How To Use Our GitHub Repository

🎯 What’s Inside the GitHub Repository?

This open-access resource includes:

• ✅ Prompt Templates — Structured examples for Tier 1 (Validation) and Tier 2 (Decision-Making)

• ✅ Validation Checklists — Built to reinforce Act As, Reference, Cite principles

• ✅ Example Conversations — Compare naïve prompting vs. ARC-aligned interactions

• ✅ Companion Guides — Downloadable PDFs for teaching and application

• ✅ License & Attribution Info — Clear guidelines for academic use

Each file is designed to help you Turn AI Outputs into Trusted Strategic Decisions.

🧠 Who This Is For

This edition is intended for:

• 🎓 Educators teaching responsible AI practices

• 🧪 Researchers testing prompting frameworks or AI cognition

• 🌍 Nonprofits & Civic Technologists applying AI for social impact

Please note: This repository is for non-commercial educational use only.

✅ How to Use Responsibly

ARC is not just a prompt library—it’s a framework for thinking with AI.
To use this edition effectively:

• Follow the ARC Golden Rule: A + R + C = Actionable AI

• Cite your use of the framework appropriately

• Avoid commercial deployment unless licensed (see below)

🌊 Reef Flow narrative elements (Qwilla, ARCemedes, ocean metaphors) are not included in this repo and require separate permission to use.

📜 Licensing and Restrictions

This edition is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0:
✔️ You may share and teach it
✖️ You may not remix or use it commercially without permission

For commercial licenses or Reef Flow usage, please visit our Licensing page.

🚀 Ready to Dive In?

→ Visit the GitHub Repository