Lite Package
Keep Your AI Tool. Add Governance.
1 Download your package
→ 2 Unzip to your project folder
→ 3 Tell your AI:
"read ARCHITECTURE.md" 
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Download .vsixWhat's in the Package
Drop these files in your project root. Done.
What's Inside
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| 📐 ARCHITECTURE.md | Governance constitution with YAML frontmatter defining components, invariants, and protected paths |
| 🤖 AGENTS.md | AI instructions teaching the methodology: code review mode, local SQLite database, memory management |
| 🔗 DEPENDENCIES.md | File-level dependency tracking to prevent regressions — your "what-breaks-what" map |
| 📝 progress.txt | Append-only learning log for cross-session knowledge persistence |
| ⚙️ .archon/config.yaml | Configuration file for customizing behavior and quality gates |
| 📁 examples/ | Sample workflows, progress entries, and patterns to get started |
| 🚀 archondev-scenarios/ | Smart onboarding prompts, task extraction protocol, and session workflows |
| 🎯 Varies by package IDE-specific rules | .cursorrules, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, etc. — tailored for your AI tool |
Want the Full Experience?
The Lite package is good. The Full CLI is better. Automated planning, quality gates, learning persistence, and more.
npm install -g archon Then run: archon