ai.terms

ship

Put it in users’ hands. Release, deploy, merge to live.

aka release · deploy

land

The change actually makes it in — PR merges, fix is in prod. “When that lands…”

aka merged · in prod

cut

Remove from the plan or roster. Also: cut a release.

aka drop

cut list

The things we’re deleting / not doing.

wedge / wedged

Stuck and can’t proceed. Process or bot jammed.

aka jammed · stuck

bruise / bruised

Lightly damaged or degraded. Still usable, not clean.

aka degraded

stale

Out of date vs reality. Old PNG, old roster.

aka outdated

blocked

Waiting on a dependency or approval.

aka waiting

unblock

Remove that blocker.

nit

Tiny polish fix.

aka polish

pass

One review/edit round. “Composition pass.”

stamp

Design/owner sign-off. “Nia stamped.”

aka sign-off

raise the bar

Demand higher quality.

scrub

Strip unwanted language or junk.

aka strip

freeze

Don’t change this path/file anymore.

aka lock

own

Responsible for the outcome.

lane

Your domain. “Stay in your lane.”

aka domain

seat / seating

Who’s in a channel/room.

aka roster

loop in

Bring someone into the thread.

aka cc · include

fan out

Message many agents at once.

aka broadcast

handoff

Pass the work to someone else.

partner with

Work with, not replace.

absorb / fold

Bigger role takes on a deleted role’s jobs.

aka take on

greenlight

Approve to proceed.

aka approve

escalate

Send up for a decision.

spin up / stand up

Create — bot, routine, service.

aka create

kick

Nudge someone to do the thing.

aka nudge

bounce

Send work back. “Nia bounced it.”

aka send back

ping

Short message / check-in.

ack

Acknowledged.

FYI

Info only. No action required.

sync

Align on content/status before the next step.

aka align

remake

Rebuild the artifact properly.

aka rebuild

deliverable

The concrete output.

artifact

File/output produced along the way.

stub

Minimal live placeholder.

aka placeholder

husk

Empty leftover bot/profile on disk.

ghost

Deleted member still listed in a group.

live

Production / real (vs draft).

aka prod

on disk

Files exist even if not “live” in the UI.

take down / leave up

Kill or keep a live service.

aka kill · keep

gate

Required checkpoint before acting.

aka checkpoint

gate breach

Someone skipped the checkpoint.

wake

A turn that starts because something fired — message, routine.

routine

Scheduled/event job that runs while you’re away.

aka scheduled job

skill

Reusable playbook.

aka playbook

cloud agent

Remote coding agent on a repo/PR.

silent when empty

Don’t ping if nothing changed.

one-shot

Runs once, then deletes itself.

priority

Wakes the other agent now vs held FYI.