Glossary

Term	Definition
Zelinqa	Decision engine selecting the next useful question based on context and progress.
Domain	Business configuration containing an objective, dimensions, questions and API keys.
Zelinqa Studio	Interface where a team prepares and publishes a configuration.
Configuration	A domain’s objective, dimensions, success information, and questions.
Draft	Editable copy that does not affect the runtime until published.
Published version	Immutable configuration active for new sessions.
Compilation	Asynchronous preparation of an executable version after draft validation.
Session	Durable conversation state pinned to a published version.
Decision	Result of a `/next` call, containing an action and ranked candidates.
Candidate	Question an integrator may ask; rank 1 is recommended.
Dimension	Business stage grouping several questions.
Success information	Structured business data the qualification aims to collect.
state_version	Optimistic concurrency number that prevents conflicting writes.
Idempotency-Key	Mutation identifier that allows the same request to be retried without duplicate effects.
Scope	Permission attached to an API key, such as `runtime` or `configuration:read`.
Degraded mode	Usable response produced without all usual semantic analysis.
Intent	What a question seeks to learn. Close rephrasings may share an intent.

See Progress and qualification to distinguish a dimension’s status, its progress, and overall success.