Glossary

Every term you might meet in Vaulter, its docs, or an agent reply, in plain language. The eight words that carry the product are explained more fully in Core concepts; this page is the safety net for everything else.

A to C

• Admin (app). A role you grant to users of your app; unlocks whatever admin-only pages your app has. Unrelated to workspace roles.
• Admin (workspace). A workspace role that can manage members and settings.
• Agent. The AI that builds your app from your descriptions. See How the agent works.
• API key. A secret string that proves to a service (Stripe, OpenAI) that a request is yours. In Vaulter they live in the secure connection layer, never in your code.
• Asset. An image uploaded to Vault → Storage that your app can display. See Files and storage.
• Auto-fix. Vaulter's automatic repair of broken builds before you see the error. See Auto-fix.
• CNAME record. A DNS record that points a name like www.yourdomain.com at another name. One of the two records for connecting a domain.
• Connector. A configured connection between your app and an outside service. See Connectors overview.
• Context. The agent's working memory for one conversation. Why long threads drift is covered in Why AI behaves this way.
• CSV. Plain-text spreadsheet format, the lingua franca of data import and export.

D to L

• Deployment. One published version of your app. The Deployments list is your version history.
• DNS. The internet's address book, mapping domain names to servers. See the DNS reference.
• Edit Mode. Point-and-click visual editing of the preview. See Chat vs Edit Mode.
• End user. A person who uses your published app, as opposed to you, the builder.
• Migration. One recorded change to your database's shape (a new table, a new column). Vaulter writes and runs them for you; the history is in Vault → Database → History.
• Model. The specific AI doing the generating. You pick one, or let Auto decide. See Choosing a model.

M to R

• OAuth. The "sign in with your account to grant access" flow services like Slack and Google use; what happens when a connector opens the provider's own window.
• One-time code. The 6-digit email code that signs users in without a password.
• Plan mode. The agent mode that reads and proposes without changing anything. See Plan mode.
• Preview. The private, live-updating copy of your app inside the build workspace. See Preview vs published.
• Publish. Building the production version of your app and putting it on its public address.
• PWA (progressive web app). A web app installable to a phone's home screen. A Pro feature; see Publishing extras.
• Rate limit. A cap on how many requests per minute something may make; connectors carry one of 60 per minute.
• Role. What someone is allowed to do; apps have user and admin, workspaces have four roles.
• Rollback. Republishing an earlier deployment when the newest one has a problem. See Undo and versions.
• Row. One record in a database table: one booking, one product, one user profile.

S to Z

• Schema. The shape of your database: which tables exist and what columns they have.
• Sign-in portal. The hosted screen where your app's users sign in. See The sign-in portal.
• SPA (single-page app). The kind of web app Vaulter builds: one fast page that swaps its content as you navigate, rather than reloading.
• SQL. The language databases speak; the SQL Editor in the Database panel lets you use it directly.
• SSL / HTTPS. The encryption behind the browser padlock. Automatic on every Vaulter domain.
• Table. One kind of record in your database, in rows and columns: a bookings table, a products table.
• Token. The unit AI building is metered in. See Tokens and usage.
• Top-up. A one-time token purchase that never expires. See Billing.
• TXT record. A DNS record holding a text value, used to prove you own a domain.
• Vault. Your app's control panel in the build workspace: database, auth, connectors, domains, deployments, and more.
• Viewer. The free, read-only workspace role.
• Workspace. The container everything lives in: projects, members, plan, and token pool. See Workspaces.