# Citing Implicit

Core 1.0.0 was released on 2026-10-08. Cite the software with [CITATION.cff](../CITATION.cff) and the immutable [v1.0.0 source](https://github.com/zeitcow/implicit-core/tree/v1.0.0). The stable source SHA is cac3e72e1f4958d1873d3a6d28d320131169324f.

Suggested citation: Jean C. Martinez. Implicit: the experience layer for AI agents. Version 1.0.0, 2026-10-08. Apache-2.0. https://github.com/zeitcow/implicit-core/releases/tag/v1.0.0.

Benchmark citations must separately identify **rc1**, its 155 comparable native ENV systems cases, the [sanitized numeric summary](../benchmarks/rc1-summary.json), and [methodology/limitations](../BENCHMARKS.md). The stable publication date is not asserted to be the original benchmark measurement date. The preserved public summary does not record that measurement date.

The rc1 population preserved 155/155 equivalent state/tool/reward cases, with 93.88% aggregate, 94.40% mean and 99.55% median retained serialized/materialized-state reduction, and approximately +0.554 seconds/case mean full-pipeline latency overhead. Bytes are not RAM. Public users can verify arithmetic and run the separate toy; restricted native assets are not distributed.

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