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Glossary

Term Meaning
Capsule Unit of work passed between agents. Schema: docs/reference/contracts/handoff-capsule.schema.json. Includes task, constraints, expected output, context.
Checkpoint Snapshot of pipeline progress emitted at phase boundaries. Schema: checkpoint.schema.json.
Camada "Layer" in Portuguese. 19 conceptual layers from Strategic (C1) to Scalability + Lifecycle (C19).
Constitutional rule One of 21 absolute or 12 contextual rules in docs/explanation/constitution.md. Violations halt the pipeline.
Rule 35 (SDD) Spec-Driven Development. Every change starts with an approved spec.
DoR / DoD Definition of Ready / Definition of Done. Profile-dependent thresholds.
HomoSapiens stage Project maturity: NEONATO → CRIANCA → ADOLESCENTE → ADULTO_JOVEM → SENIOR. Drives gates strictness.
Hormone Internal control signal: cortisol, oxytocin, dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin, melatonin, insulin. Modulates behavior across modules.
Mirror Learning Observe success traces; infer reusable patterns. Camada 18 cognitive.
Reality Anchor (UBT-000) Phase 1 truthfulness baseline: verify referenced artifacts exist before planning.
Reviewer ≠ producer Rule 15 — the agent that produced an artifact cannot approve it.
Skill One SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter (name, description, optional sub_areas, tier). 684 on disk; 127 curated.
Tier Curated skill rank: platinum (≥100K installs OR official), gold (10K-100K), silver (1K-10K), bronze (100-1K).
Wave A batch of capsules executed together under shared budget caps.
Wave cap factor Backpressure multiplier from insulin signal. 1.0 at baseline, shrinks above baseline.
WORLD-STATE Append-only event log of system facts. Read paths separated from write paths (CQRS-light).