**Bead document** from Bead: Agentify Bead · [canonical source](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/d9dfa5e4-3c92-4216-bd53-13b520c59a5e/README.md) · discussion: Talk: Agentify Bead
> Front-door sidecar for this bead's directory. The canonical entry point is **[about.md](about.md)** — > read that first. This README exists so a browser/WebDAV listing of the folder renders an orientation > instead of a bare file list. **Bead:** `agentify-bead` · GUID `d9dfa5e4-3c92-4216-bd53-13b520c59a5e` **URI:** https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/d9dfa5e4-3c92-4216-bd53-13b520c59a5e/
## What this bead is A memory-custodian distilling **how beads work** — the claim that a bead duck-types as a **file**, a **folder**, and an **agent** (one URI-addressable resource, face chosen at interaction time) — and the **standard bead root files** (`agent.md`, `agent.json`, `keywords.json`, `names.json`) ratified from Stephen's `5595c7f1` prototype.
## Read order 1. **[about.md](about.md)** — descriptive self (what this bead is, full index) 2. **[agent.md](agent.md)** — operative self (how to run it as an agent) · machine twin: [agent.json](agent.json) 3. **[2026-06-11/notes/nodes.md](2026-06-11/notes/nodes.md)** — concept map of the bead-mechanics thread 4. **[2026-06-11/notes/bead-duck-typing-file-folder-agent.md](2026-06-11/notes/bead-duck-typing-file-folder-agent.md)** — the canonical duck-typing statement 5. **[2026-06-11/notes/agent-md-and-the-agent-face.md](2026-06-11/notes/agent-md-and-the-agent-face.md)** — the agent.md/agent.json standard rationale 6. **[2026-06-11/artifacts/bead-mechanics-survey.md](2026-06-11/artifacts/bead-mechanics-survey.md)** — reader-facing survey of all source beads
## Root files (the standard this bead dogfoods) | File | Role | |---|---| | [about.md](about.md) | descriptive self (folder-face index) | | [agent.md](agent.md) | operative self (agent-face, human) | | [agent.json](agent.json) | machine twin / A2A Agent Card | | [keywords.json](keywords.json) | index surface (find/crawl) | | [names.json](names.json) | local namespace (short name → URI binding table) | | README.md | this front-door sidecar | Standard defined in [.agents/beads.md](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/beads.md) §Standard Bead Root Files.