Synod

Synod is a protocol and reference implementation for coordinating work across multiple AI agents and sessions. It defines a structured handoff format — task contracts, decision ledgers, failure logs — so that context survives session boundaries.

The problem it solves is simple to state and surprisingly hard to get right: agents forget. Every new session starts cold. Synod gives the work a memory that outlasts the session that produced it.

What it does

• Defines a contract.yaml format for task ownership and status
• Tracks decisions, failures, and handoffs in a structured ledger
• Provides a CLI (shux) for managing the full task lifecycle
• Works across Claude Code, Codex CLI, and custom agent runtimes

Status

Active. Used daily in the workshop. Protocol spec is stable; the reference CLI is in iteration.