34 words

Words in these guides, in plain English.

Some guides use computer words. This list explains each one in a short, simple way. In a guide, tap a word with a dotted line to see what it means.

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Agent: A bot that does a job for you in steps. It can read, write, or click for you, then report back.
API: A way for two computer programs to talk to each other. Your bot uses it to get data from a service.
Approval: Your OK before the bot does something. With approval on, the bot waits for you to say yes.

Bot: A computer helper that follows your words. In this guide, it means Grok Bot.
Browser: The app you use to open websites, like Chrome or Safari. Grok Bot has its own browser, too.

Cloud agent: A bot that runs on a computer on the internet, not on your own computer. It keeps working when your computer is off.
Code: Written commands that tell a computer what to do. Some guides ask the bot to write or fix code.
Connector: A link between your bot and another app, like Gmail. It lets the bot read or use that app.
CRM: A program that keeps a list of your customers. It saves who they are and every talk you had with them.
CSV: A simple file for tables, like a small spreadsheet. Most spreadsheet apps can open it.

Dashboard: One screen that shows the main facts in one place, often with numbers and charts.
Draft: A message or text that is written but not sent. You read it first and decide to send it or not.

Free trial: A short time when you can use a paid service for free. It often starts to bill you when it ends.

GitHub: A website where people keep and share code. Teams use it to track changes to their code.

Memory: Facts the bot saves about you, like your likes and plans. It uses them next time so you do not repeat yourself.

Notion: An app for notes, lists, and shared pages. Many teams keep their work plans in it.

Plugin: An add-on that gives the bot a new skill or a new app to use.
PR (pull request): A request to add a code change to a project. Other people or bots check the change before it goes in.
Prompt: The words you type to tell the bot what to do. A clear prompt gets a better result.
Pull request: A request to add a code change to a project on GitHub. Someone checks it before it is added.

Repo: Short for repository. It is one folder that holds all the code for a project, with a record of every change.
Routine: A job the bot does again and again at a set time, like every morning at 8.

Schedule: A set time for something to happen. A scheduled job runs by itself at that time.
Skill: Saved steps that teach the bot how to do one kind of job well. The bot can use them again later.
Slack: A chat app that many teams use for work messages.
Source: The place where a fact comes from, like a web page or a post. Each guide links to its sources.
Subscription: A service you pay for again and again, like every month.

Template: A ready-made setup you can copy and change. It saves you from starting from nothing.
Thread: A group of messages that answer each other, like an email chain or a set of posts on X.

URL: The address of a web page, like grok-field-guide.pages.dev. You can copy it and paste it to share the page.

Webhook: A message one app sends to another app by itself when something happens.
Workflow: A set of steps done in order to finish a job. A bot can do some or all of the steps.