the-mindscape-of-bro-tsong/docs/DECISIONS.md

Decision Log

Decision 001: File-first architecture

Status: Accepted

Reason:

The MVP should remain simple, local, transparent, and easy to inspect.

A database is unnecessary before the model card schema and extraction protocol are stable.

Decision 002: JSON for machine-readable model data

Status: Accepted

Reason:

JSON is easy to validate with JSON Schema and suitable for later integration into scripts, selectors, or applications.

Decision 003: Markdown for human-readable model cards

Status: Accepted

Reason:

Markdown is easier for the project owner to read, edit, and review.

Decision 004: QPI and Intellectual Archaeology as first sample models

Status: Accepted

Reason:

QPI represents a routing model.

Intellectual Archaeology represents a deep modeling model.

Together they test two different kinds of model structures.

Decision 005: Rule-based selector in v0.1

Status: Accepted

Reason:

The first selector should validate data structure and model routing logic without relying on LLM calls.

Decision 006: Use product root instead of a nested phase directory

Status: Accepted

Reason:

the-mindscape-of-bro-tsong is the product and system boundary.

model_library_mvp is the current phase and subsystem goal, not a separate root project.

The repository should not start as the-mindscape-of-bro-tsong/model_library_mvp/ because that would add unnecessary root-vs-subproject ambiguity before the product needs a monorepo layout.

Decision 007: Use supplier request channels for CCPE and skills-vault

Status: Accepted

Reason:

This repository is a product and application workspace. It should not silently absorb expert-agent specification work or reusable automation Skill source work.

Requests for agents, runtimes, model governance, invocation protocols, evaluation rules, and integration registrations should be recorded under requirements/ccpe/.

Requests for deterministic reusable automation tools and installable Skills should be recorded under requirements/skills-vault/.

If a supplier capability blocks model extraction, the dependent extraction step should pause unless the project owner explicitly says to solve the need locally.

Decision 008: Third-party frameworks belong to product implementation, not CCPE or skills-vault

Status: Accepted

Reason:

Frameworks such as CrewAI and LangGraph may be useful later for implementing product behavior. The concrete application adapters, state, deployment, and product runtime belong in this repository.

CCPE may define the agent contract, runtime governance, authority, evaluation, and integration registration.

skills-vault may provide reusable deterministic helper Skills discovered during implementation.

Decision 009: Use intellectual_archaeology as the machine model ID

Status: Accepted

Reason:

The source article names the model “思想考古学”（Intellectual Archaeology）.

The machine-readable ID should use the stable English snake_case form intellectual_archaeology, while the human-facing model name remains Chinese.

Decision 010: Keep field names English and field content Chinese

Status: Accepted

Reason:

English field names make JSON easier to validate and integrate.

Chinese field values preserve source-language meaning and avoid translation drift during model extraction.

Decision 011: GPT plans must be localized before implementation

Status: Accepted

Reason:

GPT planning documents may not know the current local repository state, existing constraints, missing contracts, or prior owner decisions.

Codex must first convert each GPT plan into local rules, schemas, indexes, workflow, tooling expectations, and validation gates before implementing content.

Content extraction or content repair must not begin from a GPT plan until the local foundation has been reviewed, unless the project owner explicitly overrides the gate.

Decision 012: Maintain indexes by script-backed synchronization

Status: Accepted

Reason:

models/model_index.json is the machine discovery entrypoint, and cards/card_index.md is the human review entrypoint.

They should follow source assets instead of becoming separate hand-maintained content sources.

Every asset change must incrementally synchronize the indexes, and handoff or release points must run a full rebuild or consistency check.

The current rule is:

incremental update on every model/card/source/test change
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full rebuild or full reconciliation at release, handoff, schema migration, batch expansion, or validation drift

Model status remains an owner / ChatGPT / CCRA decision; validation and index rebuilds must not upgrade draft to a stronger state automatically.

Decision 013: Archive CCRA review bundles by round

Status: Accepted

Reason:

The first compressed CCRA review bundle was generated as flat files under ccra_review_bundle/. That works for a single handoff, but it becomes ambiguous once later rounds produce new 00_OPEN_THIS_FIRST_CCRA_REVIEW_BRIEF.md, command logs, diffs, and raw changed files.

ccra_review_bundle/ is now the archive root. Each review round must live in a dated subdirectory:

ccra_review_bundle/round-NN_YYYY-MM-DD_topic/

This keeps second-round and third-round materials comparable without overwriting prior evidence. Temporary review bundles remain session evidence and should not be copied into knowledge_assets/.

Round 03.1 added two bundle hygiene rules:

• optional_raw_changed_files.zip must preserve source-relative paths. Do not create flat archives that can collide on names such as README.md.
• knowledge_assets/ is excluded from review bundles by default because the project owner manually syncs stable long-term knowledge assets into GPT knowledge storage. Include it only when the current review explicitly targets the knowledge asset itself.