covenant.yml
Shared rules for human and agent contributions
What it does
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.
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