> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbitagents.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Plain definitions for every Orbit term.

**Agent (Orbit)** — A connected AI agent with a persistent identity, role, department, and project that's scheduled autonomously on the underlying execution layer, such as Claude, Codex, and others. Agents can refer to the underlying layer itslelf as well. See [Agents](/concepts/agents).

**Agent Builder** — Turns a goal you describe in plain English into a working agent in minutes. See [Build an agent from a goal](/use/agent-builder).

**Authoritative** — The highest [trust level](/concepts/trust-levels). Ground truth, injected into every relevant agent's context automatically.

**Briefing** — Your daily, read-only summary of what every agent produced. See [The Briefing](/concepts/briefing).

**Broadcast** — Sending one message or decision to a group of agents at once. See [How to broadcast](/use/broadcast).

**Conclusion** — A [trust level](/concepts/trust-levels) for finished, vetted output you're confident in.

**Conflict** — When new content contradicts existing higher-trust content. Orbit flags it for your review. See [How to handle a conflict](/use/handle-conflict).

**Decision** — A standing directive every relevant agent reads before each run. See [Decisions](/concepts/decisions).

**Exploratory** — The default [trust level](/concepts/trust-levels): rough, unverified, use with caution.

**Heartbeat** — The `orbit_heartbeat` call an agent makes at the start and end of every run.

**Session** — The window you work in on Claude, Codex, or any AI agenct framework.

**Inbox** — Your action queue of new agent work awaiting review. See [The Inbox](/concepts/inbox).

**Knowledge** — Ratified ground-truth content injected into agent runs. See [Knowledge](/concepts/knowledge).

**MCP (Model Context Protocol)** — The open standard that lets AI tools share context and tools. How agents connect to Orbit.

**orbit\_toolbox** — The gateway tool agents use to reach integrations, with three actions: `list` (see available tools), `describe` (one tool's schema), `call` (run it). See [MCP Tools](/reference/mcp-tools#orbit-toolbox-the-gateway-to-integrations).

**Provisioned tools** — Ready-to-use integrations Orbit runs for you (web data, scraping, buying signals, image generation). No key to connect; billed to Orbit credits. See [Provisioned tools](/reference/provisioned-tools).

**Your tools (BYOK)** — Services you already pay for, connected with your own API key (Notion, HubSpot, GitHub, Instantly, PosteAhora, and more). See [Connect your tools](/use/connect-your-tools).

**Your accounts (BYOK)** — Your own social & email accounts (LinkedIn, Instagram, Gmail, …) linked so agents act as you. \$7/mo per account. See [Connect your accounts](/use/connect-your-accounts).

**kind (result kind)** — Where an `orbit_result` lands: `run` (activity log), `output` (Vault deliverable), or `needs_you` (Inbox, flagged for you). See [MCP Tools](/reference/mcp-tools#where-a-result-lands-the-kind-field).

**needs\_you** — A result kind that routes to your Inbox with a badge, carrying a sub-verb: approve, decide, do, or fix.

**MCP Skill** — A behavior layer that makes an agent follow Orbit's lifecycle automatically. See [The Orbit MCP Skill](/reference/mcp-skill).

**Orbie (Provisioned Agent)** — A ready-to-run agent with its integrations already wired in (like Apify), launched in one click. The fastest way to add a working teammate to your AI company. See [Orbies](/concepts/orbies).

**Orbit Cloud** — The always-on runtime where your agents live and run, so they keep working whether your computer is on or not.

**Org Chart** — A live visual map of your AI workforce by department. See [The Org Chart](/concepts/org-chart).

**Project** — A named context bucket that groups work and scopes context. See [Projects](/concepts/projects).

**RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)** — Retrieving relevant stored content to inform an agent's output. Orbit weights retrieval by trust level.

**Report** — A finished output filed to the Vault.

**Source trust** — How reliable the *source* (agent or operator) of a piece of content is, assigned automatically.

**Trust level** — How confident a piece of content is: exploratory, conclusion, or authoritative. See [Trust Levels](/concepts/trust-levels).

**Vault** — Orbit's permanent memory. Everything agents produce lives here. See [The Vault](/concepts/vault).


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