Resource (CAT-MIP-000000339)
Accepted • 2025-09-19 • by nicole
Definition
A Resource is a general term that refers to any manageable object within the vendor ecosystem. This includes physical or virtual components such as devices, users, software, network elements, storage, and compute instances. In internal models (and in the DevOps Infrastructure Ontology), "Resource" is often used as an abstract class or grouping term for things that can be monitored, configured, automated, or queried. It is not recommended for use in AI prompts due to its vagueness.
Prompt Examples
- Check the health of all devices in the customer 'Brightline'.
- What devices or servers are consuming the most bandwidth?
Agent Execution
When the term "Resource" is used, the AI agent:
- Attempts to infer the intended object type based on context (e.g., device, server, user)
- Groups results across multiple types unless otherwise specified
- Logs a semantic warning if the target object class is unclear
- May return an ambiguous or overly broad result, reducing the usefulness of the output
Synonyms
- Asset
- Entity
- Object
Relationships
- Resource belongsTo Site or Tenant
- Resource has Status
- Resource isManagedBy Agent
- Resource isTaggedWith Label or Category
- Resource mayBe a Device, Server, User, Process, Script, or NetworkComponent
History
| Date | Author | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | nicole | Draft – initial term proposal |
| 2025-09-19 | nicole | Accepted – added to CAT-MIP registry |
| 2026-01-28 | mpurtell | |
| 2026-03-02 | jimmypuckett | Fix malformed YAML |