| Document | Use |
|---|---|
| TRADER_BUILD.md | Single source of truth for build & system alignment |
If you only open one file: that one.
| Document | Topic |
|---|---|
| TRADER_SPINE_ARCHITECTURE.md | StrategySpec → evaluate_proxy → living seats (implementable spine) |
| DISCOVERY_AND_PAPER_FASTTRACK.md | Grid, universe, workers, reboot, paper handoff ops |
| TRADER_LAYERED_EDGE_DOCTRINE.md | Full 11-layer edge stack & candidate schema |
| TRADER_DUAL_DESK.md | Desk A personal vs Desk B agentic |
| AGENTIC_AUTONOMY_POLICY.md | Modes, risk envelope, arming |
| PROMOTION_GATES.md | Live promotion checklist (code-linked) |
| GO_LIVE_READINESS.md | Live readiness packet |
| PCS_PAPER_PATH.md | PCS paper path detail |
| TRADER_LOOPS.md | Loop topology |
| TRADER_AGENT_PROFILE.md | Hermes trader profile ops |
| DESK_BRIEF.md | Desk A daily brief playbook |
| PMCC_MONITOR_DEPLOYMENT.md | PMCC monitor deploy |
| BUILD_PROGRESS_AND_CONFIDENCE.md | Confidence ladder nuance |
| BUILD_LAB_ENVIRONMENT.md | BUILD lab / zero-input front door |
| STAGE2_RH_READONLY_AND_CAPITAL.md | RH snapshot / capital stage |
| OPTION_QUOTE_DATA_BOUNDARY.md / SCHWAB_OPTION_DATA_PATH.md | Data boundaries |
| RESEARCH_LOOP.md / RESEARCH_CRON.md / RESEARCH_SCOREBOARD.md | Older multi-symbol research scout |
These remain for dated history and deep cross-links but must not redefine product intent:
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| TRADER_NORTH_STAR.md | Redirect → BUILD; long-form catalog history |
| TRADER_PLATFORM_GOAL.md | Pre-consolidation product pin |
| TRADER_RESTART_CHARTER.md | Pre-consolidation anti-drift charter |
| TRADER_KNOWLEDGE_MAP.md | Session memory map (ops notes) |
Dated search reassessments, epochs, and coverage surveys. Useful for archaeology; not the default plan.
| Pattern | Examples |
|---|---|
SEARCH_DESIGN_REASSESSMENT_*.md |
2026-07-14 … 07-16 design notes |
SEARCH_EPOCH_*.md |
Epoch freezes |
| INCOME_STRATEGY_COVERAGE.md | Structure coverage inventory |
| CONTINUOUS_DENSIFY_POST_PAUSE.md | Densify pause notes |
| FREE_STRATEGY_RESEARCH_RUNBOOK.md | Lab generate/label loop (Desk A / free lab) |
| HISTORICAL_OPTION_DATA_DECISION_PACKET.md | Data buy/build decision |
| PCS_INCOME_AUTONOMY_PROGRAM.md | Earlier PCS program sketch |
| TRADER_DIRECT_TO_PAPER_WATCH_PLAN.md | Earlier direct-paper plan |
| STRATEGY_ENGINE_HANDOFF.md | External engine handoff |
| File | Role |
|---|---|
| ../README.md | Repo entry + quick start |
| ../GOAL.md | Legacy critic-loop / Desk A seed methods goal |
| ../STRATEGY.md | TSLA/TSLL seed strategy history |
| ../ENGINE.md | Classic backtest harness |
- Default: update TRADER_BUILD.md (and changelog there).
- Deep ops only: add a detail doc and link it from this README under Detail.
- One-off research: name it clearly and list under Research archive — never as a second north star.