Archive Index — Confidence Engine
Archived means retained as historical evidence and excluded from normal context loading. It does not mean deleted, rejected or necessarily incorrect for its time.
All files below were moved from docs/ on 2026-08-06 by Experiment 29 to reduce the default reading burden while preserving full traceability.
Archived Files
| Original Path | Archive Path | What It Contains | Why Archived | When to Consult |
|---|---|---|---|---|
docs/v0.4-handoff.md (258 lines) |
docs/archive/v0.4-handoff.md |
Historical handoff document from the v0.4 transition; references CaseOrchestrator API. | Architecture has evolved since v0.4. Documented for reference only, not active guidance. | When tracing the origin of case-orchestration patterns or investigating historical API design decisions. (Also referenced in docs/orchestrator-contract.md.) |
docs/v0.4-route-status.md (25 lines) |
docs/archive/v0.4-route-status.md |
Historical route tracking for the v0.4 release cycle. | Current routes differ entirely from v0.4. Retained as a record of early routing assumptions. | When investigating why certain routing decisions were made in early versions. |
docs/v0.5-release-notes.md (58 lines) |
docs/archive/v0.5-release-notes.md |
Release notes documenting the state of v0.5. | Historical record only. Nothing active depends on this content. | When comparing v0.5 to later releases or verifying what was known at that release time. |
docs/v0.6-ambiguity-generalisation.md (40 lines) |
docs/archive/v0.6-ambiguity-generalisation.md |
v0.6 experiment on ambiguity generalisation. | Superseded by later reasoning architecture decisions from Experiments 15–25B. | When investigating the intellectual history of how the engine handles ambiguous inputs. |
docs/v0.7-observation-report.md (136 lines) |
docs/archive/v0.7-observation-report.md |
Experimental observation snapshot from v0.7 UX work. | Useful as a reference but not a current working document. UX work is paused. | When reviewing past UX observations that may inform future interface design decisions. |
docs/archive/deferred-ux-backlog.md (376 lines) |
docs/archive/deferred-ux-backlog.md |
Deferred and exploratory UX ideas from original docs/backlog info.md (lines 21–390). Retained for historical reference. Not commitments, priorities or active tasks. |
Superseded docs/backlog info.md. Deferred UX planning separated from mock reference in Experiment 31. |
When a named past UX idea from the deferred backlog is being reviewed; not loaded by default. |
Phase 2B Experiment Archives (2026-08-19)
All files below were classified HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE + SAFE during the Phase 1B/2B context audit and moved to reduce default reading burden while preserving full traceability. They are preserved evidence — not discarded, obsolete, or invalidated. Load only when a specific historical question requires them.
| Subdirectory | What Was Moved | Count |
|---|---|---|
docs/archive/experiments/reasoning-fidelity-v0.8/ |
Experiment 56 family (reasoning-fidelity v0.8 pass) | 11 files (experiment-56a–m, excluding c) |
docs/archive/experiments/semantic-action-contract/ |
Experiment 58 family (semantic action contract) | 8 files (experiment-58a1–a6, b1–b2) |
docs/archive/experiments/question-formulation/ |
Experiment 59 family (question formulation) | 7 files (experiment-59a1–a3, b1–b4) |
docs/archive/experiments/decision-options/ |
Experiment 60A family (decision options analysis) | 7 files (experiment-60a1–8, excluding a3) |
docs/archive/experiments/decision-closure-integration/ |
Experiment 60B subfamilies {10–15}, {55–82}, {95,97,100} | 35 files (experiment-60b{10-15}, {55-56,58-82}, {95,97,100}) |
docs/archive/experiments/knowledge-mgmt/ |
Cold-start validation historical evidence | 1 file (cold-start-validation.md) |
docs/archive/experiments/context-routing/ |
Document-role review (classification/routing analysis) | 1 file (document-role-review.md) |
docs/archive/experiments/pre-RTO/ |
Pre-Return-to-Origin experiments and version-specific docs: v0.5–v0.7 | 7 files (pre-RTO experiments + release notes/UX pass) |
Not moved in Phase 2B: checkpoint-60b93.md, docs/design-evolution-log.md, docs/investigation-state-assessment*.md, architectural-principles.md, v0.6-reasoning-architecture.md, success-signals.md, failure-modes.md, investigation-narrative.md, behaviour-selection.md, orchestrator-contract.md, reasoning-contract-backlog.md, reasoning-refinement-requirements.md, reasoning-production-path-map.md.
Phase 2D experiment archives (2026-08-19): After Phase 2C carry-forward verification confirmed all three families SAFE for archival:
| Subdirectory | What Was Moved | Count |
|---|---|---|
docs/archive/experiments/post-v0.8-investigation/ |
Experiment 57 family (post-v0.8 investigation) | 69 files (experiment-57* family) |
docs/archive/experiments/decision-closure-integration/ |
Experiment 60B subfamilies {1–8}, {19–48} | 37 files (experiment-60b{1-8}, experiment-60b{19-48}) |
Superseded Files
The following files were superseded by a structured split in Experiment 31 and are no longer in use. Their contents remain fully represented in the documents below.
| Original Path | Archive Paths (superseding) | Note |
|---|---|---|
docs/backlog info.md (390 lines) |
docs/ui-mock-reference.md (mock fixtures), docs/archive/deferred-ux-backlog.md (deferred UX planning) |
Superseded 2026-08-06. Split into task-specific mock reference and deferred backlog archive. See Experiment 31 entry in design-evolution-log.md for content accounting. |
Usage
Load these files only when a specific experiment, version history, or past decision requires them. Use this index to locate archived material — do not read the archive directory by default.