Strengthen documentation coherence and navigation:
README.md:
- Add 'Developer's Document Guide' section at top
- Link to CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, architecture, guardrails, validation gates
- Reference docs/INDEX.md and TECH_DEBT_REGISTER.md
docs/INDEX.md (new):
- Central documentation index with purpose and audience
- Core guides, executive/planning, tech debt, reference docs
- Quick links for first change, architectural decisions, validation
TECH_DEBT_REGISTER.md (new):
- Tech debt tracking per AGENTS.md v16.0
- 8 registered debts (code analysis suppressions, deferred refactoring)
- Impact/Effort matrix with paydown strategy (quarterly 20% target)
- Status tracking with completion history
- How-to guide for resolving debt
CLAUDE.md:
- Update TECH_DEBT_REGISTER reference from 'to be created' to actual link
Result:
- Developers land on README → directed to CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md
- All docs cross-reference each other for circular navigation
- Tech debt fully visible and tracked with clear paydown roadmap
- docs/INDEX.md provides comprehensive reference point
Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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