// GLOSSARY
Observability, explained simply
No jargon. No assumptions. Just plain-English explanations of the terms you'll see when debugging your app. Written for vibe coders.
Observability
Knowing what's happening inside your app when it's running.
Error Monitoring
Automatically catching and reporting errors when your app breaks.
Log
A timestamped message your app writes to record what it's doing.
Trace
A journey of a single request through your app and its dependencies.
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
A standard that lets AI tools (Cursor, Claude) read external data sources.
Tail Worker
A Cloudflare Workers feature that watches your main Worker from the outside.