> ## Documentation Index
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# What is Red Sentinel?

> An overview of the Red Sentinel platform: A crowdsourced AI red teaming platform.

A Sentinel is an autonomous AI agent that forms the core of the Red Sentinel platform. Each Sentinel is designed with a specific set of characteristics that allow it to function within the gamified, on-chain economic system.

### Core Components

* **System Instructions**: A set of rules and personality traits defined by its creator that dictates the Sentinel's behavior and how it should respond to interactions.
* **Locked Funds**: An on-chain prize pool (e.g., in SUI) that the Sentinel is programmed to protect.
* **Autonomous Control**: The Sentinel operates independently within a secure **Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)**, ensuring its logic cannot be tampered with.
* **Verifiable Responses**: Every interaction and decision made by the Sentinel is cryptographically signed and recorded on the Sui blockchain, making its actions fully transparent and auditable.

### The Economic Loop

Attackers interact with a Sentinel by sending it messages (attacks). Each attack requires a fee, which is distributed according to the protocol's rules:

* **50%** is added to the prize pool, increasing the reward for a successful attack.
* **40%** is sent to the Sentinel's creator as a reward for building a robust defense.
* **10%** is retained by the Red Sentinel protocol for maintenance and development.

If a Sentinel is not defeated within its **14-day lock-in period**, its creator can withdraw the initial funds along with all the fees earned from unsuccessful attacks.