| # Capabilities |
| |
| This directory contains documentation about the various capability types in the |
| component framework. |
| |
| Capabilities can be created, routed, and used in a [component |
| manifest](../component_manifests.md) to control which parts of Fuchsia have |
| ability to connect to and access which resources. |
| |
| - [Directory capabilities](directory.md): connect to directories provided by |
| other components. |
| - [Event capabilities](event.md): receive lifecycle events about components at |
| a certain scope. |
| - [Protocol capabilities](protocol.md): connect to FIDL protocols provided by |
| other components or the framework itself. |
| - [Resolver capabilities](resolvers.md): which resolvers are available in an |
| [environment](../environments.md) determines which URL schemes can be used |
| when declaring child components. |
| - [Runner capabilities](runners.md): determines which runner is responsible |
| for instantiating the component and assisting with its lifecycle. |
| - [Service capabilities](service.md): connect to FIDL services (groups of |
| protocols) provided by other components or the framework itself. |
| - [Storage capabilities](storage.md): special-cased directories with different |
| semantics. |
| - [Life of a protocol open](life_of_a_protocol_open.md): How |
| components connect to protocols in their namespaces. |
