# Repository Standards

These standards keep AI Freedom Trust Federation repositories readable, accountable, and easy to triage.

## Required README Sections

Each active repository README should include:

- Project name
- Status
- Federation layer
- Purpose
- Current capabilities
- Setup
- Verification
- Deployment or publishing notes
- Roadmap
- Safety, security, or public-claims notes when relevant

## Standard Topics

Use `ai-freedom-trust` on federation-owned work.

Layer topics:

- `public-portal`
- `community-health`
- `federation-core`
- `infrastructure`
- `decentralized-cloud`
- `applied-systems`
- `stewardship`
- `research`
- `incubating`
- `legacy`
- `fork`

## Standard Labels

Use these labels across active repositories:

- `status:active-product`
- `status:infrastructure`
- `status:federation-core`
- `status:research`
- `status:incubating`
- `status:legacy`
- `layer:public-trust`
- `layer:infrastructure`
- `layer:applied-systems`
- `layer:stewardship`
- `type:bug`
- `type:task`
- `type:docs`
- `type:security`
- `priority:high`
- `priority:normal`
- `priority:low`

## Public Language Rule

Do not make unsupported claims about:

- legal status
- financial value
- medical outcomes
- security guarantees
- decentralization guarantees
- AI capability
- partnerships
- production readiness

State what exists, what is planned, and what is experimental.