name: Encore Vocabulary
provider: encore-dev
description: Domain vocabulary for the Encore backend framework and Encore Cloud platform.
terms:
- term: Encore.ts
  definition: TypeScript backend framework with a Rust-based runtime that compiles to a single binary for production.
  type: Framework
- term: Encore.go
  definition: Go backend framework using //encore:api and //encore:service annotations parsed at build time.
  type: Framework
- term: Encore Cloud
  definition: Hosted developer platform that provisions infrastructure on AWS or GCP and runs CI/CD, traces, metrics, and previews.
  type: Platform
- term: Infrastructure from Code
  definition: Encore's approach to declaring infrastructure resources as typed code primitives that are interpreted at build time.
  type: Concept
- term: api()
  definition: TypeScript helper that wraps a function as an Encore endpoint with declarative method, path, expose, auth, and sensitive options.
  type: Primitive
- term: //encore:api
  definition: Go directive that marks a function as an Encore endpoint.
  type: Primitive
- term: Service
  definition: An Encore service — a folder with encore.service.ts or a Go package with //encore:service.
  type: Primitive
- term: Raw Endpoint
  definition: An api.raw() endpoint that receives the underlying request and response writer directly, used for webhooks and low-level HTTP.
  type: Primitive
- term: Streaming Endpoint
  definition: A WebSocket-style streaming endpoint exposed by Encore.ts.
  type: Primitive
- term: Pub/Sub Topic
  definition: An Encore Pub/Sub topic — backed locally by an in-memory broker and in production by AWS SNS or GCP Pub/Sub.
  type: Resource
- term: Bucket
  definition: An Encore object storage bucket — backed locally by a filesystem and in production by S3 or GCS.
  type: Resource
- term: Cron Job
  definition: A scheduled endpoint invocation declared with a cron expression or shorthand.
  type: Resource
- term: Secret
  definition: A named secret value injected into the application at runtime, managed per environment.
  type: Resource
- term: Environment
  definition: A deployment target — development, preview, staging, production — on Encore Cloud or self-hosted.
  type: Platform
- term: Preview Environment
  definition: An ephemeral environment automatically provisioned per pull request on the Pro plan.
  type: Platform
- term: Development Dashboard
  definition: The local web UI exposed by `encore run` showing traces, services, the API explorer, the database explorer, and the architecture flow diagram.
  type: Tool
- term: Flow Diagram
  definition: The auto-generated architecture diagram showing services, endpoints, and infrastructure resources.
  type: Tool
- term: Service Catalog
  definition: The auto-generated catalog of services, endpoints, and request/response schemas.
  type: Tool
- term: MCP Server
  definition: Encore's built-in Model Context Protocol server exposing the running application to AI agents.
  type: Tool
- term: encore CLI
  definition: The `encore` command-line tool (encore app create, encore run, encore build docker, encore mcp).
  type: Tool
sources:
- https://encore.dev/docs/ts
- https://encore.dev/docs/go
- https://encore.cloud/pricing
updated: '2026-05-24'