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Runtime Paths

Updated May 6, 2026 Suggest Edits

Bakin keeps local state under one home directory. Use these keys when you need to find logs, settings, assets, task metadata, workflow state, or other files created by the runtime.

Home Resolution

Source	When Used
`BAKIN_HOME`	Used when the environment variable is set.
`~/.bakin/`	Default location when no override is present.

Path Keys

Key	Purpose
`home`	Resolved Bakin home directory.
`settings`	Runtime settings file.
`memoryLog`	Shared memory log.
`audit`	Append-only audit log.
`logs`	Server and runtime logs.
`assets`	Asset runtime root.
`assets.store`	Month-sharded asset files.
`assets.inbox`	Asset ingestion inbox.
`assets.trash`	Soft-deleted asset files.
`agents`	Agent runtime assets.
`team`	Team runtime data.
`personas`	Agent persona files.
`heartbeats`	Agent heartbeat files.
`inbox`	General inbox directory.
`tasks`	Task metadata store.
`workflows`	Workflow definitions, skills, and instances.