Glossary

1. Agent: An autonomous microservice specializing in a specific function within FORGE (e.g., CodeSynth, TestGenius). Each Agent runs independently but communicates with others via the FORGES Core.

2. FORGE Core: The central orchestration layer that coordinates tasks across Agents, manages authentication, and provides a unified data layer.

3. AI Debugging: The use of artificial intelligence algorithms to detect, diagnose, and potentially fix errors or vulnerabilities in code.

4. Automated Code Repair: A feature allowing the system to identify a bug or inefficiency and autonomously apply a code fix, often with minimal or no developer intervention.

5. CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment): A set of practices and tools that allow code integrations, testing, and deployments to happen reliably and frequently.

6. ConfigWizard: An AI Agent responsible for scanning, fixing, and standardizing environment configurations to ensure consistency and security across dev, staging, and production.

7. DataWiz: An FORGE Agent that converts plain English queries into SQL/NoSQL statements, offering AI-driven analytics and schema optimization features.

8. DocSavvy: The documentation Agent that automatically generates and updates user guides, release notes, and inline docs based on your code changes.

9. FAISS / Annoy / Pinecone / Milvus: Specialized libraries and/or platforms for high-dimensional vector similarity searches, used by FORGE to find and compare code snippets or documentation.

10. InfraSage: An Agent that handles infrastructure provisioning (Terraform, CloudFormation scripts) and suggests auto-scaling or cost-saving strategies.

11. Microservices: A software development technique where applications are structured as a collection of small, independently deployable services.

12. PerfGuard: An Agent focused on performance testing, stress testing, and resource monitoring, often integrated with real-time analytics dashboards.

13. RBAC (Role-Based Access Control): A security model that limits system access to authorized users based on defined roles, ensuring only certain team members can deploy code or run Agents.

14. SIEM (Security Information and Event Management): A solution or platform (e.g., Splunk, QRadar) where logs from multiple sources are aggregated, analyzed, and correlated for security insights.

15. TestGenius: FORGE’s AI Agent that automatically generates test suites (unit, integration, regression) and updates them alongside code changes.

16. The FORGES Trinity (THESIS, ANTI-THESIS, SYNTHESIS): A high-level collaborative AI mechanism that proposes, critiques, and finalizes advanced code or architectural solutions, fostering self-improving optimizations.

17. Translator: The FORGE Agent that converts code between languages (Python, Rust, Go, TypeScript, etc.) without losing logic or functional integrity.

18. Unified Data Layer: FORGE’s data management component handling versioned code snapshots, logs, vector indexes, and compliance data in a consistent manner.

19. UXOracle: An Agent responsible for UI/UX analysis, A/B prototype generation, and accessibility checks (e.g., color contrast, ARIA attributes).

20. Vector Similarity Search: A method of searching for similar items (like code snippets) in a high-dimensional vector space, critical for advanced pattern detection in AI-driven coding tools.