The key words MUST, SHOULD, MAY etc. are interpreted as in RFC 2119. Every structured object has a machine-readable JSON Schema — the prose is normative for semantics, the schemas for structure.

#DocumentDefines
1OverviewWhat SGM is, the problem it solves, the layer model
2TerminologyThe protocol vocabulary
3ArchitectureSpec / schemas / conformance / reference split
4MemoryThe memory record model
5RetrievalThe retrieval contract
6ContextThe assembled context object
7AnnotationsDecisions, rules, status, tasks
8HandoffsCross-tool resumable work packages
9ProvenanceMandatory who/what/when/where metadata
10ScopesScope model and isolation
11CapabilitiesCore vs optional profiles; discovery
12VersioningProtocol vs implementation versioning
13ErrorsThe error model
14SecuritySensitivity, authorization, licensing