Atlas

Point

An Atlas is one portable context boundary

One root establishes the namespace in which Maps, Point identities, Resources, and Checks resolve.

Posture
asserted
Lifecycle
active

An Atlas begins at one atlas.md root and defines the namespace in which Map identifiers, Resource identifiers, Point identities, and root Checks are interpreted. A descendant atlas.md begins another Atlas, so parent discovery stops before entering that nested boundary.

This scope is semantic as well as physical. A Reference can identify material outside the boundary, but that target does not become structural Atlas content and the standard validator does not read it. Portability depends on being able to move the bounded document set without inheriting hidden repository state or ambient authority.

Boundary and namespaceThe root sets the discovery stop and namespace for every identifier resolved as part of one Atlas.

Atlas format contractContentAtlas processing contractsupporting

Relations

1 connections

Original Atlas material: CC0 1.0 Universal or 0BSD. Referenced material retains its own terms.

Reading this Atlas

Atlas connects project documents to the claims, decisions, and perspectives they inform. It helps readers find relevant material and understand why it matters.

Explore the portal

  1. Start with a Map, then narrow the view through its Areas.
  2. Search for a phrase, title, or Point identity. Filter results by type.
  3. Open a Point for its explanations, related Points, and sources. Follow source links for the underlying material.

Quick reference

Map
A durable project perspective organized around one central question.
Area
A concern within a Map. Areas can overlap; memberships explain why a Point belongs.
Point
One claim, decision, constraint, question, or other coherent item with its own identity.
Context
An explanation of how the same Point matters in another Map.
Relation
A directed link between Points with an explanation, such as support, dependency, or replacement.
Resource
An addressable document or other material.
Content
The primary material for an Atlas item.
Reference
Material linked as evidence, background, implementation, history, or an example.

Missing links do not mean that no relationship exists.

Read the state

Posture describes the author's stance: asserted means presented as applicable or believed; open, unresolved; proposed, a candidate; intended, a desired or selected future state.

Lifecycle describes standing: active means current context; historical, retained prior context; superseded, replaced by another Point; withdrawn, retracted.

Asserted does not mean verified. Intended does not mean implemented. Source links provide material to assess these claims.