Basic Concepts

If you're brand-new to Flock, start here. This page gives you a glossary-level overview; detailed deep-dives live in the Core Concepts section.

Term	One-liner
Flock	The orchestrator that owns agents & context and starts runs.
FlockAgent	Declarative spec of a single task (input → output).
Evaluator	Executes agent logic (LLM call, rule engine, etc.).
Module	Lifecycle plug-in that adds behaviour (metrics, memory…).
Router	Chooses the next agent, enabling branching workflows.
Tool	Independent function an evaluator can call.
Context	Key-value store + history shared across agents.

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Next Steps

• Follow the Quick Start to build your first agent.
• Dive into the full explanations in Core Concepts:
• Agents
• Declarative programming
• Workflows