> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.acre.fi/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts.md).

# How Acre Works: Key Concepts

- [acreBTC Deposit Token](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/stbtc.md)
- [Technical Architecture](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/technical-architecture.md)
- [Contracts](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/mainnet.md)
- [macreBTC1 Architecture](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/macrebtc1-architecture.md)
- [macreBTC1 Contracts](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/macrebtc1-contracts.md)
- [Acre Security Council](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/acre-security-council.md)
- [Acre Deployment Policy](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/acre-deployment-policy.md): Deployment Policy Adopted by Acre DAO Security Council vote on Jul 27, 2025
- [Acre Dispatch Service](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/acre-dispatcher.md): The governed dispatch service reviewed and managed by the Acre Security Council and DAO.
- [stBTC -> acreBTC Migration](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/stbtc-greater-than-acrebtc-migration.md)
- [tBTC Decentralized Bitcoin Bridge](https://docs.acre.fi/key-concepts/tbtc.md): Acre has selected a permissionless, decentralized bridged bitcoin (tBTC) as part of the infrastructure behind the Acre protocol.