Glossary

EasyCC uses a small set of terms consistently. Here's what each one means.

Working with Claude

Agent — A folder EasyCC manages on your computer. Each agent has its own files, its own chat history, and its own set of installed skills. You can switch between agents from the title bar.

Chat — A conversation with Claude inside an agent. An agent can have multiple chats running side by side.

Specialist — A focused helper Claude can call on when a chat needs a specific kind of expertise — a critic, a financial analyst, a brand-voice reviewer. Specialists live in ~/.claude/agents/ on disk; you manage them from the Specialists panel.

Skill — A pre-built one-click action like "Summarize this file" or "Draft a press release." Skills appear in the Skills panel and as /slash-commands in chat.

Permission mode — How freely Claude can use tools without asking. "Ask each time" stops at every tool; "Auto-approve safe" lets read-only tools through; "Auto-approve all" lets everything through. Change it per chat in the chat header.

Plan mode — A chat mode where Claude proposes a plan first and waits for your OK before doing anything. Useful for multi-step changes you want to review.

Files and versions

Auto-save — Every change is saved automatically after a short pause. The status bar shows Auto-saved when the disk is up to date.

Checkpoint — A named snapshot of your whole agent at one moment in time. Make one before a big change so you can come back to it.

File history — A timeline of every save for one file. You can preview an earlier version and restore it.

Restore — Bring back an earlier version of a file or the whole agent. The current state is saved first, so restoring is reversible.

Additional folder — A folder outside your main agent folder that EasyCC pulls into the file tree so Claude can see it. Read-only by default.

Window parts

Command Center — The home view when no chat is open: your agent roster, prompt cards, scheduled tasks, and the "Working Now" strip.

File tree — The left panel listing every file in the current agent.

Editor area — The middle panel where you open files. Tabs stack at the top.

Chat panel — The right panel where you talk to Claude.

Status bar — The bottom strip showing auto-save state, the current model, the running chat, and other quick indicators.

Behind the scenes

Memory — What Claude has learned about your style and preferences from past chats. Stored on your machine; toggle it on or off in Settings → Memory.

Tool result — Whatever Claude gets back after using a tool (a file's contents, a web page, a command's output). The safety scanner inspects every tool result before Claude sees it.

Safety scanner — A check that runs on each tool result to catch prompt-injection attacks (instructions hidden in untrusted content trying to redirect Claude). Configure it in Settings → Safety.

Slash command — A shortcut for running a skill from inside chat. Type /, pick a skill, hit Enter.