SMALL Specification

The Five Primitives

• Schema — What is allowed
• Manifest — What is intended
• Artifact — What exists
• Lineage — Where it came from
• Lifecycle — What happened and what may happen next

Reference Material

• Docs: Primitive Specification v1 →

  Complete technical definition of Schema, Manifest, Artifact, Lineage, and Lifecycle primitives.

• Playground: Validate Manifests →

  Interactive environment to test manifest validation and observe lineage/lifecycle generation.

Normative vs Informative

SMALL documentation is divided into normative and informative content:

• Normative: /compliance defines binding requirements. MUST/MUST NOT language is enforceable.
• Informative: Essays, diagrams, and explanatory docs provide context but are not binding.

Protocol

SMALL is a versioned, machine-consumable protocol. The protocol contract is available at /protocol/small/v1.

Usage

The spec defines the contract. The CLI enforces it. The usage guide explains how humans and agents interact with it.