Reference

An old scholar kept a basket of walnuts beside his books. For every answer he gave, he cracked one; for every question he could not answer, he planted one. His garden outlived his library. Let uncertainty take root before certainty has consumed the whole harvest.

— Acts of the Western Court 2:31

This section records exact implemented contracts rather than teaching the first workflow.

• Configuration: source and runtime configuration values.
• Example Metadata: identity and runtime metadata grammar, association, and precedence.
• CLI: command syntax, streams, output, and exit statuses.
• Public API: supported entry points and dependency boundaries.
• Compatibility and Safety: versions, limitations, and trust model.

For task-oriented examples, return to Using Akashi or the Guides.