# Context Maintenance

## Goal

Keep this workspace useful as living memory instead of a pile of disconnected notes.

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## Stable Rules

- Update canonical context when a durable fact changes.
- Prefer correcting stale context over appending contradictory notes.
- Use the smallest correct destination:
  - `ai/logs/YYYY-MM-DD.md` for daily progress and evolving findings
  - `ai/state/current.md` for near-term active work
  - `ai/state/work-items.md` for Jira-linked active work
  - `ai/context/` for durable project knowledge
  - `ai/context/people/` for named person context

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## Ingestion Rules

- Treat Mattermost, Slack history, and direct prompts as potential memory sources.
- Do not promote failed syncs or tooling errors as project facts.
- Promote repeated durable patterns from historical archives into stable context when confidence is high.
- Keep old status-only details archive-only unless they still change current understanding.

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## Curation Rule

- If a new stable context file is added, keep `project.md` and `index.md` aligned so future sessions can discover it quickly.