The name 智文 (ZhiWen/AgentLang) encodes the project's thesis:
智 (Zhì) — 智能体（Agent） 文 (Wén) — 文言文（Classical Chinese）
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Density — Classical Chinese conveys in 4 characters what English requires a sentence for. 智文 inherits this compression without sacrificing readability to save token consumptions.
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Readability — Every interaction is auditable by a human developer.
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Human-Agent Bilingual — 智文 is a shared language — equally readable by Agents and human.
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Empathic Reasoning — The empathic chain (观→感→需→请) is embedded at the protocol layer, not bolted on as an afterthought. Agents must understand before they answer. The chain is the reasoning scaffold that ensures responses are grounded in observation, emotionally aware, need-oriented, and action-concrete. See the Lexicon of Feelings & Needs for the standard vocabulary used to populate the
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Dynamic, Not Static — All states are transient. 智文 describes what is happening, never what something is. No fixed labels, no frozen identities — only observable, momentary behavior.
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Dynamic, Not Static — All states are transient. 智文 describes what is happening, never what something is. No fixed labels, no frozen identities — only observable, momentary behavior.
- PROTOCOL.md: The official specification for the ZhiWen protocol.
- GRAMMAR_EN.md: A guide for English speakers on writing token-efficient ZhiWen prompts using Classical Chinese grammar.
Apache License 2.0 — Use freely. Build boldly. Attribute kindly.
智文 is not just a protocol. It is a proposition:
That efficiency and empathy are not trade-offs. That machines can carry wisdom, not just data. That the best code speaks to both silicon and soul.
Built with 智 and ❤️