Reference
Glossary
Terms used in this catalog and what they mean here.
- A
- Available
- TD-recommended. Proven in multiple real projects, known failure modes documented, maintained with regular reviews. Use this for new work. See also: Pilot, Stage
- E
- Experiment
- An entry at the earliest stage of maturity. The idea is being validated — it may work, it may not. Not ready for production use. No adoption commitments from TD. See also: Pilot, Stage
- I
- Initiative
- A strategic theme that bundles related catalog entries working toward a shared goal. Initiatives have a status (active/paused/complete) and a lead. An entry can belong to more than one initiative. See also: Stage
- M
- MCP Server
- Model Context Protocol server — a process that exposes tools to AI agents via a standard protocol. TD builds MCP servers so Claude Code and other agents can query internal systems (Jira, Confluence, GitLab) without custom integrations. See also: Skill
- P
- Pilot
- In active use by at least one team, but not yet validated broadly enough to recommend to everyone. TD is watching it closely. Use with awareness of the risks. See also: Experiment, Available, Stage
- R
- Retired
- No longer maintained by TD. May still work but is not recommended for new projects. Often superseded by something in the catalog — check the replacedBy field. See also: Available, Stage
- S
- Skill
- A packaged AI capability, typically a Claude Code slash command or prompt template, that does a specific job: generate code, summarize a document, run an analysis. Skills are invoked by developers inside their editor. See also: MCP Server
- Stage
- How ready an entry is for adoption. The four stages are Experiment, Pilot, Available, and Retired. Stage changes over time; type (what an entry is) does not. See also: Experiment, Pilot, Available, Retired, Type
- Stale
- An entry whose lastReviewed date is more than 6 months ago. Stale entries are flagged with a cyan dot in the catalog. They may still work but the owner has not confirmed their current state. See also: Available, Stage
- T
- TD
- Technical Directorate — the Thales innovation function that owns this catalog. A small senior team that explores emerging technology, builds reusable platform components, and helps product teams adopt better engineering practices.