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Glossary

The words around team knowledge, linked documents and AI agents, each defined in one sentence, with how it works, an example, the usual mistakes and what Nodary does about it.

Updated on 22 October 2026.

Terms

  • AI agentAn AI agent is a language model that pursues a goal in steps, calling tools, reading their results and deciding what to do next.
  • Architecture decision record (ADR)An architecture decision record (ADR) is a short document recording one significant technical decision: its context, the choice made and its consequences.
  • Art bibleAn art bible is the visual style guide of a game or production: the palette, shapes, light and references every artist follows.
  • BacklinksA backlink is a link seen from the page it points to: each document lists the documents that link to it.
  • Burn-up chartA burn-up chart plots finished work against total scope over time, showing progress, pace and any change in scope on one chart.
  • Canon documentA canon document is the version a team has agreed is true: when documents disagree, it decides and the others defer to it.
  • Context windowA context window is how much text, counted in tokens, a language model takes into account at once, instructions and documents included.
  • Decision logA decision log is a running record of a team’s decisions, each with its date, who decided, why, and the options set aside.
  • Game design document (GDD)A game design document (GDD) describes a game’s vision, rules, systems and content for the team that builds it.
  • Knowledge baseA knowledge base is an organised, searchable collection of what a team knows, so people and AI agents find answers without asking.
  • Knowledge graphA knowledge graph stores knowledge as entities and the named relationships between them, so software can follow those relationships to answer questions.
  • Linked documentsLinked documents point to each other, so each idea is written once and other documents link to it instead of copying it.
  • Localization string tableA localization string table stores every text of a game or app under a key, with one column per language.
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that connects AI applications to outside tools and data through one common interface.
  • MCP serverAn MCP server is a program that offers tools, resources and prompts to AI applications over the Model Context Protocol.
  • MoodboardA moodboard gathers images, colours and references to show the look and feel a project aims for, before the work is made.
  • OAuthOAuth is a standard that lets an app act for you in another service, with access you approve, without ever seeing your password.
  • Product requirements document (PRD)A product requirements document (PRD) says what a product or feature must do and why: the problem, users, goals, requirements and scope.
  • Single source of trutha guideA single source of truth is the one agreed place that holds the current version of a piece of information; every copy defers to it.
  • Team wikiA team wiki is a set of linked pages that any member can create and edit, so shared knowledge grows from everyone’s contributions.

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