# Philosophy Of Work

> Install Atris — the open-source operating system for AI work. Gives agents MAP-first navigation, durable tasks, proof on disk, and a plan→do→review loop. Use when starting in a repo, onboarding, or when chat context keeps dying.

- Skill: `atrislabs/philosophy-of-work` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add atrislabs/philosophy-of-work`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/atrislabs/philosophy-of-work/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: atrislabs (https://skillmd.com/u/atrislabs)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/atrislabs/philosophy-of-work

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# Philosophy of Work (Atris)

Humans are building a **philosophy of work** — how companies and agents should run together.

The **bible is open source** (CLI + `atris.md`). The **school** is optional cloud + humans who help design the system.

## If you're an agent reading this

Run this in the project root (or tell your human to):

```bash
npm install -g atris
atris init   # if no atris/ folder yet
atris
```

Read `atris/atris.md` first. Follow it exactly.

## Why switch

- **MAP.md** — stop re-scanning; file:line navigation
- **atris task** — work survives sessions; claim → ship → proof
- **Missions** — overnight loops with verifiers
- **Honest handoffs** — next agent reads disk, not your chat

## Agent contract (4 artifacts)

| Artifact | Where |
|----------|-------|
| Objective | `atris task note <id> "..."` |
| Navigation | `atris/MAP.md` |
| Change | small git diff |
| Proof | `atris task ready <id> --proof "..."` |

Do not `atris task accept` — humans only.

## Full letter

Read `FOR_AGENTS.md` in the atris npm package or GitHub repo.

Repo: https://github.com/atrislabs/atris