Research & Survey Notes
Empirical working notes — library surveys, coverage audits, regression sweeps, real-project triage, and considerations of outside research. They record what was observed (and when), the analysis it prompted, and any follow-up that landed.
These notes are non-normative and time-stamped to authorship — they reflect what
was true when written, against the Rigor version named inside. Most carry a
Status: line; survey / essay-review notes are explicitly “research note, no design
commitments.” A note may feed an ADR, a
design note, or engine work — but the spec and ADRs bind, not
the note. Verify any named file / method / flag still exists before acting on it.
Filenames are YYYYMMDD-<slug>.md, dated to authorship.
Library & ecosystem surveys
Section titled “Library & ecosystem surveys”Type-coverage audits
Section titled “Type-coverage audits”Regression sweeps & real-project triage
Section titled “Regression sweeps & real-project triage”Outside research & essay reviews
Section titled “Outside research & essay reviews”Infrastructure & upstream
Section titled “Infrastructure & upstream”Adding a note
Section titled “Adding a note”- Name the file
YYYYMMDD-<slug>.mdusing the authorship date. - Open with a
Status:line (e.g. “research note, no design commitments.”) and name the Rigor version the observations were taken against. - Add a row to the matching section above (or start a new section).
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