> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gcaplabs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Glossary > Every term Headmaster uses and what it means — from specialists and skills to modes, channels, and the runtime. # Glossary Headmaster uses its own vocabulary. Here's what every term means. *** ## 🤖 Core concepts | Term | What it means | | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Headmaster** | The app. The wizard orchestrator. The product itself. | | **The Headmaster** | The orchestrator role in the Council — the agent that dispatches to specialists. | | **Specialist** | A pre-configured assistant with a specific role and skill set. | | **Runtime** | The local background service that runs your agents. | | **Local mode** | The runtime runs on the same machine as the desktop app. | | **Remote mode** | The runtime runs on a different machine. | *** ## 🧩 Skills & The Agency | Term | What it means | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **The Agency** | The open catalog of community-contributed skills. Browse, install, remove. | | **Founding Skills** | The built-in skills every Headmaster agent comes with. | | **Your Skills** | Skills you've added or authored. | | **Open Casting** | Skills from the Agency catalog. Community-submitted. | | **Departments** | Categories in the Agency (Engineering, Research, Design, Operations). | *** ## 🎛️ Modes | Term | What it means | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Work Along** | The default mode. Agent asks for approval before every action. | | **Run It Yourself** | Agent runs without per-action approval but asks before destructive actions. | | **Hands-Off** | Agent runs without any approval prompts. All actions logged. | | **Autopilot** | Agent runs on a schedule, 24/7, in Hands-Off mode. | *** ## 👥 The Council | Term | What it means | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **The Council** | Multi-perspective deliberation mode. The orchestrator + specialists working in parallel. | | **The Council Chamber** | The UI panel showing the parallel work in progress. | *** ## ⏰ The Schedule | Term | What it means | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **The Schedule** | The automated task system. Recurring and one-time scheduled tasks. | | **Recurring Schedule** | A cron-expression-based schedule. Shown as plain language in My Headmaster. | | **Keep-awake** | The runtime keeps running when the desktop window is closed. | | **Catch up** | If you miss a scheduled trigger, the agent runs it when the runtime is back. | *** ## 🔧 Settings & connections | Term | What it means | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Connections** | Model providers, API keys, MCP servers, and integrations. PIN-protected. | | **Channels** | Messaging platforms the agent can be reached on (Telegram, WeChat Work, etc.). | | **My Headmaster** | User-facing settings. No PIN. | | **Headmaster's Library** | Advanced settings. PIN-protected. | | **PIN gate** | The PIN protecting Headmaster's Library. 4–6 digits, bcrypt-hashed locally. | *** ## 🧑‍💼 Specialists & profiles | Term | What it means | | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Your Hires** | Custom specialists you've created. | | **Hire a Specialist** | Create a new custom specialist. | | **On the Team** | The indicator showing which skills are active in a conversation. | *** ## ✨ Features | Term | What it means | | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Documents** | The Office toolkit. Generate Decks, Spreadsheets, Reports, PDFs. | | **Decks** | PowerPoint files (`.pptx`). | | **Spreadsheets** | Excel files (`.xlsx`). | | **Reports** | Word documents (`.docx`). | | **Preview** | The file preview panel. Multi-format. | | **File Manager** | The file management panel. Auto-organize, batch rename, classify. | | **Sort my files** | Auto-organize files into subfolders by type and content. | | **Rename a batch** | Batch rename multiple files with a pattern. | | **Headmaster on the Go** | The browser-based interface. Phone and remote access. | *** ## 🖼️ UI elements | Term | What it means | | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **The Sorting Hat** | The mascot. Center of the dashboard. | | **GCAP shield** | The brand mark on every screen. | | **The runtime status indicator** | The sidebar footer icon showing runtime state (Connected / Reconnecting / Disconnected). | *** What Headmaster is and how it works. Answers to common questions.