code-anchored-context 0.1.1 → 0.2.0

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  1. package/.agents/skills/README.md +1 -1
  2. package/.agents/skills/{development-initiative-context → code-anchored-context}/SKILL.md +38 -38
  3. package/AGENTS.md +13 -13
  4. package/README.md +14 -14
  5. package/bin/code-anchored-context.js +34 -34
  6. package/{Development → context}/AGENTS.md +13 -13
  7. package/{Development → context}/README.md +29 -29
  8. package/{Development → context}/_templates/backlog-item.md +2 -2
  9. package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/README.md +2 -2
  10. package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/backlog.md +2 -2
  11. package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/plan.md +2 -2
  12. package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/release-doc-notes.md +6 -6
  13. package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/README.md +3 -3
  14. package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/release-doc-notes.md +5 -5
  15. package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/README.md +1 -1
  16. package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/backlog.md +1 -1
  17. package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/releases/v0_1_0.md +1 -1
  18. package/{Development → context}/_templates/release-context/README.md +6 -6
  19. package/{Development → context}/_templates/release-context/backlog.md +1 -2
  20. package/{Development → context}/_templates/release-transition.md +7 -7
  21. package/{Development → context}/backlog/README.md +3 -3
  22. package/{Development → context}/code-anchored-context-structure.md +12 -12
  23. package/{Development → context}/code-anchored-context-why.md +8 -8
  24. package/{Development → context}/code-anchored-context.html +20 -20
  25. package/{Development → context}/current.md +3 -3
  26. package/{Development → context}/giving-ai-agents-context-around-code.md +27 -27
  27. package/{Development → context}/programs/README.md +2 -2
  28. package/{Development → context}/releases/v0_1_0/README.md +6 -6
  29. package/{Development → context}/releases/v0_1_0/backlog.md +1 -1
  30. package/{Development → context}/terminology.md +22 -22
  31. package/{Documentation → docs}/Welcome.md +6 -6
  32. package/{Documentation → docs}/_authoring/README.md +4 -4
  33. package/{Documentation → docs}/_authoring/areas/README.md +1 -1
  34. package/{Documentation → docs}/_authoring/areas/_template.md +4 -4
  35. package/{Documentation → docs}/_authoring/terminology.md +1 -1
  36. package/{Documentation → docs}/_authoring/workflow.md +22 -22
  37. package/{Documentation → docs}/releases/index.md +1 -1
  38. package/package.json +19 -18
  39. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/architecture.md +0 -0
  40. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/brief.html +0 -0
  41. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/decisions/ADR-0000-template.md +0 -0
  42. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/delivery.md +0 -0
  43. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/infrastructure.md +0 -0
  44. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/interface.md +0 -0
  45. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/operations.md +0 -0
  46. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/spec.md +0 -0
  47. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/initiative/testing.md +0 -0
  48. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/architecture.md +0 -0
  49. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/backlog.md +0 -0
  50. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/decisions/ADR-0000-template.md +0 -0
  51. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/delivery.md +0 -0
  52. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/infrastructure.md +0 -0
  53. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/interface.md +0 -0
  54. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/operations.md +0 -0
  55. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/plan.md +0 -0
  56. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/spec.md +0 -0
  57. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/planned-initiative/testing.md +0 -0
  58. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/context.md +0 -0
  59. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/decisions/ADR-0000-template.md +0 -0
  60. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/planned-initiatives/.gitkeep +0 -0
  61. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/program/roadmap.md +0 -0
  62. /package/{Development → context}/_templates/release-context/initiatives/.gitkeep +0 -0
  63. /package/{Development → context}/backlog/items/.gitkeep +0 -0
  64. /package/{Development → context}/releases/v0_1_0/initiatives/.gitkeep +0 -0
  65. /package/{Documentation → docs}/.order +0 -0
  66. /package/{Documentation → docs}/_templates/area/README.md +0 -0
  67. /package/{Documentation → docs}/_templates/area/features/feature-template.md +0 -0
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  Put plans, specs, ADRs, backlog, implementation context, future
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  <p>Cross-release parent effort with durable context, roadmap, phase history, and program-level ADRs.</p>
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