# Glossary

This glossary defines key terms used in **AI Playground** and **Ask AI**. Use it as a reference when working with AI-driven workflows in Sprinto.

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### Glossary of Terms

<table><thead><tr><th width="140.23828125">Term</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>AI Agent</strong></td><td>A configurable, AI-powered action that performs a specific compliance task, such as summarising a policy or reviewing a vendor questionnaire.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>AI Playground</strong></td><td>A dedicated section in Sprinto where you can create, configure, and manage AI Agents.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ask AI</strong></td><td>A contextual assistant available in entity drawers that allows you to ask natural language questions or trigger AI Agents.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Entity</strong></td><td>A module or record in Sprinto, such as Policy, Risk, Vendor, Staff, Incident, or Asset. AI Agents are always scoped to a specific entity.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Agent Name</strong></td><td>The descriptive title of an AI Agent, which indicates its function. For example, <em>Policy Summariser</em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Input Fields</strong></td><td>The attributes from an entity record that an AI Agent uses to analyse data or generate outputs.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Instructions</strong></td><td>The AI prompt that guides an agent’s behaviour and defines the task it performs.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Action Type</strong></td><td>The mode in which an AI Agent operates: <strong>Display Results</strong> (show inline outputs) or <strong>Update Fields</strong> (write outputs into entity fields, coming soon).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sprinto-defined Agents</strong></td><td>Pre-built, pre-tested agents available in the Playground. They are disabled by default and cannot be edited.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Custom Agents</strong></td><td>AI Agents created and configured by users in the Playground to meet organisation-specific needs.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deploy</strong></td><td>The action of making an AI Agent active and available across relevant entity records.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pause</strong></td><td>The state in which a deployed AI Agent is temporarily disabled and unavailable in Ask AI.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Draft</strong></td><td>The initial state of a newly created AI Agent before it is deployed.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Inline Results</strong></td><td>Read-only AI outputs that are displayed in the Ask AI drawer.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Update Fields</strong></td><td>A future capability allowing AI Agents to write their results directly into entity fields.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Session</strong></td><td>A temporary interaction with Ask AI scoped to a specific entity record. Sessions reset when the browser is closed, refreshed, or the user logs out.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Feedback Mechanism</strong></td><td>The thumbs up/down feature available on AI outputs that helps refine response accuracy.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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