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Canon Indexes

Purpose

This page is the curated entrypoint into approved Ledger canon.

It does not try to mirror every file under docs/. It points to the highest-signal documents by surface so readers can reach approved truth faster.

How To Use This Page

  • start with the canon surface you actually need
  • use the README.md for that surface first
  • then read the smallest document set that answers the current question

If the answer is not yet canon, step back into research/ or records/ deliberately.

Canon Surface Map

flowchart TD
    A["Approved canon"] --> B["Strategy"]
    A --> C["Product"]
    A --> D["Architecture"]
    A --> E["Company"]
    A --> F["Operating system"]

    F --> F1["Models"]
    F --> F2["Playbooks"]
    F --> F3["Templates"]

Strategy Canon

Start here Why it matters High-signal documents
docs/strategy/README.md current strategic framing ORBITRA_OVERVIEW.md, VISION_AND_SCOPE.md

Use this when:

  • you need current company or product framing
  • you are deciding whether work fits present scope
  • you need the stable baseline before reading broader research strategy notes

Product Canon

Start here Why it matters High-signal documents
docs/product/README.md active implementation truth PHASE_1_WORKING_MODEL.md

Use this when:

  • you need the current shell and Phase 1 lock
  • you need to know what implementation truth is active right now
  • you need the boundary between current shell and longer-term architecture work

Architecture Canon

Start here Why it matters High-signal documents
docs/architecture/README.md durable repo and system structure REPO_AND_SERVICE_MAP.md

Use this when:

  • you need the current bounded repo and service map
  • you are orienting around cross-repo structure
  • you need architecture baseline rather than research exploration

Company Canon

Start here Why it matters High-signal documents
docs/company/README.md approved company doctrine surface SOFTWARE_AGENCY_ORG_CHART_AND_REPORTING_MODEL.md, CLIENT_SERVICES_OPERATING_MODEL.md, DELIVERY_OPERATING_MODEL_FOR_AGENCY_EXECUTION.md, PRODUCT_STUDIO_AND_INTERNAL_PRODUCTS_OPERATING_MODEL.md, PEOPLE_AND_CAPABILITY_OPERATING_MODEL.md, FINANCE_AND_COMPENSATION_OPERATING_MODEL.md

Use this when:

  • you need approved company-level doctrine
  • you want to avoid mistaking company research for approved company canon

Operating-System Canon

Start here Why it matters High-signal documents
docs/operating-system/README.md human-agent execution canon overview/GOVERNANCE_AND_OPERATING_MODEL.md, models/TASK_ROUTING_AND_LIFECYCLE_MODEL.md, models/ISSUE_GOVERNANCE_AND_NORMALIZATION_MODEL.md, models/REVIEW_AND_ACCEPTANCE_MODEL.md, playbooks/REVIEW_AND_CLOSEOUT_PLAYBOOK.md

Use this when:

  • you are starting or routing governed work
  • you need lifecycle, review, closeout, or supervision doctrine
  • you need execution truth rather than architecture vision

These are not part of docs/ canon, but they are high-signal surfaces that operators usually need next.

Surface Start here Why it matters
governance governance/GOVERNANCE-INDEX.md enforceable repo rules and conventions
metadata meta/task-routing.yaml, meta/issue-governance.yaml machine-readable routing and issue truth
specs specs/ORB-REGISTRY.md versioned contract and registry surface
templates templates/README.md canonical reusable issue, PR, RFC, ADR, spec, and closeout forms
records records/decisions/ACTIVE_DECISION_LOG.md accepted decision memory and active direction

Canon Versus Research Rule

If this page does not give you an approved answer directly:

  1. confirm the canon surface README first
  2. then move into the matching research/ surface
  3. treat research as reference truth, not implementation truth, unless canon explicitly says otherwise