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Universal directory conventions for AI agents and developer tools.

Each standard defines a well-known directory layout that tools can discover and rely on — no daemons, no configuration, just files in the right place.

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~/.agents/

User-level profile and knowledge data, discoverable by AI agents and coding assistants. Your identity, your organizations, your docs — in one place any tool can find.

~/.agents/ ├── profile/ │ ├── user.md │ └── organizations/ │ └── stlabs.md └── techdocs/ └── my-setup.md

stLabs Draft v0.1

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.forge/

Project-level configuration and automation. A forge-neutral alternative to scattered .github/, .gitlab/, and .gitea/ directories.

.forge/ ├── manifest.yml ├── pipelines/ │ ├── github.yml │ └── shared.yml ├── templates/ └── ai/

OWTA Draft v0.1

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Principles

Convention over configuration

Predictable paths that tools discover without setup.

Plain text

Markdown and YAML. Human and machine readable.

Protocol-agnostic

Directory layouts exist independently of any transport layer.

Minimal core, extensible by design

Small foundations that higher-level specs build on.

Self-contained

Each directory carries its own meaning — no external services or registries required.

Interoperable

Standards cover different scopes and work together without conflict.