TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE
2. ENTITY TAXONOMY
   • SPARK
   • SEED
   • SPROUT
   • POD
3. LINKAGE RULES
4. GRADUATION RULES
5. NAMING CONVENTIONS
6. RELATIONSHIP TO PRIOR CONVENTION
7. ROLE TAXONOMY
   • Mode A — Tactician / Thread Holder
   • Mode B — Executor
   • Mode C / D (future placeholder)
   • Mode A/B — CC-Specific Coordination/Implementation Handoff
8. DISPATCH PROTOCOL
9. POD STATUS POLICY
10. NORTH STARS — Organizing Principles for Ras Pi 4
11. NOW EXPRESSIONS — Immediate Operational Items
12. CURRENT GAPS (derived from Pi survey + north stars)