cff-version: 1.2.0
message: >-
  If you apply or reference the AED conventions, please cite this repository.
title: "AED Conventions — Agent-Enhanced Development: Code That Reads Like Statements"
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: Tucker
    given-names: Seth
    email: st@agentc.consulting
    affiliation: AgentC Consulting
  - name: AgentC Consulting
    website: "https://agentc.consulting"
abstract: >-
  Code conventions for codebases written, reviewed, and maintained by humans
  and coding agents together. The guiding rule: prefer the form that reads
  like a plain statement of intent; reach for shorthand only when it makes
  the intent clearer, never just shorter. Covers the token-window rationale,
  naming doctrine, process managers, feature stories, edit-level style, and
  control flow (CF-1 through CF-11), with before/after Crystal examples, a
  machine-checkable end-of-edit checklist, and a small-model comprehension
  benchmark.
repository-code: "https://github.com/AgentC-Consulting/aed-conventions"
url: "https://agentc.consulting"
keywords:
  - code-conventions
  - agent-enhanced-development
  - coding-agents
  - readability
  - crystal
  - style-guide
date-released: 2026-07-29
version: 1.1.0-rc.1
license:
  - CC-BY-4.0
  - MIT
license-url: "https://github.com/AgentC-Consulting/aed-conventions/blob/main/README.md#license"
# NOTE: dual license — CC BY 4.0 covers the prose/documentation (LICENSE),
# MIT covers the code examples under examples/ (LICENSE-EXAMPLES). See the
# README's License section for the split.