Core Concepts

Routa is not a single chat window with extra buttons around it. It is a workspace-first coordination system for software delivery.

The Product Model

The stable concepts to understand first are:

• Workspace: the top-level boundary for codebases, sessions, tasks, notes, and automation
• Session: a workspace-scoped execution thread backed by a provider
• Kanban: the board-driven coordination and lane automation surface
• Team: a coordinated multi-agent execution mode
• Provider: the runtime used to execute work through ACP or normalized adapters
• Specialist: a named role with specific responsibilities in the flow

Best Next Reads

• How Routa Works
• Use Routa
• Architecture
• Execution Modes
• Architecture Decisions
• Providers & Models

Why This Section Exists

Getting started tells you how to run Routa. Core concepts tells you how to reason about it once it is running.