Forge User Manual

Chapter 32

Glossary

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Definitions for Forge terms, linked to chapters.

What it is

Canonical definitions live in the Glossary panel — each term links back to its chapter.

Agent
AI-assisted Ask/Draft flows that still respect Draft → Review → Apply.
Forge Bot
Deterministic operator for discovery, Context Packs, and capability gates.
Forge AI
Built-in reasoning provider for Ask/Draft.
Grok
Optional xAI reasoning provider.
Hybrid Mode
Bot finds → AI thinks → Bot finishes.
Context Pack
Curated context Bot prepares before waking a reasoning provider.
Draft
Proposed change that has not touched source yet.
Review
Human decision surface for View / Apply / Redo / Explain.
Apply
Writes an approved Draft into the project.
Worktree
Isolated working tree used by Twin or comparison flows.
Twin
Two isolated task lanes with overlap detection.
Capability
Privileged action gated by the capability gateway.
Execution Host
Device that runs terminal, builds, and Preview processes.
Runtime
Where app Preview/build actually executes.
Protected Source
Least-privilege source exposure controls — not DRM.
Stress Test
QUICK / STANDARD / DEEP validation before Apply.
Snapshot Preview
Captured frame of a prior render — not a live runtime.