From 8aa16f86ae7085adddb880206a9de9d3cf0f47ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Yegge Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:12:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: introduce MEOW acronym (Molecular Expression Of Work) --- docs/architecture.md | 7 +++++-- docs/molecular-chemistry.md | 6 +++--- docs/molecule-algebra.md | 10 +++++----- 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md index 78eca0ee..a3069b59 100644 --- a/docs/architecture.md +++ b/docs/architecture.md @@ -355,9 +355,12 @@ rig/ | Process termination | Burn (discard) or squash (save state) | | IPC | Mail beads | -## Molecules: Composable Workflow Templates +## Molecules: Composable Workflow Templates (MEOW) -Molecules are **crystallized, composable, nondeterministic-idempotent workflow templates**. They encode structured workflows that any worker can execute, with full auditability and the ability for any worker to pick up where another left off. +**MEOW** - **M**olecular **E**xpression **O**f **W**ork. Molecules are **crystallized, +composable, nondeterministic-idempotent workflow templates**. They encode structured +workflows that any worker can execute, with full auditability and the ability for +any worker to pick up where another left off. ### Core Concepts diff --git a/docs/molecular-chemistry.md b/docs/molecular-chemistry.md index 82c24cef..6d45d42f 100644 --- a/docs/molecular-chemistry.md +++ b/docs/molecular-chemistry.md @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ > searching for its purpose."* Gas Town is a **work composition and execution engine**. This document describes -the chemical algebra for expressing, instantiating, and executing work at any -scale - from single tasks to massive polymers that can grind through weekends -of autonomous operation. +**MEOW** - the **M**olecular **E**xpression **O**f **W**ork - a chemical algebra +for expressing, instantiating, and executing work at any scale, from single tasks +to massive polymers that can grind through weekends of autonomous operation. **Core insight**: Structure is computation. Content is cognition. They're separate. diff --git a/docs/molecule-algebra.md b/docs/molecule-algebra.md index 322cbaed..7f80e30f 100644 --- a/docs/molecule-algebra.md +++ b/docs/molecule-algebra.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Molecule Algebra: A Composition Language for Work +# Molecule Algebra: A Composition Language for Work (MEOW) > Status: Design Spec v1 - December 2024 > @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ ## Overview -This document defines the **Molecule Algebra** - a declarative language for -composing, transforming, and executing structured work. The algebra enables -mechanical composition of workflows without AI, reserving cognition for -leaf-node execution only. +This document defines **MEOW** - the **M**olecular **E**xpression **O**f **W**ork - +a declarative algebra for composing, transforming, and executing structured work. +The algebra enables mechanical composition of workflows without AI, reserving +cognition for leaf-node execution only. **Key insight**: Structure is computation. Content is cognition. They're separate.