Glossary

Term	Definition
Agent	Autonomous LLM-powered worker that performs tasks within a run
Approval gate	Workflow step that pauses execution until a human approves
Audit event	Immutable record of a significant action
BYO-cloud	Bring Your Own Cloud — agents execute in the customer’s AWS account
Cendra	AI copilot in the Cendriix app for natural-language task filing
Cost meter	Real-time resource consumption tracker for a run
CPT engine	Convergent Perspective Topology — Cortex’s entity resolution algorithm
Guardrail	Policy rule constraining agent behavior during a run
Helix	A goal-driven automation: a durable pipeline of steps, judged after each run against its declared acceptance criteria
HITL	Human-in-the-loop — a step or gate that pauses a run for a person’s explicit approval before continuing
MCP	Modular Capability Provider — plugin system for external service access
Cortex	Platform-intelligence and knowledge layer: unified graph across infrastructure, knowledge atoms, and RAG
Run	Single, bounded execution of a workflow with full audit trail
Skill	Reusable, parameterised sub-task an agent invokes atomically
Stimulus	What starts a Helix run — on demand, on a schedule, or from an incoming webhook
Time travel	Deterministic replay of past runs with side effects intercepted
Workflow	Directed graph of agent steps, branches, and approval gates
Workspace	Isolated environment: users, connectors, policies, workflows