Gideon glossary

Use this page to distinguish the main kinds of context and work in Gideon.

Term	Meaning
Agent	A configured worker with instructions and capabilities
App	An installable extension for tools, services, or surfaces
Artifact	An output you can inspect and use
Connection	Access to a service you choose to link
Exit criteria	Conditions that must be satisfied before a task is complete
Goal	An outcome an iterative run works toward
Knowledge	Material deliberately added to your reference library
Loop	Work that iterates across cycles toward a goal
Memory	Facts, preferences, and lessons recalled across conversations
Project	A home for related context and work
Prompt	Reusable instructions for starting a request
Skill	A reusable method and guidance for doing a kind of work
Task	A work item with status, dependencies, and completion criteria
Tool	An action Gideon can invoke
Trigger	An event or schedule that starts work
Workflow	A process whose structure is defined in advance
Workspace	The files and working context available to the runtime

Common distinctions

A workflow defines the process; a loop iterates toward the outcome. Knowledge is your saved material; memory is context Gideon recalls. An approval permits an action; it does not prove the result. A scheduled job describes future work; its history shows what actually ran.