Glossary

Term	Plain-language meaning
Adapter	Files that connect sherpa instructions to a particular AI agent host.
Artifact	A file produced or updated by a workflow.
Evidence	Project material that supports a report or claim.
Human approval gate	A point where a person must explicitly confirm a consequential choice.
Lifecycle phase	A recorded step in the project's progress, supported by project state and evidence.
Manifest	A structured file listing registered commands and their routing or runtime metadata.
Project state	sherpa records for one project, stored in .sherpa/.
Runtime verification	A test showing that the agent host actually discovers and invokes the integration.
Workflow	The procedure an operation follows, including its inputs, boundaries, and outputs.