AutomationAI glossary of key terms

This glossary defines the key terms used across CloudRadial AutomationAI, in alphabetical order. It applies to all roles. Terms are grouped into general concepts and the node types you place on the Designer canvas.

• Key Terms
• Node Types

Key Terms

• Ask AI — the goal-oriented AI assistant, reached from Ask AI (/ask-ai). You give it a goal and it works toward it using the tools your installed extensions provide.
• Deployment — a published workflow version assigned to a runner and an environment so it can execute. Managed on Deployments.
• Designer — the visual workflow editor, a drag-and-drop canvas where you build and edit a workflow.
• Environment — the named target a deployment runs against; it scopes where a deployment runs.
• Extension — a vendor integration that adds tools and actions to your automations and to Ask AI. Browse and install extensions on Extensions.
• Included Credits — the Usage Credits bundled with your plan each billing period.
• MFA — multi-factor authentication; a time-based one-time code from an authenticator app, entered as a second factor when you sign in.
• Overage — Usage Credit consumption beyond your Included Credits in a billing period; it is invoiced.
• Recovery Codes — one-time backup codes shown once after you enroll in MFA. Each is single-use, and they are invalidated if you re-enroll in MFA.
• Role — a team member's permission level: Owner, Admin, or Member.
• Routine — a cron-scheduled workflow execution. The Routines area lists your schedules.
• Run / Workflow Run — a single execution of a deployment, with a status such as pending, in-progress, succeeded, failed, or timed-out. Reviewed in History.
• Run Step — one task within a run, such as a PowerShell, C#, Python, or AI call.
• Runner — an execution agent you deploy in your own Azure subscription. It polls the control plane for work and is never directly reachable. Runners come in four flavors: PowerShell, C#, Python, and Agent.
• Usage Credits — the unified unit of AI cost, shown on the Usage page. Also called Credits.
• Webhook — a published trigger endpoint for a workflow, enabled on the Start node, that lets an external system start a run.
• Workflow — a repeatable automation definition you author in the Designer.
• Workflow Version — an immutable snapshot of a workflow. Published versions are read-only; editing one creates a new draft.
• Workspace — your AutomationAI account and everything in it: workflows, deployments, runners, runs, extensions, usage, and team members.

Node Types

Nodes are the building blocks you place and connect on the Designer canvas. The available types are:

• Agent — a goal-directed node that uses tools over multiple turns to reach a goal. Consumes Usage Credits.
• AI Prompt — a single AI call against a prompt. Consumes Usage Credits.
• C# Script — runs a C# script as part of the workflow.
• Condition — branches the workflow down a true or false path based on rules you define.
• For Each — repeats its body once for each item in a collection.
• PowerShell Script — runs a PowerShell script as part of the workflow.
• Python Script — runs a Python script as part of the workflow.