> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mcp.conserver.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mcp.conserver.io/reference/glossary.md). # Glossary Terms and definitions for the vCon MCP Server. *** ## A ### Analysis A component of a vCon containing results from AI/ML processing such as transcription, sentiment analysis, or summarization. Stored in the `analysis` array. See [Section 4.5](/reference/vcon-spec.md#analysis-object) of the vCon spec. ### Attachment A component of a vCon for supporting files, notes, or metadata. Used for tags, documents, and custom data. Stored in the `attachments` array. See [Section 4.4](/reference/vcon-spec.md#attachment-object). ### Async/Await JavaScript/TypeScript pattern for handling asynchronous operations. Used throughout the server for database queries and API calls. *** ## B ### Base64url URL-safe base64 encoding scheme defined in RFC 4648. One of three valid `encoding` values in vCon. See [Encoding Options](/reference/vcon-spec.md#encoding-options). *** ## C ### CCPA California Consumer Privacy Act. US state law regulating data privacy for California residents. Supported by the Privacy Suite plugin. ### Consent Permission from a data subject for processing their personal data. In vCon, stored as special attachments. See [Enterprise Features](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/enterprise-features.md#consent-management). ### CRUD Create, Read, Update, Delete. Basic database operations implemented as MCP tools. *** ## D ### Database Inspector Tool for examining vCon database structure and contents. Part of the development toolset. ### Dialog A component of a vCon representing conversation content (recordings, text, transfers). Stored in the `dialog` array. See [Section 4.3](/reference/vcon-spec.md#dialog-object). ### Dialog Type One of four valid values for `dialog.type`: `recording`, `text`, `transfer`, `incomplete`. See [Dialog Types](/reference/vcon-spec.md#dialog-types). *** ## E ### Embedding Vector representation of text used for semantic search. Generated by AI models like OpenAI's text-embedding-ada-002. See [Embeddings Guide](/development/embeddings.md). ### Encoding Format of content in `body` fields. Valid values: `none`, `base64url`, `json`. Must be explicitly set, no defaults. See [Encoding Options](/reference/vcon-spec.md#encoding-options). ### Extension Custom functionality added to vCon spec. Declared in `extensions` array, required ones in `must_support` array. See [Extensions](/reference/vcon-spec.md#extensions). *** ## F ### Full-Text Search Search using PostgreSQL's text search capabilities with trigram matching. Implemented in `search_vcons_keyword` RPC function. *** ## G ### GDPR General Data Protection Regulation. EU law regulating data privacy and protection. Supported by the Privacy Suite plugin. ### Group Optional vCon component for linking related conversations. Stored in `group` array. See [vCon spec Section 4.6](/reference/vcon-spec.md). *** ## H ### HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. US law regulating healthcare data. Supported by the Privacy Suite plugin with PHI detection. ### Hook Extension point in the plugin system. Examples: `beforeCreate`, `afterRead`. See [Plugin Development](/development/plugins.md). ### HNSW Hierarchical Navigable Small World. Algorithm for approximate nearest neighbor search used by pgvector for vector similarity. See [Vector Search](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/vector-search.md). ### Hybrid Search Search combining keyword matching and semantic similarity. Implemented in `search_vcons_hybrid` RPC function. See [Search Guide](/guide/search.md). *** ## I ### IETF Internet Engineering Task Force. Standards organization that publishes the vCon specification. *** ## J ### JSON JavaScript Object Notation. Data format used for vCon objects. Also a valid `encoding` value. ### JSON Schema Format for validating JSON structure. Used in MCP tool definitions. ### JWE JSON Web Encryption. Standard for encrypting vCon objects. See [Security](/reference/vcon-spec.md#security). ### JWS JSON Web Signature. Standard for signing vCon objects. See [Security](/reference/vcon-spec.md#security). *** ## L ### Lifecycle Hook Plugin callback executed at specific points in vCon operations. Examples: initialization, creation, deletion. See [Plugin Interface](/development/plugins.md#plugin-interface). *** ## M ### Materialized View Precomputed database query result stored as a table. Used for fast tag lookups (`vcon_tags_mv`). See [Tag System](/guide/tags.md). ### MCP Model Context Protocol. Standard protocol for connecting AI assistants to data sources and tools. See [MCP Protocol](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/mcp-protocol.md). ### Migration Process of updating database schema or code from one version to another. See [Migration Guide](/reference/migration_guide.md). *** ## N ### Normalization Database design technique of organizing data to reduce redundancy. vCon data is stored in normalized form (separate tables for parties, dialog, etc.). See [Database Schema](/reference/corrected_schema.md). *** ## O ### OpenAI AI company providing models for embeddings, transcription, and analysis. Used for semantic search and content analysis. *** ## P ### Party A participant in a vCon conversation. Stored in the `parties` array. See [Section 4.2](/reference/vcon-spec.md#party-object). ### pgvector PostgreSQL extension for storing and querying vector embeddings. Enables semantic search. See [Vector Search](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/vector-search.md). ### PII Personally Identifiable Information. Data that can identify individuals. Detected and protected by Privacy Suite plugin. ### Plugin Extension module that adds functionality to the vCon MCP Server. See [Plugin Development](/development/plugins.md). ### Prompt Named template for common queries in MCP. Provides guidance to AI assistants. See [Prompts](/api-reference/prompts.md). *** ## Q ### Query Database request for data. Implemented in `src/db/queries.ts`. Also refers to search terms. *** ## R ### Redaction Process of hiding or removing sensitive information. Supported via privacy levels. See [Privacy Features](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/enterprise-features.md#privacy-levels). ### Resource URI-based data access in MCP. Examples: `vcon://v1/vcons/{uuid}`, `vcon://v1/vcons/recent`. See [Resources](/api-reference/resources.md). ### RLS Row Level Security. PostgreSQL feature for access control at the row level. Can be enabled for multi-tenant deployments. ### RPC Remote Procedure Call. Database functions callable via Supabase. Examples: `search_vcons_keyword`, `search_vcons_semantic`. *** ## S ### Schema (Analysis) Field in Analysis object identifying result structure. **Not** `schema_version`. See [Analysis Object](/reference/vcon-spec.md#analysis-object). ### Schema (Database) Structure of database tables, columns, and relationships. See [Database Schema](/reference/corrected_schema.md). ### SCITT Supply Chain Integrity, Transparency, and Trust. Standard for transparency services. Used by Privacy Suite for consent receipts. ### Semantic Search AI-powered search using meaning rather than keywords. Uses vector embeddings and cosine similarity. Implemented in `search_vcons_semantic`. See [Search Guide](/guide/search.md). ### Stdio Standard Input/Output. Transport used by MCP for communication between server and client. ### Supabase PostgreSQL database platform with REST API, authentication, and real-time features. Backend for vCon MCP Server. *** ## T ### Tag Key-value pair for metadata. Stored as special attachments with `type: "tags"`. See [Tag Guide](/guide/tags.md). ### Tool MCP operation that can be invoked by AI assistants. Examples: `create_vcon`, `search_vcons`. See [Tools](/api-reference/tools.md). ### Transcript Text version of audio/video conversation. Created by analysis tools like Deepgram or Whisper. Stored as Analysis object. ### Type Safety Programming language feature ensuring values match expected types. Enforced by TypeScript compiler. ### TypeScript Programming language adding static types to JavaScript. Used throughout the server codebase. *** ## U ### URI Uniform Resource Identifier. Used by MCP resources. Examples: `vcon://v1/vcons/{uuid}`, `vcon://v1/vcons/recent/{count}`. ### UUID Universally Unique Identifier. RFC 4122 format. Required field in vCon main object and optional in Party object. *** ## V ### vCon Virtual Conversation. Standard container format for conversation data. Defined by IETF spec. See [vCon Specification](/reference/vcon-spec.md). ### Validation Process of checking data correctness against rules. Includes spec compliance and business rules. See [Validation Guide](/development/building.md#validation). ### Vector Array of numbers representing semantic meaning of text. Used for similarity search. Typically 384 or 1536 dimensions. ### Vendor Required field in Analysis object identifying who produced the analysis. Examples: "Deepgram", "OpenAI". See [Analysis Object](/reference/vcon-spec.md#analysis-object). ### Vitest Testing framework used for unit and integration tests. See [Testing Guide](/development/testing.md). ### VitePress Static site generator used for documentation. Powers the docs website. *** ## W ### Webhook HTTP callback for event notifications. Supported for vCon lifecycle events. See [Open Source Features](/reference/features.md#webhook-system). *** ## Z ### Zod TypeScript library for schema validation. Used for runtime type checking of MCP tool inputs and vCon objects. *** ## Symbols & Numbers ### 0.3.0 Current version of the vCon specification. Value for the `vcon` field. See [vCon Specification](/reference/vcon-spec.md). *** ## Related Documentation * [**vCon Specification**](/reference/vcon-spec.md) - Complete IETF vCon reference * [**MCP Protocol**](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/reference/mcp-protocol.md) - Model Context Protocol details * [**Quick Reference**](/reference/quick_reference.md) - Field corrections checklist * [**API Reference**](https://github.com/vcon-dev/vcon-mcp/blob/main/docs/api/README.md) - Tools, resources, and prompts *** ## Acronyms Quick Reference | Acronym | Full Name | Description | | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | API | Application Programming Interface | Interface for software interaction | | CCPA | California Consumer Privacy Act | California privacy law | | CRUD | Create, Read, Update, Delete | Basic data operations | | DID | Decentralized Identifier | Distributed identity system | | GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | EU privacy law | | HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | US healthcare privacy law | | HNSW | Hierarchical Navigable Small World | Vector search algorithm | | HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol | Web protocol | | IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force | Internet standards body | | JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | Data format | | JWE | JSON Web Encryption | Encryption standard | | JWS | JSON Web Signature | Signing standard | | MCP | Model Context Protocol | AI assistant protocol | | PII | Personally Identifiable Information | Identifying data | | REST | Representational State Transfer | API architecture | | RFC | Request for Comments | IETF standard document | | RLS | Row Level Security | Database access control | | RPC | Remote Procedure Call | Database function call | | SCITT | Supply Chain Integrity, Transparency, and Trust | Transparency standard | | SQL | Structured Query Language | Database query language | | URI | Uniform Resource Identifier | Resource location | | URL | Uniform Resource Locator | Web address | | UUID | Universally Unique Identifier | Unique identifier format | | vCon | Virtual Conversation | Conversation container format | *** **Need to add a term?** Submit a pull request or open an issue on GitHub. *** *Glossary maintained as part of the technical reference documentation.*