Stackmint Glossary
Stackmint Glossary
The language of AI-native execution. These concepts define how agencies, systems integrators, and enterprises build, govern, operate, and monetize AI capabilities across clients — without losing control of what runs in production.
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The concepts behind governed AI capabilities, explained.
Glossary concepts
Governance and Control
runtime and business architecture primitive
Governed AI Capability
A governed AI capability is a packaged AI workflow tied to a specific business outcome, controlled by human approval gates, audit logs, scoped permissions, budget limits, and policy checks.
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Human-in-the-Loop Gate
A human-in-the-loop gate pauses an AI workflow until an approved reviewer confirms, edits, or rejects the next action.
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Execution Control Plane
An execution control plane manages approvals, audit logs, permissions, model routing, budgets, memory, and policy checks for AI workflows.
Read definitionRuntime Architecture
execution primitive
Bud
A Bud is a reusable Stackmint primitive for logic, UI, connectors, prompt instructions, or review steps.
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Branch
A Branch is a complete Stackmint workflow that connects Buds into a governed execution path.
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Dendrite
A Dendrite is a Stackmint routing layer that chooses the right workflow, tool, model, or execution path.
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Headless AI Workflow
A headless AI workflow runs without a dedicated user interface, triggered by APIs, schedules, webhooks, Slack, CRM, or background jobs.
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MCP Tool
An MCP tool exposes a workflow or capability to agent-ready environments using the Model Context Protocol.
Read definitionWorkspace and Client Delivery
deployment environment
Client Workspace
A client workspace is a secure Stackmint environment where a partner deploys and manages capabilities for a specific client.
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Capability Cloud
A capability cloud is the execution platform used to build, deploy, govern, and monetize AI capabilities across clients.
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partner operating model
AI-Native Agency
An AI-native agency uses governed AI capabilities to operate client workflows, expand delivery capacity, and create recurring AI-powered services.
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Revenue Rails
Revenue rails are the pricing, billing, usage metering, credit, revenue split, and payout systems that let partners monetize AI capabilities.
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