Conformance Checklist

Use this conformance checklist to verify implementations of ACM v0.5 across languages.

Planner requirements

• Plans reference an immutable contextRef and include rationale and prompt digests.
• Planner alternatives recorded with selection metadata and guard coverage.
• Planner generates tool-call envelopes referencing Capability and Task IDs only.

Runtime requirements

• Tasks execute with idempotency keys and typed error taxonomy (RETRYABLE, FATAL, COMPENSATION_REQUIRED).
• Policy hooks invoked before and after tasks; denial triggers compensations or manual approvals.
• Verification hooks run synchronously and log structured outcomes.
• Ledger records all lifecycle events with schema version v0.5.

Artifact management

• Capability Maps, Task Specs, Tool Catalog entries version-controlled with semantic versions.
• Context Packet builder emits digests, provenance, and augmentation metadata.
• Replay bundles produced for every non-development run.

Governance & operations

• Retention policies documented for ledger and replay artifacts (≥180 days production).
• Policy bundles and verification rules peer-reviewed and signed by governance leads.
• Automated drift detection monitors schema changes and plan/ledger anomalies.

Certification workflow

1. Run pnpm acm-spec validate to check artifact schemas.
2. Execute smoke scenario (pnpm acm-examples run refund) and ensure replay bundle passes verification.
3. Capture governance sign-off in release notes referencing bundle IDs.
4. Tag release with v0.5.x and publish documentation updates.