# palinode - Doramagic AI Context Pack > Purpose: pre-work context for the user's host AI. This pack does not prove that the project has been installed, run, or validated. ## Project - canonical_name: `phasespace-labs/palinode` - capability: The memory substrate for AI agents and developer tools. Git-versioned, file-native, MCP-first. - expected_user_outcome: The memory substrate for AI agents and developer tools. Git-versioned, file-native, MCP-first. ## Operating Boundaries - Do not claim that the project has been installed, run, called through an API, or used on local files unless separate evidence proves it. - Project facts must come from repo evidence, Claim Graph, or explicit source references. - When a capability is not verified, mark it as unverified instead of completing it as fact. - publish_status: `publishable` - blocking_gaps: none --- ## Doramagic Context Augmentation The following sections strengthen the repository context for a host AI. Human Manual data is a reading route, and pitfall notes become operating constraints. ## Human Manual Outline Usage rule: this is only a reading route and salience signal, not factual authority. Concrete claims must still return to repo evidence or Claim Graph. Host AI hard rules: - Do not treat page titles, section order, summaries, or importance values as factual project evidence. - When explaining the Human Manual outline, state that it is only a reading route or salience signal. - Capability, installation, compatibility, runtime state, and risk claims must cite repo evidence, source paths, or Claim Graph. - **Overview, Supported Platforms, and Quickstart**: importance `high` - source_paths: README.md, PROGRAM.md, server.json, claude-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json, claude-plugin/.mcp.json - **System Architecture and Interface Layer**: importance `high` - source_paths: palinode/api/server.py, palinode/api/routers/memory.py, palinode/api/routers/search.py, palinode/api/routers/consolidation.py, palinode/api/routers/session.py - **Indexing, Search, LLM Compaction, and Audit**: importance `high` - source_paths: palinode/indexer/watcher.py, palinode/indexer/index_file.py, palinode/ingest/pipeline.py, palinode/core/embedder.py, palinode/core/embedding_preprocess.py - **Deployment, Diagnostics, Obsidian, and Extensibility**: importance `high` - source_paths: deploy/systemd/palinode-api.service.template, deploy/systemd/palinode-mcp.service.template, deploy/systemd/palinode-watcher.service.template, deploy/systemd/install.sh, flake.nix ## Repo Inspection Evidence - repo_clone_verified: true - repo_inspection_verified: true - repo_commit: `fade8823fede5b4b40443340da667fea8207227c` - inspected_files: `README.md`, `pyproject.toml`, `docs/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md`, `docs/CHANGELOG.md`, `docs/DEPLOYMENT-GUIDE.md`, `docs/DEVELOPMENT.md`, `docs/DOCTOR.md`, `docs/EXECUTOR-SPEC.md`, `docs/GIT-MEMORY.md`, `docs/HARNESS-SMOKE.md`, `docs/HOW-MEMORY-WORKS.md`, `docs/INSTALL-CLAUDE-CODE.md`, `docs/L4-BEHAVIORAL-TESTING-DESIGN.md`, `docs/LAUNCH-CHECKLIST.md`, `docs/MCP-CONFIG-HOMES.md`, `docs/MCP-INSTALL-RECIPES.md`, `docs/MCP-SETUP.md`, `docs/OBSIDIAN-SETUP.md`, `docs/OBSIDIAN.md`, `docs/OPERATIONS.md` Host AI hard rules: - Without repo_clone_verified=true, do not claim that the source code has been read. - Without repo_inspection_verified=true, do not write README, docs, or package-file conclusions as facts. - Without quick_start_verified=true, do not claim that the Quick Start path has run successfully. ## Doramagic Pitfall Constraints These rules come from Doramagic discovery, validation, or compilation findings. The host AI must treat them as operating constraints, not background notes. ### Constraint 1: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Add llms-install.md for agent-bootstrap (Ollama detection + venv-path discipline) - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Add llms-install.md for agent-bootstrap (Ollama detection + venv-path discipline). Context: Observed when using node, python - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Add llms-install.md for agent-bootstrap (Ollama detection + venv-path discipline) - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/61 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 2: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Anthropic Connectors Directory submission (after MCPB bundle ships) - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Anthropic Connectors Directory submission (after MCPB bundle ships). Context: Observed when using node - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Anthropic Connectors Directory submission (after MCPB bundle ships) - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/62 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 3: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Build in public — show Palinode building Palinode - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Build in public — show Palinode building Palinode. Context: Observed when using node - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Build in public — show Palinode building Palinode - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/33 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 4: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: CLAUDE.md integration — zero-friction adoption path - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: CLAUDE.md integration — zero-friction adoption path. Context: Observed when using node, python - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: CLAUDE.md integration — zero-friction adoption path - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/32 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 5: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Directory submissions — MCP Registry, Smithery, mcp.so, Cline - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Directory submissions — MCP Registry, Smithery, mcp.so, Cline. Context: Observed when using node - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Directory submissions — MCP Registry, Smithery, mcp.so, Cline - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/35 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 6: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Docs: public integration guide for OpenClaw and Hermes-agent - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Docs: public integration guide for OpenClaw and Hermes-agent. Context: Observed during installation or first-run setup. - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Docs: public integration guide for OpenClaw and Hermes-agent - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/60 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 7: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Homebrew tap (brew install palinode) - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Homebrew tap (brew install palinode). Context: Observed during installation or first-run setup. - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Homebrew tap (brew install palinode) - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/8 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 8: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Multi-platform MCP and integration docs (Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, VS Code) - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Multi-platform MCP and integration docs (Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, VS Code). Context: Observed when using node - Why it matters: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Multi-platform MCP and integration docs (Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, VS Code) - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/issues/24 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 9: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v0.8.13 - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v0.8.13. Context: Observed when using node - Why it matters: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v0.8.13 - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/releases/tag/v0.8.13 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 10: Installation risk requires verification - Trigger: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v0.8.15 - Host AI rule: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v0.8.15. Context: Observed when using python - Why it matters: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v0.8.15 - Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/phasespace-labs/palinode/releases/tag/v0.8.15 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it.