# Appendix — Third-Party Validator Conformance The operational conformance guidance for third-party validators now lives with [`aeonite-org/aeonite-cts`](https://github.com/aeonite-org/aeonite-cts). This appendix remains in the spec tree only to record the boundary: - AEOS and AEON specs define the normative semantic requirements - `aeonite-cts` owns the public validator conformance guidance and verification-facing contract surface Relevant public entry points: - [CTS repository](https://github.com/aeonite-org/aeonite-cts) - [Conformance coverage](https://github.com/aeonite-org/aeonite-cts/blob/main/CONFORMANCE-COVERAGE.md) If validator guidance conflicts with the AEOS spec line, the AEOS spec line wins. --- ## Related documents - [AEOS Specification v1](./aeos-v1.md) - [AEOS v1 Compliance Specification](./aeos-v1-compliance.md) - [AEON v1 Conformance Matrix](./aeon-v1-conformance-matrix.md)