The system categorized every sentient being in known space within days of first contact.

No interview. No aptitude test you chose to take. No opportunity to review your results before they were recorded. The Integration observed your aptitude, your behavior, your underlying potential — the way a camera doesn't ask permission — and then it named you. The name is called a designation. It is not a job title. It is the system's verdict on what you already were before it had words for you.

Eight Foundation Designations exist for humans. Here is what the system means by each one.