# Clanker Constitution

> Source: <https://github.com/kenn-io/constitution>
> Published: 2026-08-11 05:10:05+00:00

The Clanker Constitution defines concise default operating principles for coding agents. Direct user instructions and more specific repository instructions override it.

The current release is
[ v2026.08.10](https://github.com/kenn-io/constitution/releases/tag/v2026.08.10).

Keep a persistent checkout of this repository on trusted `main`

. Link
`CONSTITUTION.md`

to `~/.codex/AGENTS.md`

and to
`~/.claude/rules/clanker-constitution.md`

. Preserve existing destinations;
merge the principles manually if either destination already exists.

Copy `CONSTITUTION.md`

from a reviewed release tag to the repository root.
Have the root `AGENTS.md`

tell agents to read and follow it, and have the root
`CLAUDE.md`

import it with `@CONSTITUTION.md`

. Keep downstream copies pinned;
update them through normal pull-request review instead of fetching at agent
startup.

An unchanged mirror must retain the provenance and attribution notices. A modified copy must retain attribution, identify its changes, and must not present itself as an exact canonical version.

Releases use calendar tags such as `v2026.08.10`

. A second release on the same
date appends a numeric component, such as `v2026.08.10.1`

. Tags are immutable.

Clanker Constitution © 2026 Kenn Software LLC. Licensed under
[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).