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 decisions as late as possible, when the right choice becomes obvious.

Resources

• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2025/09/rbac-causes-change-to-deployment-engine.html
• https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/p/pipi.html
• https://www.growthunhinged.com/p/usage-based-pricing-for-ai

References

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08/10/2026

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.

This week, I 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-tenant workspace.
• Uses standard patterns in the workspace URL naming.
• No digital twin.
• Temporary.