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name: basic-envelope
description: How to use @owlmeans/basic-envelope — Envelope data model for wrapping payloads with metadata for cryptographic signing/verification. Auto-invoked when importing envelope types or wrapping messages for signing.
user-invocable: false
---
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# @owlmeans/basic-envelope

**Layer:** Core
**Install:** `"@owlmeans/basic-envelope": "^0.1.18-rc.11"` in `dependencies`

## Key Exports

| Export | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `Envelope` types | Wrapped payload shape (header, payload, signature) |
| `EnvelopeModel` | Helpers to build/parse envelopes |
| Constants | Envelope kinds, header field names |

## Usage

```typescript
import { Envelope, EnvelopeModel } from '@owlmeans/basic-envelope'

const envelope = EnvelopeModel.wrap({ kind: 'auth-token', payload: { entityId: 'abc' } })
// signature is added by basic-keys
```

## Depends On

- None at runtime — pure model