Glossary

A separately installed package that adds one ability, such as the Wingman or Telegram stickers. See Add-ons.

The file of main instructions at the top of your mission control folder, which Godspeed and desktop AI apps read first. See Change its rules and instructions.

A yes you give once, so one kind of step for a goal goes out without asking each time. Money, bookings and a first message to someone new always need a fresh yes. See Approve, stop or allow a step.

A secret code from an AI company that lets Godspeed use your account there, which you pay that company for. See What you need.

Your yes before a step happens. Anything that costs money, or goes out to a person in your name, waits for it. See What it does alone, and what it asks first.

Godspeed, the one you talk to in the notebook and in Telegram, run by Hermes with your AI account. See Chat with Godspeed.

A checked copy of your notes, your mission control folder and your media. Settings, Recovery, Save a backup makes one, and Godspeed makes one every night once it knows your time zone. See Back up and restore.

A second, separate mission control on the same computer, in a folder of its own. Your commands and routines keep using the first. See Update Godspeed Mission Control.

Telegram's own bot for making bots. It gives you the key you paste into the notebook's Connect Telegram page. See First setup.

A short word that starts with a slash, such as /new, sent in Telegram on the one-line server. See Chat commands.

A regular short conversation with Godspeed about one area of your life, on a day and time you choose. Your first goal sets up the weekly check-in. See Start a coaching talk.

A table of things you keep in order in the notebook, such as a reading list. Trackers are collections too. See Your notebook.

Two versions of the same thing that Godspeed could not join, such as a note changed on two computers. Settings lists them under Review conflicting edits. See Use it on two computers.

A sealed box on a server that holds a program and everything it needs. On the one-line server, all of Godspeed runs in one. See Server commands.

Copies of your conversations with AI apps, kept in prompts/archive/ in your folder. Godspeed searches it when it cannot recall something. See Find an old conversation.

Two routines: one chooses the day's work on your goals at 05:30, the other does it at 10:00 and 16:00. With an API key they cost money. See How the daily work runs.

The notebook's first page, with the Chat with Godspeed button and cards such as Tell Godspeed about you. See Your notebook.

The last day before something costs you, such as a late fee. Compare target. See Get reminded of a deadline.

An AI program you install yourself, such as Claude Code or Codex. Started in your mission control folder, it reads Godspeed's instructions and skills. See Use Godspeed in VS Code, Claude or Codex.

A widely used program that runs containers on a server. The one-line server command installs it on Debian and Ubuntu. See Install on a server.

One question at 21:00 about each habit you planned that day and have not tracked. Answer "yes", "no" or "skip". See Build a habit.

A list of your open journal tasks that the journal is meant to send in the evening. It does not arrive, even when switched on; see Known issues.

Short instructions about style and preferences, such as which language to answer in, added on Godspeed's brain. See Change its rules and instructions.

One dated thing that is true about you, someone you know or the world. A new value closes the old one, which stays in the history. See How it remembers.

The notebook folder where your routines leave one note per run when Telegram is not connected. See How the daily work runs.

A chat of about five minutes in which Godspeed asks where you live, a little about you and what you want help with first. Send the word context to start it. See Tell it about yourself.

A terminal for Windows that comes with Git, which the installer adds. A few commands run only there. See Terminal commands.

Something you want to achieve, kept as one card in goals/. Your first goal starts the routines. See Add, change or stop a goal.

The routine that researches each of your goals every night at 00:15. It reads web pages and contacts no one; with an API key it costs money. See How the daily work runs.

The chat inside the notebook: Chat with Godspeed on the dashboard, or Godspeed chat in the sidebar. See Chat with Godspeed.

Your own free AI assistant. It knows you, keeps your notes and works on your goals, and it is not tied to one app. You pay only for your AI account, and for a server if you want one. See What Godspeed Mission Control does.

The notebook page where you change who your assistant is, its rules and what it knows about you. Every change there can be undone. See Change its rules and instructions.

Something small you want to do regularly, such as ten minutes of stretching, kept with a record that does not punish a missed day. See Build a habit.

A web address that shows whether Godspeed runs: http://127.0.0.1:47831/health on your computer, or your server's address with /health. See Check that it is running.

Hermes Agent, a free, open-source program by Nous Research that runs your assistant, its chat and its routines. See Chat with Godspeed.

A company that rents out servers, which it calls VPS. A Hostinger server is installed with the one-line command, like any other. See Install on a server.

The inbox/ folder, where Godspeed puts anything it is unsure about for you to decide. See Folders and files.

A running log of what you start, what done means and what you finished, kept by writing "journal" in the chat. See Keep a work journal.

A common way for AI apps to use tools. Through it, apps such as Claude Code can read and write your notes. See Use Godspeed in VS Code, Claude or Codex.

Pictures, PDFs and other files attached to your notes. They are stored apart from the notes, and backups include them. See Your notebook.

"Your mission control" is your own installation. Its folder holds everything Godspeed knows, on a computer by default godspeed-v2 in your home folder. See Folders and files.

The AI company whose models do the thinking, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or OpenRouter. See Switch to another AI.

One dated event on the notebook's Timeline, marked by how much it affects your life, from Everyday to Life-defining. See Your notebook.

An optional short message each morning with what needs you and the day's dates. It is off until you ask for it. See Get a morning brief.

A notebook page of facts about you, mainly for copying an "About Me" text into another AI tool. To teach Godspeed itself, use Godspeed's brain. See Tell it about yourself.

The web page where you talk to Godspeed and see what it knows and does. Every page in it is also a text file in the notebook/ folder. See Your notebook.

godspeed.mjs, the notebook's maintenance program for checks, exports, backups and restores. See The notebook command.

A Linux server where you installed Godspeed by pasting one command. It runs in a container, has an https:// address and talks to you in Telegram. See Install on a server.

See watch.

The list of folders your terminal looks in for commands. The installer adds the folder with the mc- commands. See Terminal commands.

Four pages about you that Godspeed reads: About me, My people, My projects and priorities, and My voice. See Tell it about yourself.

Another word for skill, used in some files and places in the app.

Keeps your notebook in an empty private GitHub repository of your own, so another computer can share it. See Use it on two computers.

A code a server shows you once, when you make your account. It lets you choose a new username and password, so keep it somewhere private. See First setup.

One published version of Godspeed Mission Control, named by its date. This guide describes the release of 17 October 2026. See Update Godspeed Mission Control.

A question Godspeed keeps researching on a rhythm, telling you only what is new. See Watch a web page or a question.

The notebook page where things the AI found in your notes wait for you to Keep, Roll Back or Never Again. See Correct what it remembers.

A job Godspeed runs by itself on a schedule, such as the nightly goal research. Settings, Routines lists them. See Pause, move or run a routine.

The choice in Settings of where routine results go: the notebook, or Telegram once it is connected. See Pause, move or run a routine.

Short lines Godspeed follows in every job, such as "Never spend my money". A new installation starts with eight. See Change its rules and instructions.

The one computer or server that runs your routines when you have several. See Use it on two computers.

A rented computer in a data centre that stays on, so your routines run while your own computer is off. See Your computer or a server.

A Linux server where you ran the Mac and Linux installer instead of the one-line command. It has an https:// address but no Telegram. See Install on a server.

A private code that makes whoever uses it first the owner of a new server's notebook. It is in the link the installer prints. See Install on a server.

Step-by-step instructions for one job, kept as a folder in skills/. Godspeed picks a skill by what you ask. See Skills.

One piece of work the daily round plans for a goal. A step that costs money, or reaches a person in a way you have not allowed, waits for your yes. See Approve, stop or allow a step.

Keeping the same mission control on several computers, through a private GitHub repository. See record sync.

Short for coaching talk.

A day you would like something done by, which costs you nothing if it slips. Compare deadline. See Get reminded of a deadline.

A free chat app for phones and computers. Only the one-line server talks to you there. See Chat with Godspeed.

Your own bot in Telegram, made with BotFather, through which Godspeed talks to you. See First setup.

A window where you type commands, such as PowerShell on Windows or Terminal on a Mac. Everyday use needs none. See Terminal commands.

A plain request in a chat, such as "track belly 92 cm": the main way to use Godspeed. See Things you can say.

A list of numbers or answers you keep by saying "track", such as your weight. See Track your weight, or anything else.

Where a deleted note goes first, to Restore it or Delete Forever. See Make a note and find it again.

Short for virtual private server: a server you rent from a hosting company. See server.

Short for page watch: a web page or subject Godspeed keeps an eye on, quiet until something that matters to you changes. See Watch a web page or a question.

The coaching talk your first goal sets up: on Sundays at 18:00 Godspeed looks at how your goal went and asks you one question. See Start a coaching talk.

The tidy-up you can ask for once a week, which files waiting notes and writes a line on each goal. The notebook's Weekly Review page is a different thing, a summary of what you wrote. See Set up a weekly review.

An add-on that looks through profiles on the dating site Flirtual each evening and brings you matches with reply ideas. See Install the Wingman dating helper.

The word some messages and commands use for your mission control folder. See Folders and files.

The notebook page for the facts of your life beyond your notes: things, events, and facts with the dates they were true. See Your notebook.