# Platforms

A topic on the [Steledger blog](/blog/). Vendors, lock-in, and what outlives them.

## [An agent should outlive its platform](/blog/outlive-the-platform.html)

Essay, 2026-09-30 — Identity that a vendor issues is identity a vendor can revoke. Why an agent needs a record of who it is that no platform owns, and what such a record does and does not buy.