Glossary
A
Acceptance criteria — Observable checks used to decide whether a task or deliverable is complete.
Artifact — A file or structured deliverable created during a task.
As-of time — The date and time through which retrieved information is intended to be current.
C
Capability — A type of work Neo can perform, such as research, writing, analysis, or file transformation.
Checkpoint — A review point in a multi-step workflow before work continues.
Connected service — An external account or system made available to Neo through an authorized connection.
Context — Background, inputs, prior decisions, and conversation history that shape a response.
D
Delegated work — A bounded assignment given to a specialized worker and later integrated by Neo.
Delivered — A status indicating confirmed receipt when the connected service provides that evidence. It is stronger than drafted or submitted.
G
Grounded answer — An answer tied to identified evidence, sources, or retrieved data.
K
Knowledge — Structured, durable information organized for future retrieval.
L
Long-running work — A multi-step objective that may require planning, checkpoints, tool use, and validation.
M
Memory — Durable context such as preferences, decisions, or ongoing project facts.
Milestone — A stage of work that produces a reviewable intermediate outcome.
P
Primary source — Original, authoritative material closest to a claim, such as official documentation, a filing, law, dataset, or research paper.
R
Research cutoff — The latest date included in a research result.
S
Source of truth — The designated authoritative input when several files or statements may conflict.
Submitted — A status indicating that an external service accepted an action request; it does not always prove final delivery or completion.
T
Tool — A capability Neo can invoke to search, browse, inspect files, create artifacts, schedule work, or retrieve specialized data.
U
Uncertainty — A limitation in evidence, access, interpretation, or confidence that could affect a result.
V
Validation — A check that an output meets technical or structural requirements, such as tests, schema checks, or link checks.
Verification — Human or automated review that claims, calculations, edits, links, and actions are correct before they are relied on.