Geological Metaphor

Rules

  1. One source of truth. PILLARS is the only live tree.
  2. Version inside. Use frontmatter, archive subdirs, and README status sections to mark state — not directory location.
  3. Snapshot to LITHS. When a version changes meaningfully, snapshot the full PILLARS tree into TANK/LITHS/<timestamp>/.
  4. Never delete. Graduate forward with links. Archive, don’t erase.