Glossary

This glossary defines the Bronto-specific terms used across the docs. Use this page as the source of truth for product terminology. If a page uses a term differently, update that page to match the definitions below.

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Agent

An agent is software you run or configure to send log data into Bronto from hosts, services, or platforms.

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API Key

An API key is a credential used to authenticate programmatic access to Bronto APIs and integrations such as Local MCP.

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BrontoScope

BrontoScope is Bronto’s AI investigation feature. It analyzes an error event, identifies likely causes and impact, and returns recommended next steps with supporting evidence.

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Collection

A collection is a logical grouping of datasets. Use collections to organize related datasets and to separate datasets that may share the same name in different environments.

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Custom Parser

Custom Parser is Bronto’s LLM-assisted parsing feature. It converts raw, unstructured logs into structured, queryable events.

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Dashboard

A dashboard is a saved visual view of query results used to monitor systems, services, or trends over time.

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Dataset

A dataset is Bronto’s fundamental unit of log storage. It contains events that share a similar origin or format and is always queried as a unit.

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Event

An event is a single log record stored in Bronto.

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Hosted MCP

Hosted MCP is Bronto’s managed MCP server. It lets supported AI clients connect to Bronto over Bronto-hosted infrastructure using Bronto authentication.

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Ingestion

Ingestion is the process of sending log data into Bronto.

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Local MCP

Local MCP is Bronto’s self-hosted MCP server. You run it locally and connect AI agents to Bronto using your API key and regional API endpoint.

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Log Search

Log Search is Bronto’s main search experience for exploring events, filtering data, and running queries across large volumes of logs.

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MCP

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. In Bronto, it refers to the protocol used to let AI tools access Bronto data and search capabilities through Hosted MCP or Local MCP.

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My Data

My Data is the Bronto page for managing collections and datasets, reviewing parser coverage and data quality, and understanding ingestion and search usage across your account.

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Monitor

A monitor is an automated rule that evaluates a query or condition and triggers an alert when that condition is met.

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Notification Channel

A notification channel is the destination used for monitor alerts, such as Slack or a webhook.

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Organization

An organization is the top-level Bronto account boundary for users, settings, datasets, access controls, and billing or usage.

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Partition Tag

A partition tag is a special organization-level tag used to control how incoming data is grouped into collections and datasets. Partition tags should be stable, low-cardinality attributes such as environment, region, or service.

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Query

A query is an instruction used in Bronto to search, filter, aggregate, or analyze log data.

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Saved View

A saved view is a saved search or investigation state that preserves a query and its related view settings for reuse.

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Search

Search is the act of querying log data in Bronto to find events, patterns, or trends.

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SSO

SSO stands for single sign-on. In Bronto, it refers to centralized authentication through an identity provider.

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Tag

A tag is a key-value label assigned to a dataset. Tags help categorize datasets and make them easier to find, group, and query.

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Threshold Monitor

A threshold monitor is a monitor that alerts when a query result crosses a defined value.

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Trace

A trace is the end-to-end record of a request as it moves through services, captured as a set of spans. Send traces to Bronto using OpenTelemetry, then explore them to investigate latency, errors, and service dependencies.