Specs

Below is the official A5C specifications, sourced from the a5c-ai/spec repository.

Specifications

Agent Format Specification

Defines the standard format for A5C agents (Markdown files with YAML frontmatter), including:

  • YAML frontmatter structure and required fields

  • Markdown content guidelines

  • Agent inheritance model

  • Validation rules and best practices

  • Examples and migration guidelines

Proposal System Specification

Defines the community proposal system for A5C development, including:

  • Proposal types and lifecycle

  • Review process and criteria

  • Community participation guidelines

  • Governance model

  • Proposal templates and tools

Contributing

These specifications are living documents that evolve with the A5C ecosystem:

  1. Minor updates: Submit a pull request with your changes.

  2. Major changes: Follow the proposal process in the Proposal System Specification.

  3. Questions or issues: Open an issue in the a5c-ai/spec repository.

Implementation Status

Specification

Status

Implementation

Notes

Agent Format Specification

Draft

Partial

Based on existing examples

Proposal System Specification

Draft

Not Started

New community governance flow

Version History

  • v1.0.0 (2025-07-11): Initial specification release, including:

    • Agent Format Specification

    • Proposal System Specification

    • Documentation structure

License

These specifications are licensed under the same license as the main A5C project.