# Journal — append-only iteration log

One entry per iteration, **newest first**. This is the loop's short-term
memory: the next session reads the last 3–5 entries to orient. Keep an
entry under ~15 lines; durable lessons go to MEMORY.md, not here.

Template:

```markdown
## YYYY-MM-DD — <task title> (<commit sha, or "no commit">)
- **Task:** which BACKLOG item (or QA sweep / bootstrap / escalation)
- **Did:** what changed, in 2–4 lines
- **Verified:** tier reached (V0/V1/V2) + the actual commands/checks run
- **Pending:** V3 queued? follow-ups filed? anything [stuck]?
- **Next suggestion:** what the following iteration should probably take
```

---

## 2026-07-04 — Bootstrap the loop infrastructure (this commit)
- **Task:** create `agent/` (human-requested): LOOP/GOALS/BACKLOG/
  CONVENTIONS/MEMORY/HARDWARE-QUEUE/JOURNAL, root CLAUDE.md, README +
  ROADMAP pointers.
- **Did:** reworked the forward half of docs/ROADMAP.md into the tiered
  BACKLOG (5 NOW / 6 NEXT / LATER / Decisions); collected every pending
  on-hardware check into HARDWARE-QUEUE.md; seeded MEMORY.md from the
  ROADMAP's decision records.
- **Verified:** V0 (docs-only change; `nix flake check --no-build` run to
  confirm the tree still evaluates).
- **Pending:** Bernardo to sanity-read GOALS.md pillars + BACKLOG tiering
  — reorder freely, the order *is* the instruction.
- **Next suggestion:** BACKLOG NOW#1 (opt-in auto-commit — Phase 4 of
  in-flake state, already the agreed next step).