# Nomarchy — agent entry point

Nomarchy is a NixOS-based distro: rock-stable, fully reproducible, themed
from one JSON, configured through a menu that writes into the user's own
flake checkout. Read the README for the architecture.

This file is the entry point for **any** AI coding agent, whatever the
vendor or harness. Everything agents need lives in vendor-neutral,
git-tracked markdown (`agent/`, `docs/`); harness-specific config is a
thin *adapter* (see bottom) and never holds shared content.

## Where things live (read this first)

| Path | Role |
|------|------|
| **`agent/`** | Agent instructions + loop state — **only executable queue is `BACKLOG.md`** |
| **`agent/README.md`** | Map of the agent files |
| **`docs/VISION.md`** | Product themes toward **v1.0** (not a queue) |
| **`docs/ROADMAP.md`** | Design history + shipped log |
| **`docs/README.md`** | Full documentation map |
| **`.claude/`** | Claude Code adapter only (permissions, subagent defs) — not the backlog |

## If you're here to work autonomously (the loop)
Follow **`agent/LOOP.md`** — one iteration: orient → pick one BACKLOG
item → work → verify → commit+push on `main` → record. All loop state is
git-tracked in `agent/`.

## Rules that apply to every session, loop or not
- **Before your first change, read `agent/VERIFICATION.md`** and follow
  it — every change, however small, climbs its V0–V3 ladder. For theme
  or visual work, also read `agent/THEME-DESIGN.md`; before any VM test,
  `docs/TESTING.md`.
- **Honesty rule** (`agent/VERIFICATION.md`, `docs/TESTING.md`): for
  visual/interactive changes, evaluation is not rendering — state the
  tier you reached. Cheap first: `nix flake check --no-build`.
- **Conventions** (`agent/CONVENTIONS.md`): in-flake state, menu
  placement, Waybar parity with whole-swaps, toggle-vs-package discipline,
  template as SoT for opt-in comments (`templates/downstream`).
- **Sync sweep on completion** (`agent/LOOP.md` §5): when a task ships,
  update or delete every cross-reference it made stale — BACKLOG
  pitches/pointers, HARDWARE-QUEUE entries, docs — in the same commit.
  No stale items, no unsynced information.
- **Git:** direct commits on `main`, pushed; **`v1` is human-only** —
  never touch it. Never `nix flake update` unless the task is a lock bump.
  No formatter — match aligned hand-formatting.
- Layout: `hosts/` machine · `modules/` distro · `themes/` data ·
  `pkgs/` code · `tools/` maintainer · `agent/` loop · `docs/` human docs.

## Delegation & escalation

Push mechanical work down to cheaper models; keep judgment on the
strongest model available. Capability tiers, standing roles (scout /
runner), and per-harness model mappings: **`agent/DELEGATION.md`**.
Work above your tier? Return it — don't burn tokens.

## Harness adapters

One directory per harness, holding only what that harness *requires* in
its own format (permissions, subagent/skill registration). Adapters point
into `agent/`; they never carry policy, queue items, or vision text.

| Harness | Adapter |
|---------|---------|
| Claude Code | `.claude/` — `CLAUDE.md` is a symlink to this file |
| others | add a sibling dir + a row here; keep it a thin shim |