Glossary of notes and project words
Short definitions of the words around notes, projects and AI assistants, each with a page that goes further.
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- Notes, projects and AI assistants, in alphabetical order.
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- A definition and a page that goes further.
The words
AGENTS.md
A file of instructions in a repository that Codex reads at the start of a session. By default, Claude Code reads it only when a project has no CLAUDE.md. Codex vs Claude Code, used together
Auto memory
Notes Claude Code writes itself about a repository and keeps on your computer. Each new session starts by reading their index. What Claude Code remembers between sessions
Brag document
A running list of what you did and what it changed, kept for reviews and promotions. The brag doc your repository helps write
CLAUDE.md
A file of instructions Claude Code reads at the start of every session, kept in a project, in your user folder or by your organization. What Claude Code remembers between sessions
Commonplace book
A notebook of quotes, facts and ideas from what you read, each with its source. Note-taking methods
Cornell notes
A page split into cues, notes and a summary, so you can quiz yourself from the cues later. Note-taking methods
Daily notes
One note a day for whatever comes up, so you never have to decide where something goes. Note-taking methods
Decision log
A record of what was decided, by whom, why, what was rejected and when to look again. How to keep a decision log
Handoff note
What a person or an AI session writes before stopping: done, decided, tried, where it stopped and what comes next. What Claude Code remembers between sessions
Interstitial journaling
A line written between two tasks: what you just finished, what’s next and how you feel. Note-taking methods
Markdown
A plain text format where # starts a heading and - a list item. Many notes apps, ThreadPage among them, export it. Export your notes
MCP
The Model Context Protocol: how an assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Codex reaches tools and data outside its chat, a notes app among them. A notes app with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and Codex
Meeting notes
A short record of a meeting: who came, what was decided and who does what by when. A meeting notes template
PARA
A way to sort everything you keep into Projects, Areas, Resources and an Archive. Note-taking methods
Thread
In ThreadPage, one running list of dated notes about one project, question or plan, marked Active, Waiting or Done. Project notes: one running log per project
Weekly review
A few minutes at the end of the week to read what happened in each project and write what comes next. How to keep a work log
Work log
A dated note after each work session: what you did, what you decided and what’s next. How to keep a work log
Zettelkasten
A note-taking method: one idea per note, in your own words, linked to the notes it builds on. Note-taking methods
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Project notes: one running log per project
Keep notes, tables and screenshots with each project. Before you switch, leave the next step in its thread. When you return, the context is there.
Free nothing to set upThe brag doc your repository helps write
Your repository’s pull requests file themselves into a thread of their own. You note what git can’t see, and at review time your agent drafts from both.
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