Glossary

Common terms used in RHDP Skills Marketplace, explained in plain language.

General Terms

Agent Skills

AI-powered helpers that run inside Claude Code (a text editor). You type a command like /showroom:create-demo and the AI generates content for you.

Example: /showroom:create-lab is a skill that creates workshop content.

Claude Code

An AI-powered text editor made by Anthropic. Think of it like Microsoft Word, but for creating technical content with AI help.

Download: https://claude.ai/download

Cursor

An alternative text editor (similar to Claude Code) that can also run these skills. Currently experimental support.

Namespace

A grouping of related skills. Think of it like folders:

Why it matters: You only install the namespace you need (most people want “showroom”).

Skill

A command you run in Claude Code that uses AI to help you. Skills start with / like /showroom:create-demo.

Think of it as: A specialized AI assistant for specific tasks.

Content Creation Terms

AsciiDoc

A text format for writing documentation (like Microsoft Word’s “.docx” but simpler). Don’t worry - the AI writes this for you.

What you see: Plain text with some symbols like = for headings What customers see: Nicely formatted web pages

Demo

Content where you present and customers watch. Like a PowerPoint presentation but interactive.

Use /showroom:create-demo for this.

Know/Do/Check Structure

A teaching pattern used in workshops:

Lab (or Workshop)

Content where customers follow along hands-on. They click buttons, run commands, etc.

Use /showroom:create-lab for this.

Module

One section of a workshop or demo. Like a chapter in a book.

Example: A 3-module workshop = 3 chapters customers complete.

Red Hat Showroom

Red Hat’s platform for hosting workshops and demos. Customers access your content through a web browser.

Website: https://red.ht/showroom

Template

A pre-made starting point. Instead of creating everything from scratch, you copy a template and fill in your content.

Think of it as: Like using a PowerPoint template instead of blank slides.

Technical Terms (RHDP Internal)

AgnosticV

Red Hat Demo Platform’s system for deploying workshop infrastructure (servers, databases, etc.).

Who uses this: RHDP internal team Skills: /agnosticv:catalog-builder, /agnosticv:validator

Bastion

A “jump server” - a computer you connect to first before accessing other systems.

Why it exists: Security - you can’t directly access production systems.

Catalog

In RHDP, a catalog item is a deployable workshop/demo configuration.

Think of it as: A recipe that tells RHDP what infrastructure to create.

CNV (OpenShift Virtualization)

Red Hat’s technology for running virtual machines on OpenShift. Used for multi-user workshops.

Why it matters: Lets multiple students use the same cluster without interfering with each other.

Collection (Ansible)

A package of automation code. Like an app on your phone, but for IT automation.

Deployment

The process of setting up infrastructure (servers, databases, apps) for a workshop or demo.

Example: “We deployed the OpenShift workshop to AWS.”

HCP (Hosted Control Plane)

A way to run OpenShift clusters more efficiently.

For most users: Don’t worry about this - it’s an infrastructure choice.

Infrastructure

The underlying computers, networks, and storage needed to run a workshop.

Example: “We need AWS infrastructure for this GPU demo.”

Provisioning

Setting up infrastructure automatically. Instead of manually creating servers, RHDP provisions them.

Think of it as: Like ordering food delivery vs. cooking - provisioning does it for you.

RHDP

Red Hat Demo Platform - Red Hat’s internal system for deploying workshops and demos.

Website: https://demo.redhat.com

SNO (Single Node OpenShift)

A lightweight OpenShift cluster running on one machine instead of many.

Use case: Edge computing demos, single-user workshops.

UserInfo

Variables that get passed from deployed infrastructure to your workshop content.

Example: API keys, URLs, usernames that customers need.

Validation Role

Automated tests to check if infrastructure deployed correctly.

Example: “Does the database exist? Is the web server running?”

Workload

A component or service you want to deploy (like a database, monitoring tool, etc.).

Example: “We’re deploying these workloads: OpenShift AI, Ansible Automation Platform, Showroom.”

Git Terms (Optional Knowledge)

Note: You don’t need to know Git to create demos with Showroom skills, but these terms may appear.

Clone

Making a copy of code from GitHub to your computer.

Command: git clone <url> Think of it as: Downloading a project folder.

Commit

Saving changes with a description of what you changed.

Think of it as: Hitting “Save” in Word, but with a note saying what you changed.

Git

A system for tracking changes to files. Like “Track Changes” in Microsoft Word but for code/text.

Why it exists: So teams can collaborate without overwriting each other’s work.

GitHub

A website for storing and sharing Git projects. Like Dropbox but for code.

Website: https://github.com

Pull

Getting the latest changes from GitHub to your computer.

Command: git pull Think of it as: Syncing Dropbox to get the latest files.

Push

Sending your changes from your computer to GitHub.

Command: git push Think of it as: Uploading files to Dropbox.

Repository (Repo)

A project folder tracked by Git. Contains all files and history.

Example: “The Ansible workshop repository has 50 files.”

Platform Comparison

Term Claude Code Cursor
Type AI-powered text editor AI-powered code editor
Skill Support ✅ Native (works perfectly) ⚠️ Experimental (may not work)
Best For Creating demos/workshops Developers writing code
Recommended? ✅ Yes ⚠️ For developers only

Namespace Comparison

Namespace Who Uses It What It Does Skills
showroom Salespeople, SAs, content creators Create demos & workshops create-lab, create-demo, verify-content, blog-generate
agnosticv RHDP internal team Deploy workshop infrastructure agnosticv-catalog-builder, agnosticv-validator
health RHDP internal team Deployment health validation deployment-validator
ftl RHDP internal team Full Test Lifecycle lab grading ftl:lab-validator

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