Glossary
Pegasus terms used across the product and docs.
Product and roles#
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pegasus | The product and system described in these docs. |
| Owner | A logged-in Pegasus customer who owns bots and documents. |
| Visitor | An anonymous end user chatting through an embed widget. |
| Team workspace | A shared workspace where members can use team bots and quota. |
| API Client | An external integration authenticated with a Personal Access Token. |
Bots and knowledge#
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bot | A chatbot with settings, prompt, documents, status, and optional widget. |
| Knowledge Base | Uploaded documents attached to a bot. |
| Parse | Converting uploaded files into text/Markdown for downstream processing. |
| Embedding | Turning text chunks into vectors so the bot can retrieve relevant context. |
| Training | The prepare → parse → embed → commit workflow that makes a bot READY. |
Chat and usage#
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Conversation | A thread between a user/visitor/API client and a bot. |
| Direct | Logged-in workspace chat source. |
| Widget | Embed visitor chat source. |
| API | Personal Access Token/API usage source. |
| Credit | Daily quota unit shown in Pegasus. |
| Max Mode | Premium MASS-RAG mode for deeper answers with higher cost/latency. |
| Citation | Source/provenance display for an answer; not implemented yet. |
Widget#
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Widget token | Public identifier embedded in the widget snippet. |
| Allowed Origins | Exact list of website origins allowed to load the widget. |
| Visitor session | Temporary anonymous session created when a visitor opens the widget. |