> Markdown twin of https://adna.network/glossary/glossary-who/
> Index: https://adna.network/llms.txt · Full corpus: https://adna.network/llms-full.txt
> State is a build-time snapshot generated 2026-08-30 (UTC); nothing here is live.

# who/ — aDNA Glossary

## Plain-Language Definition

The organization layer of an aDNA project — everything about *who* is involved. This includes governance policies, team roles, coordination notes between agents, and community structures.

## Technical Definition

The third leg of the [triad](/glossary/glossary-triad) ontology. `who/` contains organizational information: governance policies, coordination notes, team structures, and optionally contacts, partners, and community docs. Required subdirectories: `coordination/`, `governance/`. The classification question: "WHO is involved?" (aDNA Standard §3.1, §5.2)

## Usage Examples

- In this vault, `who/` contains `governance/` (agent protocol, vision, code of conduct), `coordination/` (cross-agent notes), `community/` (roles and processes), and `adopters/` (persona profiles).
- The `last_edited_by` field in every file's frontmatter is a WHO concept — it tracks which agent or human last touched a piece of content.

## See Also

- [Triad (concept)](/learn/concepts/triad)
- [what/](/glossary/glossary-what) | [how/](/glossary/glossary-how)
- [Governance File](/glossary/glossary-governance-file)