Start with the root README.md for what this project is, how to build it, and how to install it. Everything below is reference material once you're past that.
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STATUS.md — where the project actually is right now: current version, what's hardware-verified, what's still open.
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DESIGN.md — shipped v1 hardware, RF parameters, and architecture rationale. Read before changing those foundations.
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ROADMAP.md — active V2 workstreams, gates, and release policy. Start here for the next implementation decision.
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research/V2_DESIGN.md — V2 product direction, permanent boundaries, and rationale behind the active roadmap.
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LOG_GUIDE.md — operator guide to run folders, CSV fields, identity observations, health checks, and privacy-aware export.
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HARDWARE_TESTING.md — repeatable device-validation matrix and Phase 7 memory acceptance rules.
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BRAND.md — naming, tone, and on-device UI copy conventions.
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v1.1.0 / V2 audit — security, capture integrity, resource findings, and roadmap recommendations (2026-09-07).
Not onboarding reading — these are raw evidence and in-progress notes, kept for reference rather than written to be read start to finish.
history/— the immutable v1.0.7 roadmap snapshot pointer (ROADMAP_V1.md), plusPROGRESS.mdandCHANGELOG.mdas they stood before the 2026-08-29 documentation restructuring. Search history for a specific date/topic rather than reading it front to back;STATUS.mdabove and the rootCHANGELOG.mdare what stay current going forward.research/— design/investigation notes written during specific phases (e.g. Phase 8/9 sweep design), not maintained after the phase they were written for. Includes UI explorations as standalone HTML mockups; the open one is research/2026-09-06-og-card-redesigns.html — three options each for the Channel, GPS and System cards, which still predate the band-plus-three-cards language Activity and Radio now share. Nothing there is implemented.hardware-results/— dated bench/field test result reports.hardware-results/private/(git-ignored) holds raw device captures that may contain precise GPS locations; only redacted aggregate summaries are committed.
For project rules that govern how AI coding agents work in this repo, see the root CLAUDE.md (and AGENTS.md, which just points at it).