SENT is the token of the Sentient protocol, which organises the GRID: a network of modular AI components called Artifacts (models, agents, data sources and tools) that can be combined in workflows via interfaces such as Sentient Chat. SENT is used to pay for access to Artifact-powered services, to stake on Artifacts as a curation signal and to participate in protocol-defined rewards. SENT is also used for governance, where staked tokens provide voting power over parameters such as reward distribution, treasury spending and protocol upgrades.