User account types and workspace URLs

Mike's Notes

My notes to make explicit how workspace URLs work with different user account types. I tend to make these sorts of decisions as late as possible, when the correct choice becomes very obvious.

Resources

• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2025/09/rbac-causes-change-to-deployment-engine.html
• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/p/pipi.html

References

• Reference

Repository

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08/11/2025

User account types and workspace URLs

By: Mike Peters

On a Sandy Beach: 02/10/2025

Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.

My work this week has been focused on determining the naming pattern for workspace URLs. The pattern can differ by user account type.

User Account Types

• Agent
• Developer
• Enterprise
• Personal
• Research
• SME
• Temp

Agent Account

• Always in credit and paid by usage.
• For Pipi to self-manage.
• Utilises a swarm of Pipi hosts operating within an ecosystem.
• i18n English-UK URLs.
• "a" prefix.
• Uses agent-tenanted workspaces.
• Uses raw codename patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• It is a digital twin.
• Permanent.

Developer Account

• Always in credit and paid by usage.
• For developers to support enterprise accounts.
• Uses a dedicated Pipi host.
• i18n URLs available.
• "d" prefix.
• Uses sole-tenanted workspaces.
• Uses selectable patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• No digital twin. Works with customer digital twins.
• Permanent.

Enterprise Account

• Always in credit and paid by usage.
• For large organisations with huge systems.
• Uses dedicated Pipi hosts.
• i18n URLs available.
• "e" prefix.
• Uses sole-tenanted workspaces.
• Uses customised patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• Dedicated digital twin.
• Permanent.

Personal Account

• Free.
• Everyone who gets a username and password.
• Shares a common Pipi host.
• i18n URLs available.
• "p" prefix.
• Uses a multi-tenanted workspace.
• Uses standard patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• Shared digital twin.
• Permanent.

Research Account

• Always in credit and paid by usage.
• For researchers to train Pipi.
• Uses a dedicated Pipi host.
• i18n URLs available.
• "r" prefix.
• Uses sole-tenanted workspaces.
• Uses raw codename patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• Dedicated digital twin.
• Permanent.

SME Account

• Always in credit and paid by plan.
• For small organisations or businesses that want to use simple apps.
• Shares a common Pipi host.
• i18n URLs available.
• "s" prefix.
• Uses multi-tenanted workspaces.
• Uses standard patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• Shared digital twin.
• Permanent.

Temp Account

• Free.
• For temporary users who need to do something without creating an account.
• No Pipi host.
• i18n URLs available.
• "t" prefix.
• Uses a multi-tenanted workspace.
• Uses standard patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• No digital twin.
• Temporary.