These terms describe the people, context, and work surfaces you will encounter in the app.

Term	Meaning
Teammate or agent	A persistent AI member with its own role, conversation, and context.
Group	A shared conversation involving several teammates.
Instructions	The persistent guidance describing a teammate's responsibilities and behavior.
Quoted reply	A reply linked to an earlier message so its context is clear.
Team computer	A computer shared by teammates using Team mode.
Private computer	A separate computer assigned to one teammate.
Takeover	Direct user control of the computer for an interactive step.
Connection	Access to an individual account in an external app.
Available actions	The operations exposed by a connected app account.
Memory	Saved facts, preferences, and decisions for later work.
Skill	A reusable method described as instructions.
Routine	A saved task instruction started by a schedule or supported event.
Workspace files	Files associated with the selected teammate's work area.
Shared files	Files in the shared area for work across teammates.
Tool activity	The recorded actions used during a task, including outcomes and pending requests.
Cloud coding task	A separate coding job for a connected GitHub repository.
Task branch	The remote GitHub branch containing a cloud coding task's published changes.
Preview	An accessible running view of a coding task when its preview is ready.
Team pack	A shareable collection of teammates, instructions, examples, and skills.
Open work	A teammate's tracked unfinished or parked work items.

Use the capability map to find the guide for a particular outcome.

Workmates terms