README.md

Cortex Core Context Pack

This is the compact authority-first AI context pack for remram-cortex.

Use it when you want a new thread to load the right mental model quickly without pulling the whole repository.

Pack Goal

Give a fresh reader enough context to avoid the common category errors:

• confusing context with memory
• treating Layer 3 as a body store
• treating Layer 4 as a projection instead of an authority
• treating Layer 5 as "Git only"
• assuming Mamba is required before the architecture is real
• assuming OpenSearch is active

Documents

1. 00 Repo Orientation
2. 01 Terminology And Legacy
3. 02 Layers And Authority
4. 03 Stack And Service Posture
5. 04 Lifecycles, Ingestion, And Promotion
6. 05 Phases And Delivery
7. 06 OpenClaw And Live Appliance Boundary
8. 07 Elderclaw Pressure And Multi-Party Scope
9. 08 Live Appliance Quick Start

Recommended Load Order

1. 00 Repo Orientation
2. 01 Terminology And Legacy
3. 02 Layers And Authority
4. 03 Stack And Service Posture
5. 04 Lifecycles, Ingestion, And Promotion
6. 05 Phases And Delivery
7. 06 OpenClaw And Live Appliance Boundary
8. 07 Elderclaw Pressure And Multi-Party Scope
9. 08 Live Appliance Quick Start

Relationship To Other Packs

• Use this pack for fresh AI implementation threads.
• Use Layered Cortex Stack when you want the longer NotebookLM or audio-oriented source set.
• Use ../../authority-map.md and ../../glossary.md when you need the canonical wording.