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what/

Plain-Language Definition

The knowledge layer of an aDNA project — everything the project knows. This includes reference material, context for agents, decisions that have been made, and domain-specific knowledge objects.

Technical Definition

The first leg of the triad ontology. what/ contains knowledge objects, the context library, architecture decision records, and domain entities. Required subdirectory: context/ (the agent context library). The classification question: “WHAT does this project know?” (aDNA Standard §3.1, §5.1)

Usage Examples

  • In this vault, what/ contains concepts/, tutorials/, patterns/, glossary/, comparisons/, use_cases/, context/, decisions/, docs/, and lattices/ — all knowledge, no operations.
  • The glossary entry you are reading right now lives inside what/glossary/, because it answers the question “What does this project know about aDNA terminology?”

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