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Glossary

Headmaster uses its own vocabulary. Here’s what every term means.
TermWhat it means
HeadmasterThe app. The wizard orchestrator. The product itself.
The HeadmasterThe orchestrator role in the Council. The agent that dispatches to specialists.
SpecialistA pre-configured assistant with a specific role and skill set.
The AgencyThe open catalog of community-contributed skills. Browse, install, remove.
Founding SkillsThe built-in skills every Headmaster agent comes with.
Your SkillsSkills you’ve added or authored.
Open CastingSkills from the Agency catalog. Community-submitted.
Work AlongThe default mode. Agent asks for approval before every action.
Run It YourselfAgent runs without per-action approval but asks before destructive actions.
Hands-OffAgent runs without any approval prompts. All actions logged.
AutopilotAgent runs on a schedule, 24/7, in Hands-Off mode.
The CouncilMulti-perspective deliberation mode. The orchestrator + specialists working in parallel.
The Council ChamberThe UI panel showing the parallel work in progress.
The ScheduleThe automated task system. Recurring and one-time scheduled tasks.
Recurring ScheduleA cron-expression-based schedule. Hidden in the Library, shown as plain language in My Headmaster.
Keep-awakeThe runtime keeps running when the desktop window is closed.
Catch upIf you miss a scheduled trigger, the agent runs it when the runtime is back.
ConnectionsModel providers, API keys, MCP servers, and integrations. PIN-protected.
ChannelsMessaging platforms the agent can be reached on (Telegram, WeChat Work, etc.).
Headmaster on the GoThe browser-based interface. Phone and remote access.
My HeadmasterUser-facing settings. No PIN.
Headmaster’s LibraryAdvanced settings. PIN-protected.
The Sorting HatThe mascot. Center of the dashboard.
GCAP shieldThe brand mark on every screen.
PIN gateThe PIN protecting Headmaster’s Library. 4-6 digits, bcrypt-hashed locally.
Your HiresCustom specialists you’ve created.
Hire a SpecialistCreate a new custom specialist.
Edit a SpecialistModify a specialist’s configuration.
Browse the AgencyOpen the Agency catalog modal.
Add a SkillInstall a new skill on a specialist.
On the TeamThe indicator showing which skills are active in a conversation.
DepartmentsCategories in the Agency (Engineering, Research, Design, Operations).
DocumentsThe Office toolkit. Generate Decks, Spreadsheets, Reports, PDFs.
DecksPowerPoint files.
SpreadsheetsExcel files.
ReportsWord documents.
PDFsPDF files.
PreviewThe file preview panel. Multi-format.
File ManagerThe file management panel. Auto-organize, batch rename, classify.
Sort my filesAuto-organize files into subfolders by type and content.
Rename a batchBatch rename multiple files with a pattern.
RuntimeThe local background service that runs your agents.
Local modeThe runtime runs on the same machine as the desktop app.
Remote modeThe runtime runs on a different machine.
The runtime status indicatorThe sidebar footer icon showing runtime state (Connected / Reconnecting / Disconnected).