Glossary

The vocabulary used across these docs, in one place.

Everyday Kiki

Agent — the AI at the center of Kiki that runs your computer. You give it goals; it does the work. See Get started.

Session — a piece of work Kiki is doing: a goal plus the agent working on it. You run several at once and can pause and resume them. See Working in sessions.

Control mode — how much freedom the agent has right now: You, Assisted, Agent, or Hands-off. See Who's in control.

Prompt bar — where you start tasks on the desktop by describing a goal. See The desktop.

Vault — your private, cross-device space where data syncs and apps can share it (with your permission). See Your data.

Memory — what Kiki learns about how you like things done, kept on your device. See How Kiki remembers you.

Apps & the store

App — something you install to extend Kiki, built so the agent can operate it. See Apps & the store.

Store — where you browse and install apps, from the dashboard or app.

Capability — a specific permission an app declares and you approve (a folder, the mic, part of your vault). See Permissions & sandbox.

Schema — a shared type definition so apps understand each other's data. See Schemas.

Component — reusable native UI shared across apps. See Components.

.kiki — the package format for an app.

kpkg — the command-line tool for installing and publishing apps.

The OS & updates

bootc — the technology that boots and updates Kiki as one sealed image, with automatic rollback.

Profile — a build of Kiki for a use case: Desktop, Server, or Edge.

Local-first — Kiki runs AI on your own device by default; nothing leaves unless you opt in. See Models.

The cloud

Fleet — the set of devices in your account or team.

Device (node) — a single computer running Kiki, connected to your account.

Device-code flow — how a device joins your account: it shows a code, you approve it. See Connecting a device.