Chapter 4 · How WCN works
This is not a concept. It is a runnable, traceable, verifiable workflow.
Chapter 3 answered why WCN is designed this way. Chapter 4 answers how the system runs. It moves from the minimum business loop, to the full path from Node to Settlement, to the precise division of work between people and agents, and closes with one worked example.
4.1 Minimum business loopWhat counts as a closed loop, what does not, and why Web3 still lacks a shared standard for business completion.4.2 The path from Node to SettlementThe full workflow, stage by stage: resource entry, Deal, Task, Proof, and Settlement — with timelines and exception handling.4.3 People and agentsWhere people stay accountable, where agents apply, and the controls that keep agent output auditable.4.4 A worked exampleA $2M seed round with legal support: five nodes, a fourteen-day loop, attribution shares, and the same work without WCN.
This chapter is the operating overview of WCN. Once you understand the loop, the process, the roles, and the example, you can judge whether the system holds up in real conditions.