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Archive Rules

Raw File Archival

After creating a Source Document Summary for any raw file:

  1. Move the raw file to docs/archive/
  2. Record the move in the source summary's header: Archived From: [original path]
  3. Do not read from docs/archive/ unless the user explicitly says "go back to the original [filename]"

Summary Lifecycle Rules

  1. Session handoffs expire: After a new handoff is written, the previous handoff moves to docs/archive/handoffs/. Only the latest handoff stays in docs/summaries/.
  2. Decision records persist: Decision records (DR-*) stay in docs/summaries/ permanently — they are institutional memory.
  3. Source summaries persist: Source document summaries stay until the project ends — they replace raw documents.
  4. Analysis summaries: Keep only the latest version. If re-run, the new one replaces the old (archive the old one).
  5. Maximum active summaries: If docs/summaries/ exceeds 15 files, consolidate older source summaries into a single project-digest.md and archive the originals.