Glossary

This glossary defines common OpenSquilla terms in user-facing language. It is not a runtime design document.

Agent

A named OpenSquilla identity with defaults such as model, workspace, name, and description. The built-in main agent is always available.

Read: agents.md

Artifact

A file or media output produced by a run, such as an HTML page, report, image, spreadsheet, PDF, or slide deck.

Read: artifacts-and-media.md

Approval

A human decision required before a sensitive tool action can continue. Approval behavior depends on the surface, permission profile, and tool policy.

Read: approvals-and-permissions.md

Channel

A messaging integration such as Telegram, Slack, Feishu/Lark, Discord, DingTalk, WeCom, Matrix, terminal, or websocket-style clients.

Read: channels.md

Compaction

The process of reducing old context in a long session so the agent can continue within the model’s context budget.

Read: features/compaction-and-cache.md

Diagnostics

Runtime logging controls used to understand routing, provider behavior, compaction, tool compression, cache behavior, and delivery failures.

Read: diagnostics-and-replay.md

Gateway

The local server behind the Web UI, channels, sessions, approvals, diagnostics, usage, and RPC clients.

Read: gateway.md

Memory

Durable user or project context that can be searched and recalled later without stuffing every old transcript into the active prompt.

Read: features/memory.md

MetaSkill

A reusable, auditable workflow protocol that composes multiple skills, tools, LLM calls, checks, or output steps into one repeatable capability.

Read: features/meta-skills.md and features/meta-skill-user-guide.md

Permission Profile

The chosen tool-access posture for a run, such as restricted, on, bypass, or full.

Read: approvals-and-permissions.md

Provider

An LLM backend configured for OpenSquilla, such as OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, DashScope, or Ollama.

Read: providers-and-models.md

Replay

A read-only view of a recorded turn from the decision log. Replay does not re-run tools.

Read: diagnostics-and-replay.md

Scheduler

The opensquilla cron feature for recurring and one-time OpenSquilla runs.

Read: scheduling.md

Session

A durable conversation or task history. Sessions can be listed, resumed, exported, aborted, or deleted.

Read: sessions.md

Skill

A reusable package of task-specific guidance, scripts, or workflow instructions that OpenSquilla can load when needed.

Read: features/skills.md

SquillaRouter

OpenSquilla’s local routing layer for choosing an appropriate model tier per turn.

Read: features/squilla-router.md

Tool Compression

A context-saving feature that keeps large tool results useful while sending a smaller preview to the model.

Read: features/tool-compression.md

Workspace

The local directory a task is allowed or expected to work in. Workspace flags help contain file and shell work.

Read: tools-and-sandbox.md

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