01 / THE CORE IDEA
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ REPOSITORY = WORLD STATE │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ A repository isn't just code. │ │ It's the complete representation of: │ │ │ │ • Projects │ │ • Preferences │ │ • Tasks │ │ • Knowledge │ │ │ │ ...at a point in time. │ │ │ │ Make it readable to AI, and AI becomes a peer. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
02 / THE COMPONENTS
AGENTS.MD
Onboarding Protocol
"You are not onboarding to a project. You are onboarding to the meta-concept itself."
- ├── Philosophy
- ├── Getting started
- ├── Pattern library
- ├── Decision matrix
- └── Self-assessment
STRUCTURE
Tier Hierarchy
Projects organized by AI capability requirements.
- TIER_0 → Orchestration
- TIER_1 → Meta-Conductor
- TIER_2 → Integration
- TIER_3 → Specialized
- TIER_4-6 → Implementation
PATTERNS
Documented Actions
Recognized patterns AI can apply autonomously.
- • AI-First Validation
- • Variation Competition
- • Upstream-First Dev
- • Documentation-First
- • Session-Based Work
DECISIONS
Authority Matrix
When AI acts vs asks vs never.
GREEN: Autonomous
YELLOW: Discuss first
RED: User only
03 / SESSION MODEL
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SESSION-BASED ARCHITECTURE │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │ │ │ AI #1 │ │ AI #2 │ │ AI #3 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Onboard │ │ Onboard │ │ Onboard │ │ │ │ Work │ │ Work │ │ Work │ │ │ │ Handoff │ │ Handoff │ │ Handoff │ │ │ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ v v v │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ SHARED REPO │ │ │ │ (world state persists) │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ AI agents are stateless. │ │ The repo is the memory. │ │ Parallel work is possible. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Stateless
No memory between sessions
Parallel
Multiple AI, same repo
Persistent
Repo is the memory
04 / THE SCALE
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ IF EVERY REPO FOLLOWED THIS PATTERN... │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ 1 repo 10 repos 1000 repos ALL GITHUB │ │ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───────┐ │ │ │ │ --> │ │ --> │ │ --> │ │ │ │ │ W │ │WWW│ │ │ │ WWWWW │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │WWW│ │ WWWWW │ │ │ └───┘ └───┘ └───┘ └───────┘ │ │ │ │ W = World State (AI-readable repo) │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
ANY AI can onboard to ANY repo
Multi-AI collaboration across open source
Shared context = the repo itself
Documentation optimized for AI comprehension
Clean handoffs, parallel work
05 / THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE DIGITAL LIBRARY │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │ │ │ BOX 1 │ │ BOX 2 │ │ BOX 3 │ │ BOX N │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ [idea] │ │ [idea] │ │ [idea] │ │ [idea] │ │ │ │ [spec] │ │ [spec] │ │ [spec] │ │ [spec] │ │ │ │ [code] │ │ [code] │ │ [code] │ │ [code] │ │ │ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────┴─────┬──────┴────────────┘ │ │ v │ │ ┌─────────────────┐ │ │ │ AGENTS.md at │ │ │ │ the top level │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ "Here's how │ │ │ │ to read me" │ │ │ └─────────────────┘ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Each box
is a project README
Each README
is a self-contained idea
AGENTS.md
teaches AI how to navigate
06 / THE FORMULA
AI-Native Documentation
+
Structured Repository
+
Clear Decision Boundaries
=
AI Can Work on Anything at Scale
07 / APPLY THIS PATTERN
TO USE THIS PATTERN:
- 1.Add
AGENTS.mdto your repo root - 2.Define onboarding protocol (philosophy, structure, patterns)
- 3.Document decision authority (green/yellow/red)
- 4.Structure projects with consistent naming
- 5.Treat each README as a self-contained "box"
The repo is the interface. Make it readable, and AI becomes a peer.
SOURCE
Pattern extracted from operating a 156+ project mono-repo with daily AI collaboration. Battle-tested across games, apps, visualizers, and meta-systems.
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