Domain

Domain — ubiquitous language

Use this read-only library when an AgentOps term or bounded-context boundary

needs precise meaning.

Returning the exact contract definition works because two contexts that read

the same source line cannot drift apart on a term; a paraphrase reintroduces

the ambiguity the lookup exists to remove.

Named failure mode — synonym smuggling: answering with a near-synonym

("close" for "verdict") that quietly imports lifecycle authority the term does

not carry.

Anti-pattern: defining a term from memory because the contract file is one

read away. Corrective: always cite the definition and its source path from the

live contract, even for terms you are sure about.

Procedure

• Read docs/contracts/ubiquitous-language.md for the term.
• Read docs/contracts/bounded-contexts.yaml only when ownership or a port

boundary matters.

• Return the exact definition and source path.
• Stop.

Do not invent synonyms that imply lifecycle authority. In particular, Plan,

Candidate, manifest, verdict, revision, strategy, and adapter are semantic

terms; queue, claim, lease, close, land, release, and delivery belong to caller

systems rather than AgentOps core state.

Vocabulary changes are normal source edits to the two contracts above. This

skill does not promote terms, mutate a knowledge index, or create continuation.