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covenant.yml is a deterministic policy standard for agent and human contributions in repositories.
**Core Principles**:
- Deterministic evaluation, no hidden defaults.
- Single canonical file location: /covenant.yml.
- Strict outcomes: allow, warn, deny.
- Programmatic provenance and attestation requirements.
You can think of it as a `robots.txt` for AI coders.
covenant.ymlShared rules for human and agent contributions
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covenant.yml, a robots.txt spec for human and AI repo governance
We’ve published the first draft of `covenant.yml`, a deterministic YAML specification intended to define rules of engagement between human contributors and autonomous agents within a repository. The idea is similar in spirit to robots.txt, but for repository collaboration: - Explicit agent PR policies (allow,warn,deny) - Provenance requirements - Thread intervention policies The design goal is...