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-name: conventions
-description: Pointers to formal Control rules.
-triggers: [convention, review]
-last_updated: 2026-09-20
-mex:
-  id: mx_01M3074CG0WGZQBQZKQ4NJAEYF
-  type: convention
-  status: promoted
-  revision: 1
-  title: conventions
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-
-# Where rules live
-
-Root `AGENTS.md` defines safety, tests, and paired protocol workflow. `docs/control-management.md` documents the management contract; VotingPlugin's control-agent contract is the paired node contract. MEX records rationale and failure modes, not a second checklist.