All notable changes to the Constitutional Architect Framework and the Seven Principles of Agentic Coordination are documented here.
All notable changes to the Constitutional Architect Framework, the Seven Principles of Agentic Coordination, and the ACE Protocol are documented here. Contributors are named against the changes they motivated.
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P1 — Principle of Purpose Added explicit scope condition for exploratory and generative agents. The principle now accommodates agents operating without a fixed objective, requiring that the exploration mode itself be explicitly specified with defined constraints. Hybrid and mode-shifting systems must specify transition criteria. Contributed by James Bach.
P3 — Principle of Authority (formerly: Principle of Boundary) Renamed. Authority is the correct concept: what the agent is and is not permitted to do, the source of that authority, and the conditions under which it may be extended, restricted, or revoked. Contributed by James Bach.
P5 — Principle of Quality Control Normative statement revised. Acceptance criteria must be demonstrably mapped to the reasonable expectations of identified stakeholders and any applicable obligations. Acceptance criteria that are not so mapped produce a false sense of security. Contributed by James Bach.
Initial publication of the Constitutional Architect Philosophy, Seven Principles of Agentic Coordination, and ACE Protocol.