CITATION.cff

cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use GERM in research, please cite this software release."
title: "germ: a lineage-aware cultivation environment for generative microsound"
authors:
  - family-names: "Isaza"
    given-names: "eme"
    affiliation: "Sonic Field Labs"
version: "0.5.0"
date-released: "2026-08-11"
license: "MPL-2.0"
repository-code: "https://github.com/sonicfieldlabs/germ"
abstract: "germ is a local generative microsound environment whose generated sounds retain prompts, parents, mutations, listening metadata, and Earworm-compatible lineage."
url: "https://sonicfield.org/stack"