Stability

Agent Manifest is designed to remain minimal and structurally stable.

Two tracks of stability

1) Specification stability (manifest_version)

The normative contract is defined by:

• spec/v1.0/spec.md
• spec/v1.0/schema.json

A manifest that declares:

{
  "manifest_version": "1.0"
}

MUST validate against the v1.0 schema.

The specification version changes only when the schema and normative specification change.

See: VERSIONING_POLICY.md

2) Repository stability (documentation / foundations / examples)

The repository may evolve via:

• documentation refinements
• new examples
• foundational essays and doctrine
• editorial improvements

These do not imply a specification version bump unless the schema or normative specification changes.

Constitutional core

The core principles are defined in:

• CORE_PRINCIPLES.md

Changes to core principles require a major version, per CORE_PRINCIPLES.md.

Stability in Agent Manifest means:

Capability evolves.
Principles remain constrained.
Authority is declared before autonomy.