Agentic Stewardship: Formal Spec Governance

Abstract: The transition to agentic software production necessitates a shift from passive documentation to active **Living Governance**. This paper defines the governance layer of the contract-style-comments (CSC) framework, establishing the protocols for artifact ownership, maintenance triggers, and the "Agentic Handshake"—authorizing AI agents as proactive stewards of the system’s architectural truth. Jeffrey Sabarese ( @ajaxstardust ) Part IV of the contract-style-comments Series I. Introduct