# David McDermott

Co-author of the 2026 paper introducing Interpretable Context Methodology.

**David McDermott** is the co-author, with [Jake Van Clief](/wiki/jake-van-clief.md), of the [2026 paper](/docs/icm-paper.md) that introduced [Interpretable Context Methodology](/wiki/interpretable-context-methodology.md). The paper lists a shared Eduba / University of Edinburgh affiliation.

Beyond his co-authorship, little is publicly documented about his separate role or affiliation; this page is a stub that later material can attach to.

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## Backlinks

Pages that link here:

- [Interpretable Context Methodology: Folder Structure as Agent Architecture](/wiki/icm-paper.md) — Van Clief and McDermott's paper arguing that a well-organized folder hierarchy can replace a multi-agent framework: the folder structure is the orchestration.
- [Interpretable Context Methodology (ICM)](/wiki/interpretable-context-methodology.md) — Using folder structure — plain files in a well-organized hierarchy — as the orchestration mechanism for a multi-step AI workflow, instead of a code-level framework.
- [Jake Van Clief](/wiki/jake-van-clief.md) — AI-systems engineer, content architect, and Marine Corps veteran; lead author of the ICM paper and originator of Interpretable Context Methodology.