Glossary
Advanced AI
Premium AI models available through credits - includes Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5.2, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Available on all plans via pay-as-you-go; Solo includes $10/mo in credits.
Assets
A special page type (one per project) for uploading and managing PDF files within a project.
Basic AI
The default AI tier powered by GPT-5 mini. Fast responses for everyday tasks. Free plan gets 50 requests/month; paid plans get unlimited during the beta period.
Build Setup
Project-level configuration that defines your building tool (e.g. Cursor), source code storage (e.g. GitHub), and project stage (e.g. launched, in development). See Project Overview for details.
General Q
An always-on AI co-pilot inside each project. Helps with onboarding after project creation and suggests follow-up actions when you complete missions - like a strategic project helper. See General Q for details.
Links
A special page type (one per project) for collecting external URLs to resources, references, and tools.
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
An open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. Q's MCP server lets tools like Cursor and Claude read and write your project context in real time. See MCP Server for setup instructions.
Mission
A work item on a mission board - similar to a ticket or issue. Missions have a title, body (like a text page), assigned users, priority, status, and can be linked to operations. Missions can also be assigned to Cursor Cloud Agents.
Mission Board
A smart kanban board page type for organizing execution. Contains operations (categories) and missions (work items) arranged in configurable status columns. See Mission Boards for details.
Operation
A grouping within a mission board - similar to an epic or category. Each operation has a name and contains related missions.
Page
A content unit inside a project. Default types are Text Pages and Mission Boards. Special types are Assets and Links.
Page History
Version tracking for text pages. Every saved change creates a version you can browse and restore. Free plan keeps the last 3 versions; paid plans keep unlimited history.
Page Manager
A settings panel within a project for managing which pages appear in the sidebar, their order, and their categories. Also used to add new pages from available types or templates. See Page Manager for details.
Project
The central entity in Q. A project contains pages, mission boards, integrations, and AI context that together represent everything about what you're building. See Project Overview for details.
Project Container
The main workspace view when inside a project. Shows the file tree (left), content view for the active page (center), and the AI sidebar (right). See Project Container & File Tree for details.
Sidebar AI
A chat-based AI interface inside the project container. Supports model selection, read or edit mode, image attachments, context references, web search, and tools for managing pages, missions, and more. See Sidebar AI for details.
Spark
A lightweight capture for an idea, problem, or observation that isn't ready to become a full project yet. Q's AI helps you iterate on sparks and find an interesting angle before turning one into a project. See Sparks for details.
Suggest Mode
A text page editing mode where AI proposes changes to existing content. Changes appear as suggestions you can accept or decline - the AI never overwrites content directly. See Text Pages for details.
Text Page
A Markdown document page type with three modes: Read (view only), Edit (make changes with auto-save), and Suggest (AI proposes changes). Includes version history and an activities & comments timeline. See Text Pages for details.
Workspace
A container for your projects and settings. Personal workspaces are tied to your account. Team workspaces allow multiple members with role-based access (Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer). See Workspace Settings for details.
Workspace Selector
A UI element for switching between your personal workspace and any team workspaces you belong to. See Workspace Settings for details.