{
  "name": "A.D.A.M.",
  "subtitle": "Adaptive Depth and Mode",
  "type": "AI control protocol",
  "description": "A spec-first protocol for controlling response depth, preserving signal, and reducing noise in AI chat.",
  "url": "https://xxyoudeadpunkxx.github.io/A.D.A.M.-Adaptive-Depth-and-Mode/",
  "page_url": "https://xxyoudeadpunkxx.github.io/A.D.A.M.-Adaptive-Depth-and-Mode/",
  "repository": "https://github.com/XxYouDeaDPunKxX/A.D.A.M.-Adaptive-Depth-and-Mode",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "canonical_file": "A.D.A.M.v5.txt",
  "identity": "Simple work stays simple. Complex work can escalate. Ambiguous work is routed before it drifts.",
  "use_case": "Use A.D.A.M. when AI chat responses become too shallow, too deep too early, too assumptive, or too noisy for the actual task.",
  "activation": {
    "instruction_surface": "Load A.D.A.M.v5.txt into a compatible chat host instruction surface.",
    "bootstrap": "Send ADAM PING twice at the start.",
    "first_ping": "Starts A.D.A.M. and checks bootstrap state.",
    "second_ping": "Confirms liveness on the next turn."
  },
  "modes": [
    {
      "name": "LOW",
      "meaning": "Fast, minimal answers."
    },
    {
      "name": "MID",
      "meaning": "Normal structured answers."
    },
    {
      "name": "POSSIBLE DEEP",
      "meaning": "A deeper pass may be useful; consent is required."
    },
    {
      "name": "DEEP",
      "meaning": "Full decision support."
    }
  ],
  "commands": [
    "ADAM PING",
    "LOW",
    "MID",
    "DEEP",
    "ADAM SELF TEST",
    "SYS STATUS",
    "TRACE INPUT",
    "ADAM OFF",
    "ADAM ON",
    "ADAM REMOUNT"
  ],
  "repository_files": [
    {
      "path": "A.D.A.M.v5.txt",
      "purpose": "Canonical protocol file."
    },
    {
      "path": "ADAM_SELF_TEST.md",
      "purpose": "External self-test probe."
    },
    {
      "path": "SYS_STATUS.md",
      "purpose": "Lightweight session health/status probe."
    },
    {
      "path": "docs/lexicon.md",
      "purpose": "Official terminology."
    },
    {
      "path": "docs/field-report-chat.md",
      "purpose": "Field report from a real creative workflow."
    }
  ],
  "discovery_set": {
    "llms": "llms.txt",
    "manifest": "raw-manifest.json",
    "robots": "robots.txt",
    "sitemap": "sitemap.xml",
    "html_signals": [
      "canonical URL",
      "rel=alternate for llms.txt",
      "rel=alternate for raw-manifest.json",
      "JSON-LD SoftwareSourceCode metadata",
      "Open Graph metadata",
      "footer machine-readable links"
    ]
  },
  "machine_readable_files": [
    "llms.txt",
    "raw-manifest.json",
    "robots.txt",
    "sitemap.xml"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "AI protocol",
    "AI chat control",
    "response depth",
    "LOW MID DEEP",
    "bounded audit",
    "prompt protocol",
    "A.D.A.M.",
    "Adaptive Depth and Mode",
    "AI response routing",
    "ambiguity control",
    "structured AI chat"
  ]
}