Platform Architecture
Agency Surface Model
This route exists because agencies need a distinct control model from single-merchant operators.
The agency surface model explains how service providers and multi-account operators work across many catalogs.
This route sits inside the platform architecture family and exists to explain one structural part of the verification system in focused, indexable detail.
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What matters on this route
The agency surface model explains how service providers and multi-account operators work across many catalogs.
This route exists because agencies need a distinct control model from single-merchant operators.
Platform architecture pages should explain how a specific layer behaves, not repeat high-level homepage language.
Each platform route should bridge into docs, trust, implementation, and adjacent platform concepts.
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How this page fits into the CITAQ system
The agency surface model explains how service providers and multi-account operators work across many catalogs.
This route exists because agencies need a distinct control model from single-merchant operators.
CITAQ is large enough that major platform concepts need isolated pages with their own metadata, schema, and internal-link role.
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The architecture page shows how the different platform layers work together across ingestion, verification, and trust output.