Glossary

Helpful if you’re new to AI teammates or just curious how things work behind the scenes.

AI Teammate

A term we use to describe Palette - an AI that acts like a helpful team member, not just a tool or bot.

It communicates like a person, works in the background, and supports your team’s routines directly in Slack.

AI Agent

An AI system that acts with some autonomy - it doesn’t just wait for prompts, it takes initiative based on context.

Palette is an AI agent designed to help your team stay aligned and reduce busywork.

Slack Integration

The way Palette connects to your team inside Slack.

Unlike most Slack bots or apps, Palette joins as a real teammate - it can message individuals, share updates in channels, and stay aware of what’s happening in your team’s Slack.

This is what makes Palette feel like part of the team, not just a command-based tool.

Context Awareness

Palette connects to your tools and Slack to stay up to speed. It sees meetings, tasks, and conversations - so it can show up with helpful nudges and relevant updates without needing to be told.

Memory

Palette remembers key details about your team’s work - like what you focused on last week or what workflows you’ve used before.

It helps the agent stay relevant without starting from scratch every time.

Privacy Model

The principles that define what Palette sees, stores, and protects.

Each team gets its own private instance, and nothing is shared across teams or used to train global models. You stay in control of what Palette can access and do.

Team Knowledge Graph

The internal model Palette builds to understand your team.

It maps people, tools, habits, and context - so Palette can support your work in a meaningful, personalized way.

Team Mapping

Palette builds a lightweight map of your team: who’s who, who works with whom, and how work flows between people.

This helps it personalize updates and know when to step in (or stay quiet).

Workflows

Reusable routines that Palette helps with - like weekly planning, project updates, or meeting recaps.

Each workflow is designed to reduce overhead and help teams build better habits.

Weekly Priorities

One of Palette’s core workflows.

Every Monday, it helps each team member share what they’re focusing on - and then summarizes it back for the team.

Check-ins

Short async updates prompted by Palette.

These might be about project progress, team mood, or blockers - helping teams stay connected, especially when working remotely or across time zones.

Project Update

A structured workflow where Palette helps the team share status updates.

These are often based on tool activity, like issues in Linear or events in Google Calendar.

Nudges

Small, helpful reminders from Palette.

These might prompt someone to share priorities, update a task, or reflect on a meeting. They’re always optional - Palette isn’t a micromanager.

Team Pulse

A lightweight check-in that helps your team sense how things are going.

Palette can ask how clear, focused, or aligned people feel - and spot early signs of misalignment or friction.

Habits

The small routines that keep a team aligned - like sharing priorities on Mondays or checking in before standup.

Palette helps your team build and reinforce these habits with gentle nudges and automation.

Async Work

Working without needing everyone online at the same time.

Think: shared updates, smart nudges, automated follow-ups. Palette is built to support async-first teams - whether fully remote or hybrid.

Misalignment

When people on a team aren’t on the same page - about goals, priorities, or ownership.

Palette is trained to spot signs of misalignment early and gently surface it before it becomes a bigger issue.

High-Performing Teams

Teams that are clear on what matters, work well together, and continuously improve how they work.

It’s not about hustle - it’s about alignment, trust, habits, and momentum.

We draw on research from Lencioni, Tuckman, Google’s Team Effectiveness studies, and others to shape how Palette supports team performance.

Personalities (and DISC)

People work differently - and that’s a good thing.

Palette can take individual work styles into account using models like DISC, helping the team understand each other better and communicate more effectively.

Over time, this makes collaboration smoother, feedback more useful, and meetings less painful.