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.
Refactor status
Only tranche 1 has 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.