Coedit words, explained
A plain-language glossary of the words you will see in Coedit: project, share link, roles, canvas, element, version, and more.
New to Coedit? Here are the words that come up most, in plain language. You do not need to memorise them, this is just here when you want it.
Project
One page that Coedit hosts for you. Everything (the link, comments, edits, and version history) belongs to a project.
HTML
The code a web page is written in. Your AI tool gives it to you in a chat or as a file ending in .html. You do not need to read it, only bring it into Coedit.
Share link
The public link to your project. Anyone you send it to can open the page in their browser. The main link also lets people comment, with no account.
Roles (View, Comment, Edit)
What a link lets someone do. View only is look but not touch, Can comment is the default main link, and Can edit opens the full editor. See View, comment, and edit links explained.
Canvas
The live preview of your page inside the editor. In Edit mode you click things on the canvas and change them, with no code.
Element
One thing on the page: a heading, a paragraph, a button, an image. Comments pin to an element, and you edit one element at a time.
Comment pin
A marker attached to an element that holds a comment thread. It stays with that element even as the page changes around it.
Version (checkpoint)
A saved snapshot of the page. Coedit saves them automatically as you edit, and you can name your own. You can restore any version. See How version history works.
Guest
Someone who opens a share link without an account. Guests can view and comment under a name they choose. Editing is the only thing that needs a sign-in.
Suggestion
A change proposed by an AI agent (through the CLI or MCP) that waits for you to approve or reject it before it touches the page. See Review and apply agent suggestions.
CLI and MCP
Two ways to bring work in without the web app: the CLI is a terminal command, and MCP lets your own AI agent read a project and propose changes. Both are optional.
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