Docs
The canonical specifications live in the source repos. This page indexes them.
For machine readers, see /llms.txt and /agents.md.
Myelin — the protocol stack
- docs/architecture.md — the canonical seven-layer reference: per-layer charter, code mapping, current status.
- schemas/envelope.schema.json — JSON Schema (draft 2020-12) for the Myelin envelope.
- specs/namespace.md — NATS subject namespace convention (local / federated / public).
- docs/identity.md — M4 identity model and signing.
- examples/ — valid + intentionally-invalid envelopes for testing.
Cortex — the M7 surface
- docs/architecture.md — the canonical design: M1–M7 stack, agent + presence/renderer model, event architecture, three-tier visibility.
- docs/plan-cortex-migration.md — per-file inventory + phase plan MIG-0..MIG-8. Retires when MIG-8 closes.
Background
- Myelin in plain English — what this site says about the protocol stack.
- Cortex in plain English — what this site says about the M7 surface.
- Blog — design notes and migration journals as they happen.
Reading order for a new agent or operator
- Start here. Site landing page — the one-screen pitch.
- Myelin overview — what each of the seven layers does.
- myelin/docs/architecture.md — the canonical spec.
- Cortex overview — where the M7 surface fits.
- cortex/docs/architecture.md — the canonical design.
- Pick a repo and read its
README.md. The roadmaps live there.
For machine readers
Three plain-text indices give an LLM the same content this page covers, without the HTML:
/llms.txt— llms.txt-convention index of pages and links./agents.md— one-screen markdown summary of myelin + cortex with all links./robots.txt— crawling policy (open).
Repos in the wider ecosystem
Both myelin and cortex live inside the-metafactory on GitHub. The siblings worth knowing about:
- pilot — review-loop coordinator (M7 sibling app).
- signal — telemetry / OTLP collector (M7 sibling app).
- compass — standard operating procedures (knowledge artefacts).
- blueprint — cross-repo dependency graph (planning artefact).
- meta-factory — the marketplace that runs on top of this stack — separate site at meta-factory.ai.