Glossary of Praxivara terms
A quick reference for the key terms used across Praxivara — from Agents and Blueprints to Credits, Deliveries, and Triggers.
Last updated July 14, 2026
New to Praxivara or just want a shared vocabulary for your team? Here are the terms you'll see most often, in plain language.
Core products
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Assistant | The chat AI that takes real action across your connected tools — email, calendar, docs, research, and more. |
| Agent | A custom AI worker you build to handle a specific job, running on its own schedule or in response to events. |
| AI builder | The chat that helps you build an agent by asking clarifying questions and proposing a plan. |
| Blueprint | The visual plan the builder shows before your agent goes live, so you can see how it will work. |
Agent building blocks
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Tools | The actions an agent can take, such as sending an email or updating a CRM record. |
| Skills | Reusable playbooks that tell an agent how to handle a particular task. |
| Knowledge | Reference material you give an agent to draw on. |
| Memory | What an agent remembers across runs. |
| Secrets | Encrypted values, like API keys, that an agent needs but shouldn't expose. |
| Automations | Schedules and Triggers that decide when an agent runs. |
| Trigger | An event — an email, webhook, or integration update — that starts an agent. |
| Deliveries | Where an agent's finished outputs land. |
| Activity | The step-by-step history of every agent run. |
| Errors | The log of runs that failed, with the reason for each. |
Platform
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Channels | Ways to chat with the AI from your phone — SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Voice. |
| Praxivara Phone | Rented phone numbers for inbound and outbound AI calls. |
| Praxivara Mail | A real email inbox at a <handle>[email protected] address. |
| Workspace | Your account's home for data, agents, and settings, shareable with a team. |
| Integration | A connected outside tool the assistant and agents can use. |
Billing
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Credits | The balance that meters your usage across the assistant and agents. |
| Credit pack | A one-time top-up of credits. |
| Add-ons | Extras like phone numbers, mail, seats, or workspaces added to your plan. |
| Usage page | Where you track credit consumption and trends. |
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