Context: Identity

Terms describing who performs work and who owns semantic decisions.

Agent

Definition	Logical collaborator identity used in workflow coordination (for example implementer, reviewer).
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Related terms	Tool, Role

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Role

Definition	Responsibility assignment for a step or work package (implementer, reviewer, planner, etc.).
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x

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Agent Profile

Definition	Structured logical collaborator identity and behavior guidance, identified by a stable profile ID, that can govern assignment, handoff, role-scoped behavior, and tool-native custom-agent/subagent projection.
Context	Identity
Status	candidate
Applicable to	3.x
Examples	architect-alphonso, researcher-robbie, implementer-ivan, reviewer-renata
Use when	Describing who the collaborator is, what role boundaries it follows, and how it should be selected or handed off to.
Do NOT use when	Describing the generated file or host configuration that exposes the profile to Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or another tool; use Tool Surface instead.
Related terms	Agent, Role, Tool

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Audience Persona

Definition	Architecture-level stakeholder persona used to model needs, constraints, and success criteria for Spec Kitty usage and adoption.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Location	docs/context/audience/
Related terms	Mission Participant, Human-in-Charge (HiC), Internal Audience Persona, External Audience Persona

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Internal Audience Persona

Definition	Persona representing contributors or runtime actors who directly shape or operate Spec Kitty from inside the delivery boundary.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Persona catalog	Internal Audience Index, Lead Developer, Maintainer, System Architect, Spec Kitty CLI Runtime, AI Collaboration Agent, Project Codebase
Related terms	Audience Persona, Mission Participant

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External Audience Persona

Definition	Persona representing evaluators and decision-makers outside the runtime boundary who assess Spec Kitty value, fit, and adoption risk.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Persona catalog	External Audience Index, Project Owner, External Tech Lead Evaluator, External Architect Evaluator, External Product Manager Evaluator
Related terms	Audience Persona, Mission Owner

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Mission Participant

Definition	Human or tool-backed collaborator participating in a mission and, when execution is active, in one or more mission runs.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x

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Mission Owner

Definition	Participant responsible for tie-breaking unresolved semantic conflicts when collaborators disagree.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Rule	Tie-break only after normal participant resolution fails

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Human-in-Charge (HiC)

Definition	The human who remains responsible and accountable for decisions made during a mission. Agents assist and propose, but the HiC owns the final call. This principle ensures that automation supports human judgement rather than replacing it.
Context	Identity
Status	canonical
Applicable to	1.x, 2.x
Related terms	Mission Owner, Collaboration Mode, HiC cross-reference