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The short glossary

Plain-language definitions for the terms you see in Minds.

TermMeaning
MindA dedicated instance of the Akasha engine, with its own data and configuration.
AkashaThe engine that implements storage, memory, retrieval, and learning capabilities.
HelmThe conversational operator for Minds; currently labeled Operator in the UI.
OrganizationThe account boundary that owns and manages instances.
NamespaceA scope used to separate data and restrict what a caller may access.
KeyspaceA named collection of records inside the engine.
CapabilityA signed credential describing what a caller is allowed to do.
ArtifactA structured response in chat, such as a choice, form, progress view, or metric.
Knowledge graphFacts and entities connected by named relationships.
EmbeddingA numeric representation used to compare meaning or other learned features.
Learning isolationA review boundary between incoming information and accepted knowledge.
ProvenanceThe source and transformation history behind a piece of knowledge.
HarnessThe application or agent runner that hosts an assistant and its tools.
MCPModel Context Protocol, a way for assistants to discover and invoke tools.
Firecracker VMThe lightweight virtual machine specified for each Free and Pro Mind.

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