AI glossary
Short definitions of the AI terms we use across Best AI For This. Each term has an example, the tools on this site that relate to it, and sources with the date we checked them.
Vibe coding
Building software by describing what you want to an AI and accepting the code it writes.
AI agent
A system where a language model decides its own steps and which tools to call to finish a task.
Cursor rules
Instruction files that Cursor's Agent reads before it writes code, stored in .cursor/rules or AGENTS.md.
AI code review
An AI model reads a code change, usually a pull request, and comments on bugs and suggested fixes.
Local LLM
A language model you download and run on your own computer instead of calling a cloud service.
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