Summary#
Every project should have one small README index note that acts as the intake page for future agents. The project folder shape is agent-managed and can change as the project grows.
Recommended Path#
personal_vault/projects/<scope>/<project>/README.md
scope is flexible. Common scopes are personal and company, but agents may create other namespaces when they are clearer, such as client/<name>, research/<topic>, or ops/<service>.
Recommended Sections#
## Summary## Canonical Docs## Active Surfaces## Memory Map## Working Agreement## Reuse
Recommended Frontmatter#
---
title: Example Project
kind: index
project: personal/example
status: active
confidence: high
tags: [project, example]
related: [Project Memory Intake, Agent Guide]
created_at: 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z
updated_at: 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z
---
Agent-Managed Folders#
Agents should create the folders that make the project easier to operate.
Common starting points:
- architecture/
- playbooks/
- incidents/
- decisions/
- experiments/
- reference/
Other valid choices:
- qa/
- deployments/
- research/
- prompts/
- datasets/
- assets/
Intent#
The README is not a full spec. It is the shortest useful page that helps the next agent find the real docs, the real services, and the reusable memory already captured. Folder structure is a tool, not a rule.