Historical Terms and Mappings

Historical term Current term Applicable to Notes
AI agent tooling (runtime executable) Tool 1.x, 2.x Use "tool" for concrete products such as Claude Code/Codex/opencode.
Agent identity/profile language Agent 1.x, 2.x Use "agent" for logical collaborator identity and role.
Mission as reusable blueprint Mission Type 1.x, 2.x Plain mission is no longer canonical for the reusable blueprint layer.
Feature as generic tracked-item noun Mission 1.x, 2.x Feature is a retired alias, prohibited for the Mission domain object in active surfaces (Terminology Canon). Legacy machine keys such as feature_dir are still emitted as output aliases.
Feature as runtime primary identity Mission Run (runtime), Mission (tracked item) 1.x, 2.x A Mission Run is keyed by run_id; tracked-item identity is mission_id / mission_slug.
Workflow as primary domain object Mission Type / Mission Action / Procedure 1.x, 2.x Keep workflow as umbrella prose only.
Ad-hoc term definitions in prompts Canonical glossary entries + append-only events 1.x, 2.x Preserve decisions and replay history.