0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml

# STOP - CRITICAL READING REQUIRED

**THIS FILE MUST BE READ FIRST BY ALL AI AGENTS**

## WHAT IS THIS?

This is the AI manifest for **iseriser** — the meta-framework that generates
new -iser projects from language descriptions. Iseriser is the factory that
makes all other -isers in the hyperpolymath ecosystem.

Given a language description (name, type system features, compilation target,
key primitives), iseriser scaffolds a complete -iser repository with bespoke
manifest schema, codegen engine, Idris2 ABI definitions, Zig FFI bridge,
tests, CI/CD workflows, and documentation — all customised for the target language.

Currently generates all 28 -iser repos in the family.

## CANONICAL LOCATIONS (UNIVERSAL RULE)

### Machine-Readable Metadata: `.machine_readable/` ONLY

These 6 a2ml files MUST exist in `.machine_readable/` directory ONLY:
1. **STATE.a2ml** - Project state, progress, blockers
2. **META.a2ml** - Architecture decisions, governance
3. **ECOSYSTEM.a2ml** - Position in ecosystem, relationships
4. **AGENTIC.a2ml** - AI agent interaction patterns
5. **NEUROSYM.a2ml** - Neurosymbolic integration config
6. **PLAYBOOK.a2ml** - Operational runbook

**CRITICAL:** If ANY of these files exist in the root directory, this is an ERROR.

### Anchor File: `.machine_readable/anchors/ANCHOR.a2ml` ONLY

Canonical authority and semantic-boundary declaration MUST exist at:

` .machine_readable/anchors/ANCHOR.a2ml `

Do not place `ANCHOR.a2ml` at repository root.

### Maintenance Policies: `.machine_readable/policies/` ONLY

Canonical maintenance/governance files MUST exist under:

` .machine_readable/policies/ `

Minimum required files:
- `MAINTENANCE-AXES.a2ml`
- `MAINTENANCE-CHECKLIST.a2ml`
- `SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT-APPROACH.a2ml`

Do not place maintenance policy files in repository root.

### Bot Directives: `.machine_readable/bot_directives/` ONLY

Bot-specific instructions for your automated agents.

### Contractiles: `.machine_readable/contractiles/` ONLY

Policy enforcement contracts (k9, dust, lust, must, trust).

### AI Configuration & Guides: `.machine_readable/ai/` ONLY

- `AI.a2ml` - Language-specific or LLM-specific patterns
- `PLACEHOLDERS.md` - Bootstrap guide

### Community & Forge Metadata: `.github/` ONLY

- `CODEOWNERS` - Review assignments
- `MAINTAINERS` - Machine-readable contact list
- `SUPPORT` - Support channels
- `SECURITY.md` - Technical security policy
- `CONTRIBUTING.md` - Technical contribution manual
- `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md` - Conduct rules

### Agent Instructions

- `0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml` - THIS FILE (universal entry point)

## REPOSITORY STRUCTURE

```
iseriser/
├── 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml         # THIS FILE (start here)
├── README.adoc                 # What iseriser does, architecture, -iser family table
├── ROADMAP.adoc                # Phase 0-6 roadmap
├── CONTRIBUTING.adoc           # Human contribution guide
├── Cargo.toml                  # Rust CLI project (clap, serde, handlebars, etc.)
├── Justfile                    # Task runner
├── Containerfile               # OCI build (Chainguard base)
├── LICENSE                     # PMPL-1.0-or-later
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs                 # CLI: init, validate, generate, build, run, info
│   ├── lib.rs                  # Library API: manifest, codegen, abi modules
│   ├── manifest/mod.rs         # TOML manifest parser (language descriptions)
│   ├── codegen/mod.rs          # Template expansion engine (Handlebars)
│   ├── abi/mod.rs              # Rust-side ABI types (mirrors Idris2 definitions)
│   ├── core/                   # Language model and feature detection
│   ├── definitions/            # Language feature definitions
│   ├── contracts/              # Contract validation for generated output
│   ├── bridges/                # Bridge generation (Zig FFI templates)
│   ├── errors/                 # Error types and diagnostics
│   ├── aspects/                # Cross-cutting concerns
│   └── interface/              # Verified Interface Seams
│       ├── abi/                # Idris2 ABI: LanguageModel, TypeSystemFeature, etc.
│       │   ├── Types.idr       # Core types with formal proofs
│       │   ├── Layout.idr      # Memory layout proofs for generation structs
│       │   └── Foreign.idr     # FFI declarations for generation engine
│       ├── ffi/                # Zig FFI: C-ABI generation engine
│       │   ├── build.zig       # Build config for libiseriser
│       │   ├── src/main.zig    # FFI implementation
│       │   └── test/           # Integration tests
│       └── generated/          # Auto-generated C headers
├── docs/
│   └── architecture/
│       └── TOPOLOGY.md         # Architectural topology diagram
└── .machine_readable/          # ALL machine-readable metadata
    ├── 6a2/                    # STATE, META, ECOSYSTEM, AGENTIC, NEUROSYM, PLAYBOOK
    ├── anchors/                # ANCHOR.a2ml
    ├── policies/               # Maintenance policies
    ├── bot_directives/         # Bot instructions
    ├── contractiles/           # k9, dust, lust, must, trust
    └── ai/                     # AI configuration
```

## CORE INVARIANTS

1. **No state file duplication** - Root must NOT contain STATE.a2ml, META.a2ml, etc.
2. **Single source of truth** - `.machine_readable/` is authoritative
3. **No stale metadata** - If root state files exist, they are OUT OF DATE
4. **License consistency** - All code PMPL-1.0-or-later unless platform requires MPL-2.0
5. **Author attribution** - Always "Jonathan D.A. Jewell <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>"
6. **Container images** - MUST use Chainguard base (`cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base:latest` or `cgr.dev/chainguard/static:latest`)
7. **Container runtime** - Podman, never Docker. Files are `Containerfile`, never `Dockerfile`
8. **Container orchestration** - `selur-compose`, never `docker-compose`
9. **Meta-framework role** - Iseriser generates -isers; it does not generate application code directly
10. **Template completeness** - All generated repos must pass `cargo check` and contain full RSR governance

## SESSION STARTUP CHECKLIST

Read THIS file (0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml) first
Understand canonical location: `.machine_readable/`
State understanding of canonical locations

## ATTESTATION PROOF

**"I have read the AI manifest. All machine-readable content (state files, anchors, policies, bot directives, contractiles, AI guides) is located in `.machine_readable/` ONLY, and community metadata is in `.github/`. I will not create duplicate files in the root directory."**