Reference
Upstream specification documents for the aDNA standard. These are the normative references — when in doubt, the spec is authoritative.
Agent-First Guide
This guide is for developers who want to use aDNA with Claude Code (or another AI coding agent) from the terminal, without installing Obsidian. If you a...
Design Rationale
This document explains why aDNA is designed the way it is. It is the companion to the aDNA Universal Standard, which defines what to do. A third piece —...
Governance Model
The aDNA standard is currently governed under a Founding Architect stewardship model:
Migration Guide
This guide is for developers who already have a project and want to add aDNA to it. If you're starting fresh, use the Quick Start instead — clone the re...
Quality Rubric
Systematic quality evaluation framework for context library objects. Provides a 6-axis quantitative rubric that gates all context files — any file scori...
Reading Guide
The aDNA Universal Standard is 1,336 lines. You don't need all of them. This guide maps three reading paths by what you're trying to do, provides a sect...
aDNA Specification
Agentic DNA (aDNA) — A knowledge architecture standard for AI-native projects.
Tool Setup
All setups require: - Git (for cloning and version control) - A text editor that can read markdown and YAML - Python 3.8+ (for validation tooling)
Resources
Vocabulary and operational guides that support the specification.