Reference
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Entity | The universal unit. Every inspiration, app, and agent is an entity. |
| Inspiration | Static content (deck, doc, demo) dropped onto the grid. Realm: inspiration. |
| Runtime | A running service (app or agent). Realm: runtime. |
| Plug | The verb for deploying. grid plug builds and goes live. |
| Unplug | The verb for removing. grid unplug powers down. |
| Charged | Entity created but not yet deployed. Produced by grid init. |
| Running | Entity is live and serving traffic. |
| Grid | The shared runtime platform itself. |
| Org | An organization. Every entity belongs to one org. |
| Space | A grouping context within an org for discovery. |
| Brain | Post-deploy AI job that auto-generates description, icon, and metadata. |
| Slug | URL-safe entity name. Format: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. |
| Pool | Default DB tier: shared MongoDB + Redis with per-org isolation. |
| Dedicated | DB tier: org’s own MongoDB + Redis instances. |
| External/BYOC | DB tier: org supplies own database connection. |
| Wire | Bind a GitHub repo for auto-deploy. |
| Fork | Create a new entity from an existing one, with lineage tracking. |
| Clone | Download source + yaml + link for an existing entity. |
| Connector | Integration with an external service (Slack, webhook). |
| Vault | Encrypted secret storage at the org level. |
| Caller | An entity that calls another entity via the inter-app auth model. |
| MCP | Model Context Protocol. Lets AI tools interact with CloudGrid. |
This guide covers CloudGrid CLI v0.9.x. For the full product architecture, see docs/strategy/cloudgrid-context.md. For the CLI UX spec, see docs/strategy/cli-ux-spec-v17.md.