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feat: complete framework migration — PowerShell, adapters, guides, profiles, tests
Completes the bootstrap repo migration with remaining files:
- PowerShell scripts (.ps1) for Windows support (bin/ + tools/)
- Runtime adapters (claude, codex, generic, pi)
- Guides (17 .md files) and profiles (domains, tech-stacks, workflows)
- Wizard test suite (6 test files from bootstrap tests/)
- Memory placeholder, audit history

Bootstrap repo (mosaic/bootstrap) is now fully superseded:
- All 335 files accounted for
- 5 build config files (package.json, tsconfig, etc.) not needed —
  monorepo has its own at packages/mosaic/
- skills-local/ superseded by monorepo skills/ with mosaic-* naming
- src/ already lives at packages/mosaic/src/
2026-04-01 21:23:26 -05:00

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Memory and Retention Rules

Primary Memory Layer: OpenBrain

OpenBrain is the canonical shared memory for all Mosaic agents across all harnesses and sessions.

Use the capture MCP tool (or REST POST /v1/thoughts) to store:

  • Discovered gotchas and workarounds
  • Architectural decisions and rationale
  • Project state and context for handoffs
  • Anything a future agent should know

Use search or recent at session start to load prior context before acting.

This is not optional. An agent that uses local file-based memory instead of OpenBrain is a broken agent — its knowledge is invisible to every other agent on the platform.

Hard Rules

  1. Agent learnings MUST go to OpenBrain — not to any file-based memory location.
  2. You MUST NOT write to runtime-native memory silos (they are write-blocked by hook).
  3. Active execution state belongs in project docs/ — not in memory files.
  4. ~/.config/mosaic/memory/ is for mosaic framework technical notes only, not project knowledge.

Runtime-Native Memory Silos (WRITE-BLOCKED)

These locations are blocked by PreToolUse hooks. Attempting to write there fails at the tool level.

Runtime Blocked silo Use instead
Claude Code ~/.claude/projects/*/memory/*.md OpenBrain capture
Codex Runtime session memory OpenBrain capture
OpenCode Runtime session memory OpenBrain capture

MEMORY.md files may only contain behavioral guardrails that must be injected at load-path — not knowledge.

Project Continuity Files (MANDATORY)

File Purpose Location
docs/PRD.md or docs/PRD.json Source of requirements Project docs/
docs/TASKS.md Task tracking, milestones, issues, status Project docs/
docs/scratchpads/<task>.md Task-specific working memory Project docs/scratchpads/
AGENTS.md Project-local patterns and conventions Project root

How the Block Works

~/.config/mosaic/tools/qa/prevent-memory-write.sh is registered as a PreToolUse hook in ~/.claude/settings.json. It intercepts Write/Edit/MultiEdit calls and rejects any targeting ~/.claude/projects/*/memory/*.md before the tool executes. Exit code 2 blocks the call and the agent sees a message directing it to OpenBrain instead.