# Glossary of notes and project words Short definitions of the words around notes, projects and AI assistants, each with a page that goes further. ## At a glance - **Words:** Notes, projects and AI assistants, in alphabetical order. - **Each has:** 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](https://thread.page/compare/claude-code-vs-codex.md#agents-md) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/claude-code-memory.md#auto) ### 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](https://thread.page/use-cases/brag-doc.md) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/claude-code-memory.md#claude-md) ### Commonplace book A notebook of quotes, facts and ideas from what you read, each with its source. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#commonplace-book) ### Cornell notes A page split into cues, notes and a summary, so you can quiz yourself from the cues later. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#cornell) ### Daily notes One note a day for whatever comes up, so you never have to decide where something goes. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#daily-notes) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/decision-log.md) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/claude-code-memory.md#template) ### Interstitial journaling A line written between two tasks: what you just finished, what’s next and how you feel. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#interstitial-journaling) ### Markdown A plain text format where # starts a heading and - a list item. Many notes apps, ThreadPage among them, export it. [Export your notes](https://thread.page/help/export.md#markdown) ### 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](https://thread.page/notes-mcp.md) ### Meeting notes A short record of a meeting: who came, what was decided and who does what by when. [A meeting notes template](https://thread.page/guides/meeting-notes.md) ### PARA A way to sort everything you keep into Projects, Areas, Resources and an Archive. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#para) ### 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](https://thread.page/use-cases/project-notes.md) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/work-log.md#weekly) ### 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](https://thread.page/guides/work-log.md) ### Zettelkasten A note-taking method: one idea per note, in your own words, linked to the notes it builds on. [Note-taking methods](https://thread.page/guides/note-taking-methods.md#zettelkasten) ## Missing a word? - Tell us which one: [Send feedback](https://thread.page/contact#type=suggestion). Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, and PARA are the names of their owners. ThreadPage is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by them. ## Start with one thread. [Start writing](https://thread.page/app) Free in your browser. No account needed to start. Read next ### [Project notes: one running log per project](https://thread.page/use-cases/project-notes.md) 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 up ### [The brag doc your repository helps write](https://thread.page/use-cases/brag-doc.md) 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. Pro · pull requests and agents [All guides](https://thread.page/guides.md) [All comparisons](https://thread.page/compare.md)