Plain words for your crew.

A short list of the words used in these guides, in plain language. Each one links to the guide that explains it. If you are new, start with the first crew guide.

Agent

A program that does one job for you and reports back when it is done.

Crew

The set of agents you run together, each with its own job.

Job

The one task an agent is responsible for, written in a sentence or two.

Handoff

A short note one agent leaves so the next one can pick up the work. See the handoff guide.

Permissions

Three lists for each agent: May read, May change and Never touch. See the permissions guide.

Approval

A point where an agent stops and waits for a person to say yes. See the approval workflow guide.

Escalation

The rule for when an agent should stop and ask a person instead of guessing. See the escalation guide.

Activity log

A running record of what each agent did and when. See the activity log guide.

Daily report

A short summary an agent writes at the end of a day. See the daily report guide.

Review step

A check by a second agent or a person before work moves on. See the review step guide.

Rollback

Going back to an earlier version of something that changed. See the rollback guide.

Trial run

A first small task that shows how an agent behaves before you give it more. See the trial run guide.

Retire

Closing out an agent's job when it is no longer needed. See the retire guide.

Shared file

A file that more than one job needs, with a single owner. See the shared files guide.

Dashboard

One screen that shows what each agent is doing. See the dashboard guide.