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Types

Types provide a standardized way of describing things, and can used by blocks and services

Remote Image FileInformation about an image file hosted at a remote URL.
Has Frequently Asked QuestionContains a frequently asked question defined by a [Frequently Asked Question] entity.
Displays Media FileDisplays this media file.
Founded ByEstablished, initiated, or created by this entity.
ThingA generic thing
Video BlockThe block entity for the “Video” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/video
Personalised IdentifierReplacement for the old school "email signature" with allll the links and auto referral codes, contact add, blah blah.
AI Chat Response MessageDefines an AI-generated response message in an “AI Chat” Block’s thread.
editBehaviorspoints to properties that will describe a component edit behavior
ContainValues that could be present in this column.
QueryA structured query for data, including e.g. the types of filters to be applied in order to produce the data.
AI Chat Request MessageDefines a user-provided request message in an “AI Chat” Block’s thread.
Frequently Asked QuestionA question frequently asked about something – or, often, a question that someone anticipates will be asked about something.
Address BlockThe block entity of the “Address” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/address
Minesweeper BlockThe block entity of the "Minesweeper" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/minesweeper
CompanyAn extremely simplified representation of a corporate organization.
Followed ByThis thing came after or occurred subsequently.
Testtesting
Shuffle BlockThe block entity of the “Shuffle” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/shuffle
Kanban Board BlockThe block entity of the “Kanban Board” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/kanban-board
AI Chat BlockThe block entity of the “AI Chat” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-chat
Divider BlockThe block entity for the “Divider” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/divider
PersonAn extremely simplified representation of a person or human being.
Has Representative Shuffle Block ItemA link to an arbitrary entity which has an associated representation as a Shuffle Block Item
Table BlockThe block entity of the "Table" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/table
How-To BlockThe block entity for the "How-To" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/how-to
Has AddressContains an address. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/address
Has MessageContains this message.
Employed ByBeing paid to work for this entity.
blocksBlocks Type
AI Text BlockThe block entity of the AI [generated] text block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-text
Has QueryThe query that something has.
Has ResponseA reaction or reply to this thing.
Has How-To Block IntroductionContains a How-To Block Introduction See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-introduction
Incident CommanderAn incident commander (IC) is a person who is responsible for managing all aspects of incident response. This can range from assessing the situation and developing a plan of action to reaching a successful outcome.
dataPoints to properties that will end up as component props
Rooted AtStarting, originating, or based at this thing.
ChartA visual representation of data.
GitHub Project Entity TypeEntity Type for GitHub Project Block
FAQ BlockA block to display Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Has How-To Block StepContains a How-To Block step. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-step
Image BlockThe block entity for the “Image” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/image
Rooted AtWhich column this category information belongs to
Paragraph BlockThe block entity for the “Paragraph” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/paragraph
Callout BlockThe block entity for the “Callout” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/callout
AI Image BlockThe block entity of the AI [generated] image block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-image
How-To Block IntroductionA short description or precursor that explains the process that’s defined within the How-To block, or defines any preliminary context. It also often describes any pre-requisites necessary for completing the subsequent set of “How-To Block Step”s. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-step
AddressInformation required to identify a specific location on the planet associated with a postal address.
Timer BlockThe block entity for the “Timer” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/timer
TESTTest Type
How-To Block StepDefines a single step within a How-To Block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block
Heading BlockThe block entity for the “Heading” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/heading
Categorical ValueA categorical value is a value that appears or coukd appear one or more times within a categorical column.
Drawing BlockThe block entity of the “Drawing” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@tldraw/blocks/drawing
GeneratedGenerated, created, or produced, this thing.
Code BlockThe block entity of the “Code” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/code
Countdown BlockThe block entity for the “Countdown” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/countdown
Remote FileInformation about a file hosted at a remote URL.
stylepoints to properties that will end up as component css-vars
Stopwatch BlockThe block entity of the “Stopwatch” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/stopwatch
Has Map ImageContains an image of a map.

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