> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bourneapp.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Agent lifecycle

> Understand deploy, readiness, live operation, stop, restart, and destroy states.

Your agent moves through clear lifecycle phases.

## Core phases

* Empty
* Deploying
* Starting
* Running (live)
* Stopped
* Error

## Operational actions

* Deploy a new runtime
* Restart a runtime after changes or failures
* Stop for cost control
* Destroy for full teardown

## Reliability notes

A deploy lock prevents concurrent deploy conflicts for the same user context.