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			# Repo Knowledge Index

			Status: active
			Last reviewed: 2026-04-09
			Owner: theMackabu

			This directory is the durable, versioned knowledge base for Ant's repository
			workflow. Start with the smallest document that answers the task at hand.

			## Core References

			- Agent entrypoint: [../../AGENTS.md](../../AGENTS.md)
			- Architecture map: [../../ARCHITECTURE.md](../../ARCHITECTURE.md)
			- Build instructions: [../../BUILDING.md](../../BUILDING.md)
			- Contribution guide: [../../CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md)
			- Test selection guide: [testing.md](testing.md)
			- Execution plans and tech debt: [../exec-plans/index.md](../exec-plans/index.md)

			## How To Use This Knowledge Base

			- Keep stable reference material here instead of burying it in chat history or
			scratch notes.
			- Use execution plans for work that spans multiple commits, decisions, or
			checkpoints.
			- Keep `AGENTS.md` short and link into this directory rather than expanding it.
			- Run `maid knowledge` after updating these docs so stale links or missing
			metadata fail fast.
			- Run `maid structure` to guard changed-file boundaries.
			- Run `maid validate_changes` to route the current diff to the smallest safe
			validation set.

			## When To Add A New Doc

			- Add a new document when a rule, subsystem map, or workflow is reused across
			tasks and would otherwise be repeated in prompts or review comments.
			- Prefer one focused file per topic over a single large manual.