0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml

# STOP - CRITICAL READING REQUIRED

**THIS FILE MUST BE READ FIRST BY ALL AI AGENTS**

## WHAT IS THIS?

This is the AI manifest for **patch-bridge**.

Patch Bridge is currently a draft repository extracted from
`panic-attacker`. It is a design and audit target, not yet a trustworthy
standalone release.

## CANONICAL LOCATIONS

### Machine-readable metadata

Canonical project metadata belongs under `.machine_readable/`.

### Primary project surfaces

* `README.adoc` - honest public project summary
* `ROADMAP.adoc` - bounded development phases
* `docs/arxiv/patch-bridge.tex` - draft manuscript, not yet submission-ready
* `docs/patch-bridge-design.md` - design memo, aspirational unless separately evidenced

## CORE INVARIANTS

1. Do not claim Patch Bridge is production-ready.
2. Do not claim formal verification unless the proof artefacts are present and checked.
3. Keep the lineage to `panic-attacker` explicit.
4. Remove template placeholders and fake evidence from any release-facing path.
5. Treat the current paper as a draft under audit, not as a completed submission.
6. Keep machine-readable state aligned with the actual repository state.

## CURRENT REALITY

* The Rust crate is not yet runnable as a standalone package.
* End-to-end proof artefacts are not yet present in this repository.
* Publication-facing claims must remain conservative until implementation,
  proofs, and tests catch up.

## SESSION STARTUP CHECKLIST

1. Read this file.
2. Read `.machine_readable/STATE.a2ml` and `.machine_readable/6a2/STATE.a2ml`.
3. Check the current audit report before modifying claims or release posture.