Built in the Open
The protocol is open source. Everything that shapes it is traceable in git. Here's where things stand and how to get involved.
v1.3
Current protocol version
10
Principles earned in production
400+
Commits the protocol was read from
Git
Single source of truth, nothing hidden
Ten Principles, Earned in Production
None of these were designed up front. Each one was earned by a specific failure or validated by a measurable improvement, then read back out of the work. That's how the whole protocol was built.
Generated beats maintained
If a file can be rebuilt from source, rebuild it. No patching stale context.
Files are memory
Everything in markdown files committed to git. No tool-specific persistence.
Fewer, louder rules
Hard Rules at top override everything. The rest is guidance that can flex.
Track execution, not intent
Done means the loop closed. Not "drafted." Not "I'll do it later."
Name the blocker, not the person
Tasks named by what's blocked, tracked independently.
Know your command types
Rituals (extractable), Cycles (protocol-only), Generators (never extractable), Modes (behavioral).
Scope the correction
When giving feedback, state what should NOT change. Prevents overcorrection.
Seed the voice, grow the style
Initialise voice at first boot. Refine from corrections. Regenerate from evidence at ~30 days.
Structure is the owner
If you have to ask who owns it, the structure is wrong. Structure encodes who acts, when it's done, and who verifies.
Build the fence, not the net
Prevent at the input what you'd otherwise catch at the output. Design fences before nets.
Get Involved
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Working notes on the protocol, how it was extracted, and where it's heading. The essays are the canonical source.
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