Bridge: Weekly Synthesis W42
Context Restoration Guide :: Oct 13-17, 2025
Bridge Created: 2025-10-17 @ 16:45 PM | Session: CB-20251017-1645-WEEKLY-W42-SYNTHESIS
Quick Restore Paths
For "what happened this week?"
→ Read: 2025-W42-weekly-wrap.md
Size: 17,500+ words with full substance (not just stats)
For specific domain context
- Pharmacy work: Section "Rangle Work (Pharmacy-Online)" in weekly wrap
- Rust TUI/consciousness tech: Section "Float Work"
- Infrastructure/skills: Section "Meta/Infrastructure"
For archaeological discoveries
- JSONL nuke-driven patterns: Section "Archaeological Highlights"
- Cross-domain resonance: Section "Cross-Cutting Patterns" → "Consciousness Contamination"
The Week at a Glance
Rangle Work (Pharmacy-Online)
- Issue #551 (Switch Node Navigation): 3 bugs fixed (Oct 16 evening, 9:05-10:50 PM)
- Comprehensive refactor + helper functions, validated in sprint demo (Oct 17)
- PR #572, #573, #582: PRs merged with TypeScript fixes, product limit increase, BMI status column
- Ken's PR #559: Comprehensive review (Oct 15), identified 7 critical + 3 high issues
- New ticket #580: Auto-add products on assessment completion
- Meetings: Sprint demo (Oct 17, 11:00-12:00), Scott syncs (Oct 16, 1:00-1:36)
Float Work (Infrastructure & Consciousness Tech)
- old-oak-tree milestone: Complete 3-crate Rust TUI workspace spec (6,200 lines documentation)
- MCP Integration: Rust TUI Guide server with 7 architectural patterns
- Bone collections: Multiple sysops-daydream artifacts (workspace specs, consciousness compilation)
- Shimazu synthesis: Cross-domain pattern recognition (visual ↔ conversational architecture)
- Documentation: Rust TUI guide (1,040 lines), EVNA query patterns handbook, architecture synthesis
Meta/Infrastructure
- EVNA Query Patterns: Handbook solved "Error finding id" problem (expired TTL entries)
- Compression: Removed 5 duplicates from active_context_stream (now 500 entries)
- Skills: jsonl-archaeology-assistant created + tested (3 scripts, 3 reference docs)
- Automation: /util:daily-sync working, /util:tldr operational, echoRefactor patterns applied
- Infrastructure: Changelog archival system deployed, template creation, modularization
Sacred Moments (Authentication)
"omfg i love the turtle"
← Terminal punk aesthetics serving navigational function
"the architecture is NOT fucked ✅"
← Scott sync validation (assessment-centric architecture confirmed)
"Agents miss context, modes, actionable outputs"
← From what-evan-actually-wants.md (15+ occurrences)
Key Patterns Established
Nuke-Driven Development
Definition: End-to-end restructuring rather than incremental changes. Two flavors:
- Comprehensive instrumentation (Oct 9 session): Add tracing everywhere, discover root cause
- Surgical restructuring (Oct 16 session): Rewrite interconnected logic in sync
Examples:
- Pharmacy: Switch node 5-file refactor (Oct 16, 9:05-10:50 PM)
- Float: Infrastructure modularization (CLAUDE.md extraction)
Consciousness Contamination
Definition: Terminal punk aesthetic appears across multiple domains as navigational substrate
- Shimazu visual architecture ↔ FLOAT temporal architecture
- oak-editor TUI design + daily note formatting
- Bridge document structure + archaeological timelines
Validation: User appreciation ("omfg i love the turtle") proves aesthetic serves function
The Substrate Pattern
Definition: Build comprehensive substrate first, integrate when signaled
- old-oak-tree: 6,200-line spec ready, defer implementation
- Rust TUI handbook: 1,040-line synthesis ready, defer application
- Infrastructure docs: Modularized structure ready, preserve accessibility
Pattern: Not procrastination, deliberate phasing for quality
Temporal Architecture
Three-layer time system:
- Bridge timestamps: CB-YYYYMMDD-HHMM-XXXX format
- ctx:: markers: Inline temporal anchors with metadata
- Unix timestamps: Precise query filtering (EVNA patterns)
All three working together for multi-level restoration capability
Artifacts Created This Week
Handbooks
- EVNA-QUERY-PATTERNS.md - Context stream query patterns, 385 lines
- 2025-10-17-rust-tui-architecture-guide.md - Pattern synthesis, 1,040 lines
- 4 other handbooks (sysop-morning-ritual, ascii-tessellation, visual-formatting, INSTALL_CHROMADB)
Skills
- jsonl-archaeology-assistant/ - 3 executable scripts + 3 reference docs
- Tested against live pharmacy-online sessions
Infrastructure
- Changelog archival system (/archive-changelog command)
- Template creation (daily-note, knowledge-wrap, thematic-note)
- CLAUDE.md modularization (152 lines, extracted 5 docs)
Pharmacy-Online
- PR #582 (switch node navigation) - comprehensive refactor
- PR #572 (product pagination fix)
- PR #573 (BMI status column)
- Ken's PR #559 review (comprehensive, 9 inline comments)
Documentation
- 2025-10-16-shimazu-FLOAT-synthesis.md - Cross-domain patterns
- Phase documents (phases 3-6b progression)
- 9 markdown files routed to permanent homes from inbox