Updated 2026-06-19
Glossary
Plain-language definitions of every SmixAI term.
Overview
A quick reference for the vocabulary used throughout SmixAI and this help center.
Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Agent | An automated fix SmixAI creates from a recommendation and runs on its LangGraph runtime. |
| Agent runtime | The SmixAI LangGraph pipeline (on Railway); agents run here and reach connected systems through the connector layer. |
| Approval tier | 1–4 risk level controlling how much sign-off an agent needs (only Tier 1 active today). |
| Capture rate | Resolved value ÷ total discovered value. |
| Captured value | Total estimated ROI of findings you've marked resolved. |
| Confidence | 0–1 score for how sure a rule is that a finding is correct. |
| Connected App | An OAuth application SmixAI uses to access an environment (e.g. a Salesforce or MuleSoft Connected App). |
| Connector | An integration that lets SmixAI read a system's configuration/usage. |
| Credential | Encrypted token/keys for one environment; one is marked primary. |
| Discovered opportunity | Total estimated ROI across open findings (money on the table). |
| Discovery | The engine that analyzes your inventory and produces findings. |
| Environment | A deployment within a system: production, sandbox, developer, staging, scratch, other. |
| Evidence | The data points behind a finding. |
| Finding | A discovered inefficiency, risk, or cost-recovery opportunity. |
| LangGraph | The framework behind SmixAI's agent runtime — the LangGraph pipeline on Railway where every agent runs. |
| Metadata | A system's configuration and code — objects, fields, automations, code, permissions, and settings (the exact shape depends on the system). |
| Org health | An A–F grade summarizing open findings by severity. |
| Organization (org) | Your tenant — the container for members, data, and billing. |
| Recommendation | The suggested fix for a finding, often with an estimated ROI. |
| Role | viewer / member / admin / owner — controls what you can do. |
| ROI | Estimated annual savings from acting on a finding. |
| Severity | low / medium / high / critical — how urgent a finding is. |
| Sync job | A record of one scan run (status, counts, timing). |
| System | A named instance of a connector (e.g. "Acme Salesforce"). |