# Glossary

> The words used by Prompt Verse in plain language: asset, piece, wrapper, variable, render, commit, branch, eval, MCP, listing and more.

Source: https://prompt-verse.io/docs/glossary/

**Agent.** An asset that holds instructions, a provider and settings such as temperature.

**Asset.** Anything in your library: a prompt, agent, workflow, MCP tool or skill.

**Block.** A piece that groups modules. Used in advanced prompts.

**Branch.** A line of commits that lets you try a change without touching the version in use.

**Collection.** A named shelf that holds assets of any kind.

**Commit.** A saved version of the working copy, with a message.

**Context.** A prompt saved as background to attach to others.

**Eval.** A set of cases plus a scoring method and a threshold, used to compare versions.

**Format.** The shape a rendered prompt is written in, such as Markdown, JSON or chat messages.

**Library.** Everything you own in Prompt Verse.

**Listing.** A committed version offered on the marketplace.

**MCP.** The Model Context Protocol, the open standard AI assistants use to connect to other software.

**MCP tool.** An asset with a name, a description and an input schema that executes as a mock or over HTTP. Do not confuse it with the tools your AI sees when it connects.

**Merge.** Combining a branch into the current one. Conflicts come back for you to resolve.

**Module.** A reusable content piece.

**Piece.** A unit of a prompt: text, section, module, block or wrapper.

**Pre-beta.** The current stage: invite-only, payments in test mode, no built-in AI.

**Prompt.** A tree of pieces that renders into text.

**Release.** A tag that marks a version you ship.

**Render.** Turning a prompt into finished text by resolving pieces, applying wrappers and filling variables. It uses no AI.

**Response.** A prompt saved as an example of the answer you want.

**Skill.** An asset with a description and the inputs it needs, which your AI can pick up.

**Starter.** A ready-made asset you can add and change.

**Tag.** A label you put on an asset to find it again, or a name you give to a commit.

**Variable.** A value written as `{{name}}` that you fill in when you render.

**Workflow.** A list of nodes that pass results on in order.

**Wrapper.** A piece that changes how the pieces inside it are processed, such as a role or a constraint.