Reference

Glossary

Terms

• Agent: AI software that can take steps on its own, such as calling a tool.
• AI Access Layer: msharti's gateway that controls what AI can reach.
• Approver: the person who approves or declines an agent's write or action.
• Audit trail: the record of every request and decision.
• Connector: a set of tools that lets AI use one system.
• Maker-checker: a rule that needs two people for one action.
• MCP (Model Context Protocol): an open standard for AI tools to call other systems.
• Read-first: connectors start read-only; writes are added deliberately.
• Role: a group of people with the same access.
• Shadow AI: AI tools used without approval.
• Tool: one named thing a connector can do, such as "look up balance".
• Write: any action that changes data or sends something.