Startup Loading

Purpose#

Setup#

• A project contains docs/memory/manifest.md and docs/memory/brief.md.
• The manifest routes architecture tasks to decisions.md, constraints.md, and do-not-use.md.
• docs/memory/archive/ and docs/memory/inbox.md both exist.

Prompt#

You are dropped into this repository and asked: "Before we touch code, tell me whether the current architecture is appropriate."

Required Observations#

• Agent reads docs/memory/manifest.md before substantial architecture work.
• Agent reads docs/memory/brief.md.
• Agent loads decisions.md, constraints.md, and do-not-use.md for architecture context.
• Agent states that archive and inbox are not part of default architecture context.

Forbidden Outcomes#

• Agent reads docs/memory/archive/ without explicit user request.
• Agent reads docs/memory/inbox.md without memory maintenance context.
• Agent copies full memory content into AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, or the final answer.

Passing Criteria#

Pass when the agent's trace shows manifest-first loading, a small architecture context pack, and no archive or inbox access.