MCP (Model Context Protocol): the open standard that lets an AI assistant
use external tools. Vizspect is an MCP server; your assistant is an MCP
client.
Bridge: a small helper that lets assistants expecting a local (stdio) MCP
server talk to Vizspect’s HTTP server. Vizspect points Claude Desktop and
the ChatGPT (Codex and Work) apps at it automatically.
Sign-in token: the secret an AI assistant must present (as an
Authorization: Bearer header) to reach Vizspect when Require sign-in
token is on. Copy it from the tray’s Copy sign-in token. It guards the
drawing itself (reads and edits) and is turned on automatically when you
allow LAN access, so a network-reachable server is never left open.
Control token: a separate secret that authorizes remote start / stop /
restart of the server over the network (for example the Mac-side restart
script in a Parallels setup). Copy it from the tray’s Copy control token.
It manages the server process only; it can’t read or change a drawing.
Reference numeral: the number labelling a part in a figure (e.g. 210),
tied to the specification.
Lead line (leader): the thin line from a reference numeral to the part it
labels.
Master shape: a ready-made Visio shape from a stencil (e.g. the flowchart
Decision diamond) that Vizspect can drop in and bring into the house style.
Swimlane: a process diagram divided into lanes, each an actor or
subsystem, showing which one performs each step.
Compliance check (lint): a read-only check of a page’s geometry (margins,
overlaps, crossings, stranded numerals) before you call a figure done.
Stadium: the rounded “racetrack” shape used for START / END in a
flowchart.