Foundation

Glossary

Created 9 Jun 2026·Updated 11 Jun 2026

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Term Definition
Agent Autonomous software component that plans and executes tasks using tools (APIs) within guardrails
Arif Digital Ads module engineer — R + A for build and module delivery
Emre VC / board — A for partnerships, pilot client, creative program, commercial gates
BM (Business Manager) Meta's container for ad accounts, pages, pixels, and system users
Business Center (TikTok) TikTok's equivalent of Meta BM for advertiser management
CAPI Conversions API — server-side event delivery to Meta (also used generically for similar APIs)
Change set A bounded group of optimization mutations applied together
Cost Guard Deterministic (non-AI) service that tracks token spend per run_id and terminates work at 3× estimated cost
QC loop telemetry Structured logging of every QC pass/fail and correction attempt — agent, model, task, playbook versions, input/doc refs
QC success floor Minimum acceptable first-pass or eventual QC success rate (default 80%); breach triggers ops alert and auto-optimization
Connector Platform-specific adapter implementing Kobi's internal interface (Google Ads connector, etc.)
Control plane Human Touch Dashboard (approvals) + System Ops Dashboard (logs, statistics)
Human Touch Dashboard Operator-facing approvals, plan diffs, tenant timeline — business RBAC
System Ops Dashboard Developer/system-user console — logs, health, QC/Cost Guard statistics — IAP + VPN
Scope red flag Required API capability unavailable or blocked — must resolve before promising SKU feature
Marketing API Access Tier Meta app tier controlling Marketing API rate limits (Limited vs Full)
Kobi warehouse BigQuery in Kobi GCP — Google Ads exports, agent telemetry; excludes client GA4/MMP BQ
Pilot client First real SMB business used to test end-to-end (onboard → ads → report). Sourced via VC/board — not ad creatives.
TikTok app Live TikTok for Developers production approval — Marketing API on real advertisers. Sandbox = test only. Not live streaming.
Implementation guide Client deliverable: manual pixel/CAPI install + optional GTM template; Kobi does not publish GTM in v1
CRM Internal Kobi customer relationship management system
DV360 Display & Video 360 — Google's programmatic buying platform
EMQ Event Match Quality — Meta metric for CAPI data quality
Execution manifest Record linking logical campaigns to platform IDs for a plan version
Feed Structured product/data file for Merchant Center or catalog ads
GA4 Google Analytics 4 — designated source of truth for measurement
GCLID Google click identifier captured for offline conversion matching
Guardrail Hard or soft limit on automated actions (budget delta, etc.)
HITL Human-in-the-loop — approval workflow for non-autonomous actions
IO Insertion Order — DV360 budget/contract container
Kobi Parent SaaS platform for small-business clients across verticals
MCC Google Ads My Client Center — agency account hierarchy
MCA Merchant Center multi-client account (aggregator)
Media plan Approved document defining channels, budgets, KPIs, and structure
Merchant Center Google product feed hub for Shopping ads
Offline conversion import Uploading CRM conversions to Google Ads with click ID or user identifiers
Orchestrator Central agent/service routing lifecycle state and work
Plan version Monotonic version ID of an approved or draft media plan
Platform connector See Connector
Pub/Sub Google Cloud publish/subscribe messaging (illustrative event bus)
sGTM Server-side Google Tag Manager
SKU Client product tier defining channels and service level
plan_entitlements Per-tenant limits from SKU — media cap, credit sub-limit, channels, catalogs
provisioning_template Vertical-specific onboarding package — events, pixels, catalogs, compliance flags
PRE (pre-launch) One-time agency setup (MCC invoicing, Kobi-entity business verify, Meta credit, etc.) — checklist only, no per-client ONB warning
Business verification Platform proof of who operates the ad accountKobi legal entity by default on MCC/BM/BC; not client incorporation docs
Domain verification Proof of client website ownership (DNS/meta-tag) — separate from business verification
Kobi Relay Phase 2+ first-party tag service — client CNAME + k.js; server fan-out to Meta/TikTok/GA4/Ads
SoT Source of truth — GA4 for cross-channel metrics in this module
System user Meta BM non-human user for API automation
Tenant Single client organization in multi-tenant Kobi system
UTM Campaign URL parameters for Meta/TikTok only — Google uses auto-tagging, no utm_*; see UTM spec
kcid / kpv Custom (non-utm) params for CRM — internal campaign key and plan version on Google + forms
ValueTrack Google Ads URL macros — used for {lpurl} and {_kcid} custom params (CRM); not for utm_*
attribution_gap Unmatched GA4 sessions vs platform — diagnosed by join hierarchy

Abbreviations by platform

Platform API name
Google Ads Google Ads API
Meta Marketing API
TikTok TikTok Marketing API
DV360 Display & Video 360 API (Bid Manager)
GA4 Google Analytics Data API / Admin API