Full Protocol
The complete DOSI v0.3 protocol specification lives at DOSI.md in the repository root.
It covers:
- Core Principles — separation of concerns, capture first, autonomous with oversight, state is explicit, portable, cumulative
- Session Lifecycle — boot (9 steps), execution (continuous updates), close (7 steps)
- OCD Naming Convention —
{PREFIX}-OCD-{N}for global uniqueness - Session Modes — Plan, Build, Fix, Meta, Explore
- Agent Coordination — dispatch model, parallel rules, status reporting
- Idea Capture — RAW → STRUCTURED → ACTIONED pipeline
- Vector Memory (v0.3) — chunking strategy, embed triggers, query patterns, cross-project knowledge
- State Management — STATE.md, INDEX.md, snapshots
- Configuration — CLAUDE.md + dosi/ separation
- HQ Pattern — orchestrator repos via DOSI branches
- Deployment — how to add DOSI to a new project or set up an HQ