Principles & Patterns

This content has been distributed into the Data Modeling section where each topic lives alongside its reference material.

Topic	New location
Core principles (versioning, atomicity, immutability)	Modeling Overview
When to use things vs assertions	Things — When to Use Things and Assertions — When to Use Assertions
Shape design	Shapes — Designing Shapes
About reference design	Assertions — Designing About References
Naming patterns	Naming as Navigation
Common patterns (agent memory, multi-agent, evolving understanding)	Patterns & Recipes
Pitfalls	Distributed as callout boxes in Assertions, Shapes, and Patterns