> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.heylua.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Glossary > Every Lua term in one line, with its code or CLI identifier and a link to the page that explains it One entry per term, alphabetical. The first column is the word the docs use; the third is how it appears in code or on the command line. *Verified against lua-cli 3.33.0.* | Term | Definition | Code / CLI | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [activate, deactivate](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | Turn a primitive on or off without changing versions. | `lua mcp activate`, `lua jobs deactivate`, `lua triggers deactivate` | | [admin dashboard](/get-started/for-operators) | The web UI at admin.heylua.ai; its code editor is the Builder. | `lua admin` | | [agent](/concepts/agents) | The deployable unit an end user talks to: persona, skills, and the primitives registered on it. | `LuaAgent`, `lua push agent` | | [agent template](/concepts/agent-templates) | A marketplace blueprint of a whole agent that another organization deploys or installs. | `lua marketplace template` | | [agent version](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | A numbered snapshot of every primitive's version, the persona version, and the model; promoting one applies all of it except the persona in one step. | `lua version create`, `lua version promote ` | | [API key](/concepts/credentials) | A personal credential; classes are legacy key, scoped key (`api_.`), and device credential. | `lua auth configure --api-key`, `LUA_API_KEY` | | [channel](/concepts/channels) | Where end users talk to the agent: WhatsApp, the web widget, email, Slack, Teams, voice, and others. | `lua channels`, `Lua.request.channel`, `Channels.send` | | [connection](/concepts/integrations) | A stored authorization to one third-party account, created when an integration is connected; a workflow can declare the connections it needs by key. | `lua integrations connect`, `--connection ` | | [conversation](/reference/sdk/user) | The exchange between an end user and the agent. | `User.getChatHistory()` | | [deploy](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | Make one pushed version of one primitive live in production. | `lua deploy --set-version ` | | [desktop app](/get-started/for-operators) | The Lua desktop application; its Runs page lists workflow runs, and its Inbox holds the approvals and questions that need a person. | — | | [device](/concepts/devices) | Hardware or a local machine the agent controls; each device command becomes a tool. | `defineDevice`, `lua push device`, `lua devices` | | [device trigger](/devices/triggers) | An event a device sends to wake the agent. | `defineDeviceTrigger`, `lua push device-trigger` | | [dynamic job](/reference/sdk/jobs) | A job created at runtime from a tool, usually for one end user. | `Jobs.create` | | [end user](/build/identify-users) | The human talking to the agent; the developer is always "you". | `User.get()` | | [environment variable](/concepts/environments) | A named value your code reads with `env('KEY')`; production values are stored on the platform, local values in `.env`. | `lua env production -k -v `, `lua env sandbox` | | [feature](/concepts/knowledge-and-features) | A built-in ability switched on or off per agent, such as Knowledge Search (`rag`) or Web Search. | `lua features enable --feature-name ` | | [governance](/concepts/governance) | Rules that block a tool call, hold it for a person's approval, or scan messages for prompt injection; `sdk` mode runs them on the platform, `api` mode asks a server you run. | `governance` on `LuaAgent`, `lua governance` | | [Inbox](/build/workflows/operate-runs) | The desktop app view that collects cards needing a person: approvals, input requests, and notices an agent posts. | `User.Inbox.push` | | [integration](/concepts/integrations) | A third-party SaaS connected through Unified.to; it provisions an MCP server and allows raw calls. | `lua integrations connect --integration `, `Integrations.passthrough` | | [integration webhook](/integrations/events) | An event subscription from a connected SaaS, delivered to a webhook or trigger. | `lua integrations webhooks` | | [job](/concepts/jobs) | A scheduled background task; the schedule is `cron`, `interval`, or `once`. | `LuaJob`, `lua push job`, `lua jobs` | | [knowledge](/concepts/knowledge-and-features) | Documents the agent retrieves from while the `rag` feature is on. | `lua resources`, `lua features enable --feature-name rag` | | [marketplace skill](/marketplace/skills) | A reusable skill listed on the marketplace. | `lua marketplace skill` | | [MCP server](/concepts/mcp-servers) | An external MCP server attached to the agent; it has no versions, and a push replaces the record with the same name. | `LuaMCPServer`, `lua push mcp`, `lua mcp activate` | | [model](/concepts/models) | The LLM the agent runs on. Its `'provider/model'` string is the model code; a per-request chooser function is a model resolver. | `model`, `modelSettings`, `lua models set --model ` | | [organization](/concepts/credentials) | The billing and membership unit that owns agents. | `--org-id`, `lua agents` | | [persona](/concepts/persona) | The instructions the model reads before every conversation; a push creates a numbered persona version that is served from the agent's next message, and promote does not change it. | `persona` on `LuaAgent`, `lua deploy persona` | | [postprocessor](/concepts/processors) | A transform applied to every reply after the model. | `PostProcessor`, `postProcessors`, `lua postprocessors` | | [preprocessor](/concepts/processors) | A transform or gate applied to every message before the model. | `PreProcessor`, `preProcessors`, `lua preprocessors` | | [primitive](/concepts/agents) | One of the things you register on `LuaAgent` and push: skill, webhook, trigger, job, workflow, preprocessor, postprocessor, MCP server, device, device trigger, voice. | `lua push ` | | [production](/concepts/environments) | The environment that serves end users on every channel. | `lua env production`, `lua chat -e production` | | [project scaffold](/get-started/project-structure) | The files `lua init` generates. | `lua init --with-examples` | | [promote](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | Make an agent version live for every primitive and the model in one step; also the rollback path for everything except the persona. | `lua version promote ` | | [push](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | Upload a new version of a primitive to the server; nothing changes for end users, except that a pushed persona is served at once. | `lua push ` | | [run](/build/workflows/operate-runs) | One execution of a workflow, with a status and a record of every step. | `lua workflows start`, `lua workflows status ` | | [sandbox](/concepts/environments) | The environment where `lua chat` runs your local skills, processors, and persona. | `lua env sandbox`, `lua chat -e sandbox` | | [skill](/concepts/skills-and-tools) | A named group of tools with a shared prompt `context`. | `LuaSkill`, `lua push skill` | | [skill version](/concepts/releases-and-versions) | The `x.y.z` version number of one pushed primitive; likewise webhook version, job version. | `--set-version 1.0.5` | | [Space](/concepts/spaces) | A dashboard-only supervisor agent that routes a conversation to member agents. | — | | [step](/concepts/workflows) | A node in a workflow: code step, agent step, approval step, and others. | `createStep`, `.agentStep()`, `.approval()` | | [thread](/reference/cli/chat) | An isolated conversation scope. | `lua chat --thread `, `threadId` | | [tool](/concepts/skills-and-tools) | One function the model can call. | `class implements LuaTool` | | [trigger](/concepts/triggers) | A declarative paste-anywhere URL that wakes the agent, runs one tool, or starts a workflow. | `defineTrigger`, `lua triggers` | | [user session](/concepts/credentials) | The renewable sign-in the CLI creates from an email code. | `lua auth configure --email`, `lua auth sessions` | | [voice](/concepts/voice) | The voice agent configuration for phone, browser, or a LiveKit room; a live call is a voice session. | `defineVoice`, `lua voice`, `Voice.call` | | [webhook](/concepts/webhooks) | An HTTP endpoint your code handles, outside any conversation. | `LuaWebhook`, `lua push webhook`, `lua webhooks` | | [WhatsApp message template](/build/send-proactive-messages) | A Meta-approved outbound WhatsApp message for sends outside the 24-hour window. | `Channels.whatsapp.sendTemplate`, `Templates.whatsapp` | | [workflow](/concepts/workflows) | A durable multi-step orchestration; one execution is a run. | `createWorkflow`, `lua push workflow`, `lua workflows` | | [workspace](/build/workflows/job-tier) | A workflow's Job-tier filesystem checkout; never used for an organization. | `ctx.workspace`, `lua source` | Terms we don't use, per concept: for an agent, not bot, chatbot, assistant, AI agent, or copilot; for a skill, not plugin, module, capability, or capability module; for a tool, not function, action, command, or capability; for a webhook, not hook, endpoint (as the noun), or callback; for a trigger, not event hook, automation, or agent trigger; for an integration webhook, not integration trigger (a CLI alias only) or connector event; for a job, not cron, scheduled task, scheduler, or timer; for a workflow, not pipeline, flow, automation, or process; for a step, not stage, task, node, or phase; for a preprocessor or postprocessor, not pre-processor, message filter, middleware, or hook; for an MCP server, not MCP-server, mcpserver, or MCP integration; for a device, not IoT device (in headings), gadget, device-trigger (in prose), or sensor event; for a voice, not voice bot, phone agent, IVR, or voice assistant; for the persona, not system prompt (except once on the persona page), instructions, or personality; for the model, not LLM (except once on the models page), AI model, or engine; for a channel, not platform, integration, connector, surface, or medium; for an integration, not connector, app, plugin, or channel; for the sandbox and production, not staging (a CLI alias, documented once on the `lua env` page), dev, prod, or live environment; for push, not upload, publish, sync, save, or commit; for deploy, not release, ship, publish, or activate; for promote, not deploy, publish, release, or activate; for activate and deactivate, not enable and disable (except `lua devices enable`), toggle, or turn on; for an agent version, not snapshot (alone), release, build, or agent snapshot; for a skill version, not build or revision; for an agent template, not marketplace template, template (unqualified), or blueprint; for a marketplace skill, not template, package, or plugin; for the project scaffold, not project template, starter template, the template, or boilerplate; for a WhatsApp message template, not template (unqualified) or WhatsApp template; for an organization, not org, workspace, team, company, account, or tenant; for a Space, not hub agent, router, orchestrator, or organization; for an API key, not token, secret key, access key, personal key, or typed credential (except on the credentials page); for a user session, not login, login session, or OTP session; for a thread, not session, chat session, or context; for a conversation, not chat, session, or dialogue; for an end user, not customer (except in domain examples), visitor, or user; for the admin dashboard, not Lua Admin, console, portal, or dashboard (unqualified). Bare "session" is never used.