AEON Specification v1
DraftStart here for the overall AEON Core v1 model, scope, behavior modes, and the companion documents that define the rest of the specification surface.
Status: official v1 overview
AEON v1 Documentation
This page is the main documentation index for AEON v1. It is organized for implementers first: start with the overview and compliance documents, then use the focused references as needed.
Start here
If you are implementing AEON Core, read the overview first, then the compliance document, then the focused references for value types, syntax, addressing, and comments.
If you are implementing validation, read AEOS after the core overview, then use the conformance and contracts documents to understand the surrounding publication and testing model.
Core Specifications
Conformance requirements for implementations, including required syntax support, reference legality, policy controls, and canonical rendering rules.
Status: official v1 compliance draft
AEOS Specification v1
DraftValidation-layer specification for AEOS, covering schema authority, active-schema evaluation, diagnostics, and result-envelope rules.
Status: official v1 normative spec
AEON v1 Conformance Matrix
UnspecifiedPointer to the CTS-owned conformance mapping document for AEON v1.
Status: pointer to CTS-owned document
Governance policy for AEON v1 releases, changelog rules, version claims, and how conformance claims relate to released artifacts.
Status: official v1 governance policy
Core References
Reference for AEON value kinds, reserved datatype names, literal families, container forms, and reference-bearing values.
Status: official v1 reference draft
Reference for binding shape, keys, attributes, separator specs, newline rules, and structural grammar decisions in AEON Core v1.
Status: official v1 companion reference
Reference for canonical paths, quoted segments, attribute selectors, reference forms, and reference legality in AEON Core v1.
Status: official v1 companion reference
Reference for comment forms, structured channels, reserved meanings, deterministic attachment, and annotation-related boundaries.
Status: official v1 companion reference
Publication
v1 Supersession Table
DraftShows which v1 documents are canonical for each topic and how appendices relate to the main specification set.
Status: Draft