Design Evolution Archive — Tranche 1
This directory contains exact historical extracts from
docs/design-evolution-log.md.
The original monolithic log remains intact and authoritative while the archive refactor is in progress.
These files are historical provenance, not current product truth.
For current product state use:
- docs/current-handoff.md
- docs/current-project-state.md
Verified extracts
Chapter 1
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch1/experiments-01-to-06-and-phases-1-to-4.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 1–352
Contents: Phases 1–4 and Experiments 01–06.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Chapter 2
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch2/early-reasoning-and-provenance-discovery.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 354–1122
Contents: Experiments 07–20 and associated emerging-direction material.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Chapter 3
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch3/phase-transition-and-emerging-directions.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 1124–1216
Contents: Phase Transition, Graph as Source of Truth, and Experiments 21–22.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Chapter 4
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch4/passive-classifiers-and-explore-contract-validation.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 1218–1501
Contents: Experiments 23–25B and their closeout/return-to-work material.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Tranche 2
Chapter 5
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch5/context-inventory-routing-and-handoff-infrastructure.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 1502–2052
Contents: Experiments 26–34 — context routing inventory and handoff infrastructure design.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Chapter 6
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch6/handoff-validation-behavior-selection-and-assessor-audit.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 2053–2503
Contents: Experiments 35–41 and Experiment 41 Conclusion — handoff validation, behavior selection, and assessor audit.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Tranches 1, 2, 3, and 4 have now been extracted. The original monolithic log remains intact and authoritative while extraction is incomplete.
Tranche 3
Chapter 7
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch7/experiments-42-to-46.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 2504–3069
Contents: Experiments 42–46 — narrow acknowledge exclusion, Clarify readiness audit, assessor unclear-starting-point, and "Too Broad" boundary investigations.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Chapter 8
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch8/experiments-47-to-51.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 3070–3534
Contents: Experiments 47–51 — shared-anchor coherence diagnostic, unknown relationship audit, production shared-anchor test, and semantic decision-relevance coherence experiments.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Tranche 4
Chapter 9
Path: docs/archive/experiments/vol-1-chapters/ch9/experiments-52-to-52i.md
Original source: docs/design-evolution-log.md lines 3535–4980
Contents: Experiments 52–52I and Correction to Experiment 52B Conclusion — semantic interpretation generalisation, evaluation using existing Qwen model, separate meaning from relevance labels, normalisation into decision-relevance contract, supports_decision/could_change_decision boundary coherence, ambiguity normalisation failures, ambiguous meaning filled with domain expectations, ambiguity wording resistance, grounding rule for relationship strength invention, and provenance boundary analysis.
Fidelity: Exact contiguous copy.
Refactor status
Only tranches 1 and 2 have been extracted.
Do not remove these ranges from docs/design-evolution-log.md yet.
Do not update repository-wide references to point here yet.
Further Design Evolution material must be extracted in separate bounded tranches and verified before the original monolith is replaced by a compatibility/index document.