# Steev Profile Agent Rules

This workspace is a child-local profile-workspace under the Cortex OS umbrella.

It is not Cortex OS Core authority. It is not a Cortex OS Instance. It is not a Runtime unless a governed Core route says so.

## Authority Order

1. `/home/svrnty/workspaces/cortex-os/core` active SOT.
2. `/home/svrnty/workspaces/cortex-os/core/AGENTS.md`.
3. This file.
4. `README.md`, `WORKBOARD.yaml`, and local tools.
5. Chat/session memory.

## Editing Rule

Keep work inside this workspace unless Core explicitly routes promotion.

After editing, run:

```bash
python3 tools/validate_steev_child.py
```

For governance text, follow Core caveman prose discipline.

## Protected Boundaries

- Do not mutate `../core/` from this workspace.
- Do not mutate sibling repositories.
- Do not import this workspace into Core source.
- Promotion into Core requires a governed Core route.