Files

T

arcattackandClaude Opus 4.8 1cd57ade85 context-system: bootstrap the progressive-context expert knowledge base (foundation)

Adapt the spark-lesson / expert-seed.md progressive-context pattern to the bt411 port:
a thin router + context/*.md knowledge graph so the 2236-line CLAUDE.md's deep knowledge
loads on-demand instead of every session.

NON-DESTRUCTIVE foundation pass (live CLAUDE.md unchanged; proposed router is a draft):
- reference/glossary.yaml        -- ~45 terms (engine/formats/scene/reconstruction)
- context/decomp-reference.md    -- the quantitative hub: resource types, ClassID map,
                                    mech offsets, damage delivery, weapon constants, env gates, tools
- context/reconstruction-gotchas.md -- the 12 systemic bug classes (conventions/DO-NOT hub)
- context/bgf-format.md          -- geometry format + CONN/PCONN + LOD-sqrt3 + ramp shading
- context/gauges-hud.md          -- the gauge/MFD system (the just-completed wave)
- context/open-questions.md      -- deferred systems + get-from-Nick
- context/_ROUTER-DRAFT.md       -- the proposed slim CLAUDE.md (identity, protocols,
                                    quick-lookup, evidence tiers T0-T4, conventions, structure)
- phases/phase-01-context-restructure.md -- design + migration plan + status

docs/*.md ledgers stay as the DETAILED logs; context/*.md are the curated digests that
route into them. Remaining: ~10 topic files (project-overview, subsystems, combat-damage,
rendering, locomotion, wintesla-port, build-and-run, ...) then the CLAUDE.md swap.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-07-07 22:06:53 -05:00

3.5 KiB

Raw Blame History

Phase 01 — Progressive Context Restructure

Goal: adapt the spark-lesson/expert-seed.md progressive-context pattern to the bt411 port, turning the 2236-line monolithic CLAUDE.md into a thin router + a context/*.md knowledge graph. Motivation: CLAUDE.md is loaded every session and is too large; the deep RE knowledge should load on-demand.

Design decisions

In-place (context/ + reference/ at bt411 root, mirroring spark-lesson), NOT a separate repo.
The router serves DOUBLE duty: expert-agent knowledge routing AND the load-bearing WORK directives (build recipe, "keep current" mandate) — bt411's CLAUDE.md drives active work, unlike spark-lesson's pure knowledge base.
The existing docs/*.md ledgers stay as the DETAILED running logs (RECONCILE 1555 lines, GAUGE_COMPOSITE 627, HARD_PROBLEMS, SUBSYS_PLAN, P3_LOCOMOTION, …). The context/*.md files are the CURATED digests that route into them. (docs/ ≈ spark-lesson's phases/; context/ ≈ its context/.)
Evidence tiers adapted for RE: T0 engine/header truth · T1 decompiled+verified · T2 reconstructed+runtime-verified · T3 best-effort/guarded · T4 unconfirmed hypothesis.
Non-destructive: the live CLAUDE.md is UNCHANGED until the migration is complete + approved. The proposed router is context/_ROUTER-DRAFT.md.

Status

✅ Foundation built (this pass)

reference/glossary.yaml — ~45 terms (platform/engine, formats, scene/entity, reconstruction).
context/decomp-reference.md — the quantitative hub: resource-type enum, ClassID map, mech offsets, damage delivery, weapon constants, env gates, tools.
context/reconstruction-gotchas.md — the 12 systemic bug classes (the conventions/DO-NOT hub).
context/bgf-format.md — geometry format + CONN/PCONN + LOD √3 + ramp shading (frames docs/BGF_FORMAT.md).
context/gauges-hud.md — the gauge/MFD system (frames docs/GAUGE_COMPOSITE.md); the just-completed wave.
context/open-questions.md — deferred systems + get-from-Nick.
context/_ROUTER-DRAFT.md — the proposed slim CLAUDE.md (identity, protocols, quick-lookup, evidence tiers, conventions, structure).

☐ Remaining topic files (the next tranche — migrate from CLAUDE.md §/docs)

topic	source in CLAUDE.md / docs
`project-overview.md`	§1-3
`pod-hardware.md`	§3
`content-archives.md`	§4, §4a
`asset-formats.md`	§5, docs/ASSET_PIPELINE.md
`source-completeness.md`	§5a, docs/BT_SOURCE_STATUS.md
`wintesla-port.md`	§5b, §8
`build-and-run.md`	§10a, §10a-bis
`reconstruction-method.md`	§10b
`locomotion.md`	§7, docs/P3_LOCOMOTION.md
`subsystems.md`	§10d, docs/SUBSYS_PLAN.md, docs/VEHICLE_SUBSYSTEMS.md
`combat-damage.md`	§10c, docs/HARD_PROBLEMS.md
`rendering.md`	§10 render-fidelity notes (large)
`multiplayer.md`	§7 Phase 7, §8 P6

☐ Swap (after review + full migration)

Move the current CLAUDE.md deep content into the topic files above.
Replace CLAUDE.md with context/_ROUTER-DRAFT.md content (preserving the git history of the old).
Verify: a fresh session reads the router → quick-lookup → topic files load on demand.

Notes

The router keeps the build one-liners + the "keep current" mandate so active port work is uninterrupted. The detailed §10 combat-bring-up narrative migrates to combat-damage.md + locomotion.md + rendering.md + the docs/ ledgers it already references.
Cross-references use [[topic-id]]; the glossary uses related_topics.

3.5 KiB Raw Blame History