Glossary

Protocol

A fixed contract that defines valid structure and behavior.

A concrete file that represents project continuity state (intent, constraints, plan, progress, handoff).

A JSON Schema that defines what an artifact may contain.

A disposable list of tasks an agent intends to execute. It may be replaced at any time.

Append-only evidence of what was done.

A deterministic summary that lets a different agent resume without asking the human what happened.

Rules that must always be true (enforced by lint).

Machine-checkable proof that artifacts and invariants are valid.