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Status Definitions

StatusDefinition
DraftInternal only, subject to major rewrites.
ProposedOpen for community RFC, content is stable but consensus is pending.
LiveRatified standard, production-ready.
ExperimentalEmerging pattern, high risk of change, “use at own risk.”
DeprecatedNo longer recommended; replaced by newer patterns.

Core Categories

Concepts

“The Why.” Foundational theory and mental models. These are immutable ideas (e.g., “Levels of Autonomy”) that explain the philosophy behind the ASDLC.

Patterns

“The Structure.” Architectural templates and relationships. These are reusable solutions to common problems (e.g., “Supervisor Agent”, “Context Gates”) that explain the topology of agentic systems.

Practices

“The How.” Concrete implementation guides and specs. These are specifications and recipes (e.g., “AGENTS.md Spec”) that explain the workflow and execution standards.