Glossary
Plain-English definitions of AI coding terms.
A system that plans, writes, and verifies code across multiple files autonomously.
Inline code suggestions that appear as you type, accepted with Tab.
The maximum amount of text (in tokens) a model can read at once.
A benchmark of real GitHub issues used to score AI coding tools.
The units of text that language models read and generate.
Injecting relevant code or docs into a model's context at query time.
An open protocol for connecting AI models to external tools and data sources.
When a model invokes a function or API instead of just returning text.
A provider guarantee that no user data is stored after a request completes.
The ability to plug any model API or local model into a tool.
An AI that works alongside you like a remote collaborator would.
A tool whose source code is freely available under a permissive license.