Agile Glossary

What Agileglossary is for

"What does the Scrum Guide actually say about the Scrum Master's role?", "how long is a Daily Scrum?", "what's the difference between Scrum and Kanban?" — a fully local reference that was checked against the official Scrum Guide rather than answered from memory, plus published Kanban Method practices and honest labeling of which "Agile" terms (story points, velocity, burndown charts) are actually common convention, not part of either official framework.

What it does

role_guide explains a Scrum role — Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers — with its accountabilities exactly as the 2020 Scrum Guide states them. ceremony_guide explains a Scrum event — Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective — with its purpose, who attends, and its maximum timebox for a one-month Sprint. artifact_guide explains a Scrum artifact — Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment — and its commitment (Product Goal, Sprint Goal, Definition of Done respectively). cadence_calculator scales those one-month-Sprint maximums proportionally for whatever Sprint length you actually use, since the Guide only states exact numbers for a one-month Sprint.

term_lookup defines any single term from anywhere in the reference with its category. search_terms does a keyword search across everything. glossary_by_category browses by category. kanban_practices explains the six core Kanban Method practices — visualize the workflow, limit WIP, manage flow, make policies explicit, implement feedback loops, improve collaboratively. scrum_vs_kanban compares the two frameworks on cadence, roles, WIP limits, and how each handles new work arriving mid-iteration. common_misconceptions corrects frequent mistaken beliefs — including that "Development Team" (2017-Guide language) is still the current term, and that story points, velocity, and burndown charts are official parts of Scrum rather than common practices layered on top.

What is computed vs. verified vs. hand-curated

cadence_calculator's scaling math is computed locally. The Scrum roles, events, artifacts, commitments, values, and pillars were fetched from the official 2020 Scrum Guide at scrumguides.org and checked against that source directly, not recalled from training-data memory, before being reference-formatted here. Kanban core practices are drawn from published descriptions of the Kanban Method. General Agile terms (story points, MVP, planning poker, velocity, burndown charts, and similar) are explicitly labeled as common industry practice rather than requirements of either official framework, since conflating the two is one of the most common sources of confusion in this space.

What it is not

Scrum content reflects the 2020 Scrum Guide specifically — the Guide has been revised before (most notably 2017 to 2020, which is where the "Development Team" terminology changed) and could be revised again, so always check scrumguides.org directly for the current official text. This is a terminology and structure reference, not a certification prep course or a substitute for actually running the framework with a team.

Agileglossary — Privacy Policy

Effective 25 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Agileglossary is. Agileglossary is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a fully local Agile/Scrum/Kanban terms and ceremony guide, with Scrum content checked against the official 2020 Scrum Guide — roles, events, artifacts, commitments, Kanban core practices, a Scrum-vs-Kanban comparison, and a Sprint-length cadence calculator. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the text or values needed for that one response.

What we receive. the arguments of each tool call — a term, role, event, artifact, or practice name to look up, a search keyword, or a Sprint length to scale timeboxes for, the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered locally and nothing is stored. Term, role, event, artifact and practice content is answered from a bundled reference file that was checked against the official 2020 Scrum Guide and published Kanban Method descriptions; only the cadence-calculator's proportional scaling is computed from the number you send us — there is no upstream call at all; no request is forwarded to any third party, and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant, your name, contacts, or account credentials, and we do not build a profile from your queries — each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Lookup terms are the only input this connector needs, and we do not build any profile of what you've looked up over time.

Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — every tool is computed or answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. For users in California, the EU/UK and elsewhere, our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Agileglossary is a general-audience terminology and process reference operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Agileglossary — Terms of Service

Effective 25 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Agileglossary connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Agileglossary returns Scrum/Kanban/Agile terminology and ceremony reference, with Scrum content checked against the official 2020 Scrum Guide, plus a Sprint-length cadence calculator computed from your input. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. Not professional advice. Agileglossary provides general information, templates and reference material — it is not legal, financial, tax, HR, or other professional advice, and using it does not create any professional relationship. Verify anything consequential against authoritative sources or a qualified professional before relying on it.
3. Reflects one version of the Scrum Guide. Content is checked against the 2020 Scrum Guide specifically. The Guide has been revised before and may be revised again — always check scrumguides.org directly for the current official text before treating anything here as authoritative for a certification or compliance purpose.
4. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
5. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
6. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your input is answered on our server and nothing is stored.
7. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
8. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
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