Specifications & RFCs MOC
This map organizes the formal specifications, Requests for Comments (RFCs), and technical protocols that define the architecture and behavior of this vault and its agentic systems.
📜 Vault Protocols (YANP)
- yanp-for-agentic-workflows - The core note protocol for the vulture-nest.
- yaml-for-yanp - Metadata and frontmatter standards.
- yanp-frontmatter - Detailed specification for opening YAML blocks.
- frontmatter-schema-rfc-2026-05-04 - Active RFC for refreshing the frontmatter schema.
- executable-note-standard - Proposal for active knowledge and embedded logic.
🛰️ Inter-Agent Protocols
- a2a-protocol - The foundational Agent-to-Agent protocol.
- a2a-capability-lattice - Formalizing agent capabilities and discovery.
- capability-lattice-spec - Technical specification for the lattice.
- a2a-mcp-contrast - Comparing A2A with the Model Context Protocol.
- inter-agent-handoff-protocol - Rules for session state transfer.
- artifact-write-protocol-rfc-2026-05-03 - Active RFC for formalizing vault writes.
- note-hardening-pattern-rfc-2026-05-03 - Active RFC for graduating fleeting notes.
🤖 Orchestration & Automation
- spec-hermes-agent-loop - Descriptive spec for Hermes turn execution, tool dispatch, message alternation, compression, and persistence.
- spec-agentic-source-orchestrator - The "Knowledge Compiler" v1.
- spec-agentic-source-orchestrator-v2 - Architecture for automated ingestion.
- spec-agentic-source-orchestrator-v3 - Advanced ingestion and synthesis pipeline.
- knowledge-compiler-spec - Detailed requirements for vault-as-codebase tools.
- spec-memory-mcp - Implementation spec for the long-term memory server.
- spec-visual-vault-language - Formalizing the visual representation of the graph.
- spec-knowledge-gardening - Operational standards for vault maintenance.
- spec-chatgpt-web-mcp-wrapper - Architecture for the MCP bridge.
- spec-firecrawl-pgvector-pipeline - Ingestion pipeline for high-fidelity web scraping.
🧪 Experimental Standards
- protocol-source-ingestion-runbook - Operational guide for adding new sources.
- experiment-capture-protocol - Standard for recording vault experiments.
- polyglot-adr-rfc - Architectural Decision Record for the polyglot platform.
- polyglot-platform-adr - Finalized ADR for multi-language agent support.
References
Inter-Agent Protocols
- artifact-schema-discussion-2026-05-03 - Collaborative log defining the ADK/Symphony artifact exchange format.