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title: "Core Concepts"
description: "A short map of the Gobii concepts you will see across the product and docs."
sidebar_label: "Core Concepts"
---

This page is a compact map. Follow the links for operational details.

## Product concepts

| Concept | What it means | Learn more |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gobii | A persistent AI employee with a role, timeline, tools, files, and channels. | [What Is A Gobii?](/start-here/what-is-gobii) |
| Charter | Standing instructions for what the Gobii should do and avoid. | [Create Your First Gobii](/start-here/create-your-first-gobii) |
| Timeline | The record of messages, tool activity, plans, deliverables, files, and requests. | [Chat And Timeline](/using-gobii/chat-and-timeline) |
| Plan | The visible breakdown of work before and during execution. | [Planning And Deliverables](/using-gobii/planning-and-deliverables) |
| Deliverable | A concrete output the Gobii is working toward. | [Planning And Deliverables](/using-gobii/planning-and-deliverables) |
| Approval | A human decision before Gobii uses sensitive access or makes important changes. | [Approvals And Requests](/using-gobii/approvals-and-requests) |
| Template | A reusable starting point for a Gobii. | [Template Library](/using-gobii/template-library) |
| Meta Gobii | A control-plane Gobii that helps create and manage other Gobiis. | [Meta Gobii](/using-gobii/meta-gobii) |

## Access and operations

| Concept | What it means | Learn more |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Channels | Ways people and systems communicate with a Gobii, such as chat, email, SMS, app channels, or inbound webhooks. | [Channels And Contacts](/using-gobii/channels-and-contacts) |
| Contacts | People allowed to interact with or be contacted by a Gobii. | [Contact Access And Allowlists](/admin-and-teams/contact-access-and-allowlists) |
| Filespace | The Gobii's reusable workspace for files and generated artifacts. | [Files And Workspaces](/using-gobii/files-and-workspaces) |
| Tools and apps | Capabilities a Gobii can use, including built-ins, MCP servers, connected apps, and system skills. | [Tools And Apps](/using-gobii/tools-and-apps) |
| Secrets | Credentials or environment-style values stored outside chat and provided only through controlled flows. | [Secrets And Credentials](/using-gobii/secrets-and-credentials) |
| Organization | A team workspace with seats, billing, members, and shared ownership. | [Organizations And Seats](/admin-and-teams/organizations-and-seats) |
| Collaborator | A person invited to work with a specific Gobii. | [Collaborators And Ownership](/admin-and-teams/collaborators-and-ownership) |
| Credits | Usage units consumed as Gobii works. | [Usage, Credits, And Limits](/using-gobii/usage-credits-and-limits) |

## Developer concepts

| Concept | What it means | Learn more |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent | The API/developer term for a persistent Gobii. | [Agent API](/developers/developer-agents) |
| Remote MCP | The HTTPS MCP endpoint that lets external AI clients manage and message Gobii agents. | [Remote MCP](/developers/mcp-server) |
| Webhooks | Event delivery surfaces for task results, inbound agent events, provider events, and app triggers. | [Webhooks And Events](/developers/webhooks) |
| Structured data | JSON Schema based outputs for integrations. | [Structured Data](/developers/structured-data) |
| Browser task | A legacy/ad hoc technical API for browser-use task execution. | [Legacy Browser Tasks](/developers/developer-tasks) |
