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BoodleBox terminology and glossary

Goal

Quick definitions of the terms you'll see around BoodleBox.

Terms

  • AI Tools — pre-configured assistants for specific tasks; the set you see depends on your User Type.

  • Assignment sandboxing — restricting which bots/models students can use in an assignment.

  • Boodle Bots — pre-built bots organized into 35+ categories (Teaching, Management, Marketing, Legal, and more), including the EduBot series for education.

  • BoodleBot (@boodlebot) — the auto-routing bot that picks the best model for your task (also called Curio).

  • Bot stacking — using multiple AI models in one chat; each sees what previous models said, which enables cross-checking.

  • Coach Mode — appends AI-literacy tips to each response.

  • Comment Mode — posts your text as a human message in a shared chat instead of sending it to the AI. Trigger it inline by starting your message with -- (two hyphens).

  • Custom bots — bots you create in the Bot Builder.

  • External student — a student not on your team, invited to a specific class.

  • FERPA "school official" — BoodleBox's legal designation that lets institutions share student data under FERPA.

  • Free vs. Premium — Free (Boodle Basic) gives unlimited basic-model use plus 5 premium messages a day; Premium (Boodle Premium, formerly called Boodle Unlimited) gives unlimited access to all models.

  • Knowledge Bank — your encrypted file repository; files must be explicitly attached to a chat or bot.

  • Skills Bank — your library of reusable Skills (saved instructions the AI calls on); call one with / in any chat, or set it to auto-call.

  • Knowledge to Context Mode — loading a full document into the AI's working context instead of just the most relevant passages. Happens automatically when your request needs it; also available as an optional toggle once files are attached.

  • Memory Mode — lets the AI recall past conversations (adds context, slightly slower).

  • Prompt modes — the four toggles: Coach, Comment, Memory, Knowledge to Context.

  • Token reduction — BoodleBox's technology that lowers AI cost and environmental impact without losing quality.

  • Trust Center — BoodleBox's compliance and security hub at https://trust.boodlebox.ai/.

  • Vibe Bot Builder — describe what you want and it writes your bot's instructions for you.

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