Glossary

Plain definitions of the terms used across Multilo and this documentation. Jump to a group on the right, or press ⌘K / Ctrl+K to search.

Core concepts

Project — A folder on your machine holding one piece of work — your draft, library, notes, and data. The unit of context agents see.

Document — A first-class file you edit — Word (.docx), Markdown, LaTeX, or text — rendered in the AI-native editor.

.multilo/ folder — A per-project folder for your settings (AGENTS.md, voice.md, integrity.md) and agent memory, plus internal data Multilo manages for you.

Library — The project-scoped collection of references and data that agents cite and read from.

Memory — Facts an agent remembers across sessions, stored as Markdown files; scoped per-project or globally.

AI & agents

Agent — A focused AI specialist you run on your document — drafting, citation-checking, language polish, and more.

MODES — Depth levels for an agent that change how thorough it is and how much it produces. Previously called Volumes.

Full Draft Writer — An autonomous agent that researches, outlines, drafts section by section, and inserts real citations.

Claim Check — On-device citation verification: reads each citation, fetches the source, and reports whether it supports the claim.

Sources Hub — Source discovery that mines references from your library and searches the web to fill gaps.

Inline suggestions — Sentence- and paragraph-level edits offered as you type, in Suggest or Automatic mode.

Agent Compute — An agent capability to write and run code in a secure sandbox to turn almost any file into almost any outcome.

Models & billing

Model — The AI model an agent uses; selectable per agent and per run.

Premium model — The most capable models, which cost more credits per run.

Credit — The unit that meters AI work. Drawn from your balance when an agent or suggestion calls a model.

Overage — Optional, opt-in usage beyond your plan's included credits. Off by default.

Platform

Extension — Add-on software that extends Multilo via the multilo API, installed from the marketplace and sandboxed.

Pack — A first-party extension built and maintained by Multilo (e.g. Research Companion, Speech).

Connection key — A one-time key to link a device to your account when the multilo:// deep link is blocked.

Local-first — The design principle that your files live on your machine; the cloud is used only to call a model.