Glossary
Terms used by the factory and roadmap.
The site introduces technical terms where they first appear. This page keeps the short definitions in one place.
Git
- A tool that records changes to project files.
Repository
- A project folder with its Git history.
Issue
- A written description of work to do, ideally with acceptance criteria.
Branch
- A separate line of development for a proposed change.
Commit
- A saved set of changes in Git.
PR
- A pull request: a proposal to merge a branch into another branch after review.
Merge
- The act of integrating accepted changes into the target branch.
Worktree
- A separate working folder attached to the same Git repository.
Rig
- A registered Gas City project, usually a Git repository.
Bead
- A persistent unit of work or operational state in Gas City.
Formula
- A reusable Gas City workflow that can create dependent tasks.
Mayor
- The coordinating role in this workspace.
Agent harness
- The runtime, tools and prompt wrapper used by a coding agent.
Orchestration
- The coordination of tasks, sessions, dependencies and handoffs.
Capability
- Something the organisation can do repeatably with evidence.
Epic
- A group of related capabilities and milestones.
Milestone
- A testable step toward a capability.
Wardley Mapping
- A strategic map that places components by user visibility and evolutionary stage.