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title: "Core Protocols"
url: "https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols"
updated: 2026-10-02
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Core Protocols

The protocols that power Radix — Cerberus consensus, Radix Engine state machine, transaction manifests, and the ledger model.

## Pages

- [$XRD Token](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/xrd-token)
- [Application Layer](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/application-layer)
- [Babylon Node](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/babylon-node)
- [Cerberus (Consensus Protocol)](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/cerberus-consensus-protocol)
- [Kernel Layer](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/kernel-layer)
- [NFTs on Radix](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/nfts-on-radix)
- [Personas](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/personas)
- [Radix Connect](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-connect)
- [Radix Core API](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-core-api)
- [Radix Engine](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-engine)
- [Radix Gateway API](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-gateway-api)
- [Radix Wallet](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-wallet)
- [RRC-404](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/rrc-404)
- [Scrypto](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/scrypto-programming-language)
- [Smart Accounts](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/smart-accounts)
- [System Layer](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/system-layer)
- [Transaction Manifests](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/transaction-manifests)
- [Vamos Database](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/vamos-database)
- [VM Layer](https://radix.wiki/contents/tech/core-protocols/vm-layer)