheritance"]
---
# Organization and agent scope

Scope selects which organization and agent context reads and writes apply to.

## Problem

Acting without explicit scope can touch the wrong workspace.

## Why

Memorix isolates tenants and agent inheritance behind deliberate scope selection.

## Mental model

Scope is a workspace lock, not decoration.