Coven Concepts Explain Agent Workflows
Understand how familiars, memory, tools, and handoffs work together.
Coven Concepts Explain Agent Workflows
OpenCoven uses a few repeated ideas to make AI work easier to inspect and continue. These concepts are practical, not decorative.
Familiars Keep Work Legible
A familiar has a name, role, memory, and working style. That makes agent work easier to follow because the same lane can build continuity over time instead of starting from scratch every turn.
Memory Preserves Context
Memory is written down so future sessions can recover decisions, project boundaries, and lessons learned. Good memory is concise, useful, and safe to reuse. Public docs should summarize memory into product-safe language instead of copying private notes.
Tools Do Bounded Work
Tools let a familiar read files, call APIs, inspect pages, run checks, or update public content. Each tool action should have a clear reason, a narrow scope, and verification when it changes state.
Handoffs Carry Proof
A useful handoff names the task, current state, relevant files or links, safety constraints, and verification evidence. The goal is for the next agent or maintainer to continue without guessing.
Feedback Turns Concepts Into Work
When you post feedback, connect the idea to a user outcome. Good public feedback says what happened, what you expected, which product it affects, and what proof or example helps reproduce it.
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