Method layer of the Waveframe Labs governance stack.
Defines how research is conducted, not what conclusions are reached.

AWO provides the normative methodological framework for running reproducible, auditable, AI‑assisted research workflows.

It formalizes:

• workflow phases
• artifact classes
• invariants
• contracts
• schema interfaces

AWO does not enforce execution — enforcement belongs to CRI‑CORE.

This repository contains the complete AWO v2.0.0 methodology layer, replacing all v1.x material now archived under /v1-archived/.

AWO answers a single foundational question:

How must research be structured so that results remain independently reconstructible, auditable, and epistemically valid?

AWO governs:

• workflow phase ordering
• artifact production requirements
• role separation boundaries
• reproducibility + falsifiability invariants
• machine‑readable contract surface for CRI‑CORE

AWO does not run workflows or judge correctness.

Recommended reading path:

1. AWO_OVERVIEW.md
2. SCOPE.md
3. WORKFLOW_SPEC.md
4. ARTIFACT_CLASSES.md
5. ARTIFACT_REQUIREMENTS.md
6. INVARIANTS.md and ROLES.md
7. GLOSSARY.md, PROVENANCE_MODEL.md, NEUROTRANSPARENCY.md
8. /contracts/ — schemas & contract surfaces

Initiation → Scoping → Contribution → Review → Approval → Audit

Phase progression requires:

• required artifacts exist
• metadata is complete
• provenance is intact
• role separation is enforced

Self‑attestation and silent revision are prohibited.

/
├── contracts/
│   ├── CONTRACT_INDEX.md
│   ├── ARTIFACT_SCHEMA_MAP.md
│   └── schemas/
│       ├── awo.initiation.schema.json
│       ├── awo.execution.schema.json
│       ├── awo.review.schema.json
│       ├── awo.specification.schema.json
│       └── awo.release.schema.json
│
├── docs/
│   ├── ONBOARDING_GUIDE.md
│   ├── FAQ.md
│   └── CHANGE_LOG.md
│
├── examples/
│   └── awo.initiation.example.json
│
├── method/
│   ├── PHASE_TOPOLOGY.md
│   └── README.md
│
├── v1-archived/
│   (historical materials)
│
├── ADR/
│   ├── README.md
│   └── template.md
│
├── CITATION.cff
├── LICENSE
├── SECURITY.md
└── README.md

• All material is licensed under Apache‑2.0
• AI assistance is disclosed per ARI + NTS requirements
• Derived artifacts must preserve metadata and provenance chains

If you use AWO v2.0.0 in academic writing, tooling design, or reproducible-workflow research, please cite:

CFF (preferred)

cff-version: "1.2.0"
message: "If you use this methodology, please cite it."
title: "Aurora Workflow Orchestration (AWO)"
version: "2.0.0"
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.17013612"
authors:
  - family-names: "Wright"
    given-names: "Shawn C."
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6043-9295"

@software{AWO_v2_0_0,
  author       = {Wright, Shawn C.},
  title        = {Aurora Workflow Orchestration (AWO) v2.0.0},
  month        = jan,
  year         = 2026,
  publisher    = {Waveframe Labs},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17013612},
  url          = {https://github.com/Waveframe-Labs/Aurora-Workflow-Orchestration}
}

_{© 2026 Waveframe Labs · Independent Open-Science Research Entity · ORCID: 0009-0006-6043-9295 · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17013612}

_{Governed under the Aurora Research Initiative (ARI)}