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API key

A secret token that authenticates Friday with a third-party service. Some integrations (such as PostHog or Claude Code) require an API key instead of OAuth. You add API keys in Settings.

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Agent

An AI entity that follows a Skill’s instructions to perform tasks within a Space. Agents handle the actual execution of each step in your automation.

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Artifact

Any content generated by an automation and stored in the Library — reports, summaries, data exports, and other output files.

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Automation

The complete workflow that Friday manages on your behalf, packaged as a Space.

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Capability

A built-in feature that works without any additional setup or third-party authentication — for example, web research, email notifications, audio transcription, or file processing. See the capabilities overview.

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Draft

A Resource version that has been saved but not yet finalized. Drafts let you preview and refine data before making it available to your automations.

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Environment Variable

A key-value pair stored in Settings that provides configuration to your Spaces — typically API keys, tokens, or other credentials that integrations need to function.

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Integration

A connected third-party service (such as Slack, GitHub, or Jira) that a Space uses to access data or perform actions. Integrations are authorized via OAuth and managed in Settings.

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Library

The central location where Friday stores all content generated by your automations. You can browse, search, share, and download artifacts from the Library. See Library.

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OAuth

A secure authorization method that lets you grant Friday access to third-party services without sharing your password. When you connect an integration, you are redirected to the service’s authorization page where you approve specific permissions.

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Publish

The act of finalizing a Draft so it becomes the active version of a Resource. Once published, the data is available to your automations.

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Resource

A persistent data store within a Space that holds tables, documents, files, or external references. Resources let your automations store, query, and update data across runs and maintain permanent version history. See Resources.

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Session

A single execution run of a Space. Each session records every step the automation took, what data it processed, and what output it generated. You can review sessions to monitor and debug your automations. See Sessions.

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Step

An individual action within a Session. Each step represents one action Friday performed during an automation run — for example, fetching data from an integration, processing content, or sending a notification.

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Skill

A reusable set of instructions that tells a Friday agent how to perform a specific type of task. Skills define what tools an agent can use, how it should approach problems, and what output to produce. See Skills.

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Space

The core building block of Friday — an automation that contains a trigger, processing logic, integrations, and output delivery. When you describe what you want Friday to do, it creates a Space to manage it. See Spaces.

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Trigger

What starts an automation. Triggers can be time-based (a schedule like “every weekday at 9am”), event-based (when something happens in a connected service), or manual (you ask Friday to run it).

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YAML

A human-readable file format used for configuration. Friday uses YAML files when exporting or importing Space configurations.