Governance

The rules, critical-rules, task lifecycle, and release process.

• ADR: Role dispatch stays opt-in; the role chain is single-agent guidance
• ADR — Task-ID Allocator Seam + externalref
• ADR — Task ID Collision Resistance for OSS Multi-Contributor Flow
• Agent Workflow PolicyDomain routing, task protocol, escalation, and memory contract — supplements `AGENTS.md` § Core Loop.
• Stack Anatomy Contract
• The coding-os Constitution — Values the Rules Derive Fromthe WHY beneath the rules. `AGENTS.md` lists the imperatives; [critical-rules.md](critical-rules.md) gives each rule's mechanism; THIS file states the small set of values every rule derives from — so when you hit a situation no rule covers, you can reason from the value and construct the right rule yourself.
• Critical Rules — Full TextCanonical expansion of every numbered rule listed in `AGENTS.md` § Critical Rules. AGENTS.md keeps the 1-line summary; this file is the rationale + enforcement reference.
• Decision RecordsDefine where durable architectural decisions live and how to reference them from tasks and governance docs.
• Docs-First Protocol
• Documentation System PolicyDefine the canonical documentation taxonomy, naming rules, file headers, and navigation contract for all active docs.
• GDPR / Privacy ComplianceDefine data handling, consent, and retention rules for personal data in the project.
• MCP Tool InventoryRoute AI agents to the correct tools for research, validation, and automation tasks.
• Migration Guide — Pre-0.3 → CurrentUpgrade a consumer project scaffolded by a pre-0.3 coding-os core to the
• Release Process (SSOT)
• Risk RegisterCanonical list of active project, architecture, and workflow risks that still require mitigation or follow-up.
• Scaffold Boundary Contract
• Stability Contract — what 1.0 freezes
• Stack Maturity Matrix
• Task Lifecycle Policy
• Product Vision — coding-os
• Wrapper Derivation PolicyDefine how editor- and tool-specific wrapper files (`.claude/`, `.codex/`) stay thin, derived, and subordinate to canonical SSOT docs.