Amnesiac

amnesiac

You will forget everything. Design accordingly.

First Step

Check if .amnesiac/status exists.

• Exists → read it, continue below
• Does not exist → read adopt.md to set up this project

Protocol

1. Read .amnesiac/status
2. Load the phase file indicated
3. Do the work
4. Update .amnesiac/status
5. Commit

Status Format

phase: [define|design|implement|maintain]
task: [current task number or description]
next: [literal next action]
files: [space-separated list]
verify: [command that returns 0 on success]

Phase Files

Load only the file matching your current phase:

• phase: define → read define.md - establish goal with user
• phase: design → read design.md - create verifiable plan
• phase: implement → read implement.md - build with tests
• phase: maintain → read maintain.md - fix and extend

Reference Files

Load only when stuck:

• patterns.md - approaches that work
• antipatterns.md - approaches that fail

Rules

1. If you can't verify it without a browser, don't build it
2. If verify fails 3 times, write to stuck field and stop
3. If a task touches 5+ files, split it first
4. Commit after every passing verify