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Learn Patterns Use Cases Community Reference
Learn Patterns Use Cases Community Reference

Learn

  • What is aDNA?
  • Concepts
    • The Triad
    • The Ontology
    • The Knowledge Graph
    • Governance Files
    • Token Selection
    • The Convergence Model
    • Context Optimization
    • Lattice Composition
    • Open Standard
    • Agentic Literacy
    • Context Commons
    • FAIR Metadata
  • Tutorials
    • Create Your First CLAUDE.md
    • Navigate an aDNA Vault
    • Apply the Question Test
    • Write a Context File
    • Design a Mission
    • Extend the Ontology
    • Build a Lattice
    • Run a Campaign
    • Federate a Vault
  • Comparisons
    • aDNA vs. PARA
    • aDNA vs. Zettelkasten
    • aDNA vs. Notion
    • aDNA vs. Johnny.Decimal
    • aDNA vs. Plain Markdown

Use Cases

  • Solo Developer
  • Startup
  • Research Lab
  • Enterprise Team
  • Educator
  • Open Source Project

Patterns

  • The Question Test
  • AGENTS.md Routing
  • Dual-Audience Writing
  • Base/Extension
  • Context Recipe
  • FAIR Envelope
  • Mission Decomposition
  • Federation Readiness

Glossary

  • Core Architecture
    • aDNA
    • Triad
    • what/
    • how/
    • who/
    • Question Test
    • Bare Triad
    • Embedded Triad
    • Deployment Form
    • Ontology Extension
  • Governance & Metadata
    • Governance File
    • AGENTS.md
    • README.md
    • Frontmatter
    • Conformance Level
    • Conformant Instance
  • Operations
    • Session
    • SITREP
    • Mission
    • Template
    • Skill
    • Content-as-Code
  • Knowledge & Coordination
    • Context Library
    • Coordination Note
    • Collision Prevention

Community

  • Roles & Progression
  • Processes
  • Context Commons
  • Contribution Standards
  • Adopter Personas
    • Solo Developer
    • Enterprise Team
    • Educator
    • Startup
    • Researcher

Guides

  • Publishing
    • Vault-to-Site Pipeline
    • Content Mapping
    • Social Sharing
  • Workshops
    • Vault Exploration
    • Build Your First Vault
    • Lattice Design
    • Facilitation Guide
  • Lattice Examples
    • Content Pipeline
    • Campaign Execution
    • Context Serving
    • Dual Audience Review

Reference

  • Specification
  • Design Rationale
  • Reading Guide
  • Agent-First Guide
  • Migration Guide
  • Tool Setup
  • Governance Model
  • Quality Rubric
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Learn aDNA

Start with the overview, dive into concepts, follow hands-on tutorials, or compare aDNA to systems you already know.

What is aDNA?

Overview of the aDNA knowledge architecture.

Concepts

13 core concepts — Triad to FAIR Metadata.

Tutorials

9 step-by-step guides, beginner to advanced.

Comparisons

aDNA vs. PARA, Zettelkasten, Notion, and more.
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