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:
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.
