Current In Parallel terms, in alphabetical order.
Action Item
A structured commitment that needs follow-through. It can have a state, owner, due date, goal, Topic, Workspace, source meeting, and status updates.
Actions
The meeting tab for reviewable follow-up work created from that meeting. It appears alongside Notes and, when available, Transcript. Meeting Actions can include a Changelog proposal such as Publish changes to or a supported AI handoff; they are not a general name for tasks or Action Items.
Ask
An action that opens Chat with the current Workspace, page, or meeting already included as visible context.
Chat
The conversational AI surface in In Parallel. Start from New chat, type in Ask anything, and use Add context to select Workspaces, pages, documents, or Topics.
Changelog
A meeting Action that proposes changes to a maintained Workspace page. Review the Publish changes to destination and the proposed changes before publishing.
Daily Briefing
The dated briefing on Home. It summarizes current priorities and what is coming next, with links back to the relevant Workspace records.
Decision
A material choice that changes direction, ownership, scope, or approach. Decisions may be retained as observations, meeting context, or maintained Workspace content depending on the account and workflow.
Documents
Files added as Workspace context. Durable source files are managed under Settings → [Workspace] → Pages → Background documents and can also be attached as context to Chat where available.
Execution plan
A current view of priorities, dependencies, ownership, goals, and next steps. An execution plan is one view of the broader context maintained in a Workspace, not a separate shared-context layer.
Findings
The product section where observations are shown or listed. Findings is being phased out, so use the name only when an account or screen still shows it. Use signal or the specific observation kind for the underlying information.
Goal
An intended outcome for a Workspace. Goals help AI interpret what matters, but they do not need to contain the Workspace's full narrative context.
Home
Your personal starting point in In Parallel. Home shows your Daily Briefing and provides Ask anything, bringing together relevant context from the Workspaces you can access.
Maintained page
A Workspace page whose narrative can be refreshed from authorized source context. About this page describes its purpose, perspective, source inputs, and update behavior.
Meeting
A calendar event available in In Parallel. A meeting can show Notes, Transcript, and Actions, and can be associated with a Workspace.
MCP connector
A connection that lets a supported AI client retrieve authorized In Parallel context and use supported actions. Access is granted by Workspace, and consequential writes or deletions require confirmation. Setup instructions are available under Settings → Personal → Integrations.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
A supported AI client that accesses In Parallel through the In Parallel Marketplace agent. It can work with authorized Workspace context and supported actions from a Copilot chat. Microsoft 365 Copilot is separate from GitHub Copilot.
Notes
The meeting tab containing the readable post-meeting summary or notes.
Observation
A source-linked record of a signal detected in a meeting or another authorized source. Its observation kind describes what was observed, and the record contributes to shared context.
Observation kind
A configurable definition of what AI should observe in source content. Default kinds can include decisions; a customer can add a kind such as customer need.
Page type
The kind of Workspace page and the purpose it maintains, such as a Retro Log, Opportunities page, Decision Log, Charter, or Runbook.
Pages
The Workspace settings tab for creating pages, managing their Structure, viewing Archived pages, recompiling content, and managing Background documents. Pages is not a synonym for every kind of Workspace context.
Recorder
The meeting-capture participant used by In Parallel. The meeting's Recorder joining toggle controls whether it joins, regardless of Workspace linkage. An unlinked meeting can still produce a meeting summary.
Risk
A structured observation about a threat, blocker, or uncertainty that may affect the work.
Run with AI
An action that prepares the open In Parallel context for use in a supported AI client. When a preferred client is selected, the button can name it directly, such as Run with Claude Code. The adjacent menu can offer Copy as prompt or Choose every time…. Some settings still use the earlier label Send to AI.
Shared context
The permission-aware context In Parallel maintains from meetings, observations, Workspace pages, documents, goals, authorized Slack or Microsoft Teams conversations, and other allowed sources. It lets people, briefings, Chat, and connected AI use relevant history instead of starting from scratch.
Shared reality
The outcome of people and AI working from the same maintained context. It describes alignment, not a product screen or data layer.
Signal
The general term for meaningful information detected in a meeting or another authorized source. Signals include decisions, risks, customer needs, and other observations defined for the Workspace.
Storyline
A developing thread within a Topic. A storyline groups dated, source-linked changes into a coherent sequence so you can follow how an issue or theme evolves.
Topic
A cross-cutting theme detected or applied across Workspaces and sources. The Topics area shows trending Topics and their storylines. Earlier documentation and some underlying routes may call Topics Tags.
Transcript
The meeting's source transcript, when available. Use Notes and structured observations for a concise working view, and follow the transcript when exact wording matters.
Workspace
The boundary for accountability, access, and shared context in In Parallel. A Workspace can represent a team, project, program, operation, or account.
Workspace briefing
A summary on the Workspace home that highlights current context and what needs attention.
Workspace page
A durable page inside a Workspace, such as a Charter, Runbook, Objectives page, Retro Log, or Meetings page. Pages can be edited by people and may also be maintained from authorized Workspace context.
Workspace recap
A backward-looking scheduled summary of what changed in a Workspace. Configure it separately from the forward-looking Workspace briefing under Workspace Notifications.
Legacy terms
These terms can still appear in older articles or accounts during rollout:
Execution Memory or Parallel Context Graph — retired names for what current product and support copy calls shared context.
Living Execution Plan — the earlier name for an execution-plan view. It is not the current umbrella term for Workspace context.
Managing — the earlier left-navigation label for the Workspace list; the current label is Workspaces.
Personal Dashboard — the earlier name for Home.
Send to AI — the earlier label still used in some settings and accessible copy; current visible actions use Run with AI or name the selected client.
Team wiki or Knowledge base — planning, settings, or earlier terms for the maintained Workspace pages experience. Customer documentation should normally say Workspace pages. Some current settings labels such as From knowledge base remain during migration.
Transcriber — the earlier name for the Recorder.