Core concepts

Glossary: Module vs Connect tool vs Moonshot, projects, stages, and the Guide/AI split.

Overview

Creytix reuses a handful of terms everywhere in these docs. Once you know them, every other page reads faster. This is the glossary; The eight departments and Modules, Connect & Moonshot go deeper on the two biggest ones.

How it works

Two models sit underneath almost every page in these docs:

The department spine — the eight departments (Forge, Design Labs, Studio, Connect, Inspector, Prompt Guard, Ship, Dev) that organize every capability in the platform.
The stage model — every build moves through the same stages regardless of department: Intake → Plan → Build → Review → Guard → Release → Monitor.

A tier badge (Live, Building, Preview) tells you where any given page or tool sits against that stage model in terms of shipped reality, not aspiration.

Steps

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Learn Module vs Connect tool vs Moonshot
A Module is one of the eight departments. A Connect tool is an individual fleet service inside Creytix Connect (Mail, SEO OS, Scheduling, and so on). Moonshot is the forward-looking tier — tools framed honestly as roadmap, tagged Building or Preview, not yet at full parity with what they'll become.
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Learn workspace vs project
A workspace is the container for one site or brand — see Connect your workspace. A project is the unit of work inside a workspace: a specific build, campaign, or release moving through the stage model.
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Learn the stage model
Intake, Plan, Build, Review, Guard, Release, Monitor — the same seven stages apply whether you're shipping a page through Forge and Studio, or a code change through Dev.
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Learn the Guide/AI split
Creytix Guide is the deterministic hints and playbook layer that helps with everyday tasks without spending a model call. Premium AI is reserved for the moments that actually need judgment — custom design work, architecture repair, and large content transforms — not every click.

Capabilities

Module — one of the eight departments; the top-level organizing unit of the platform.
Connect tool — an individual fleet service inside Creytix Connect, each with its own tier badge and its own "Replaces" comparison.
Moonshot — the roadmap tier for tools that are Building or Preview; framed honestly, with no fixed ship date promised.
Workspace — the container scoped to one site or brand; see Connect your workspace.
Project — a unit of work inside a workspace, moving through the shared stage model.
Stage model — Intake → Plan → Build → Review → Guard → Release → Monitor, applied consistently across departments.
Guide vs AI — Creytix Guide handles routine hints and playbooks deterministically; premium AI is reserved for genuinely hard problems.
Tier badge — Live, Building, or Preview, shown on every doc page and tool so you know exactly what's shipped.

Limits & honest scope

This glossary covers the terms used across these docs today — it will grow as new departments or tiers are introduced, and a term's precise meaning can sharpen as the underlying feature matures.