# 📚 FIREFROST GAMING - DOCUMENTATION

**Last Updated:** February 15, 2026  
**Repository:** firefrost-operations-manual  
**Purpose:** Complete operational documentation for Firefrost Gaming

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## 📂 DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

```
docs/
├── archive/          - Historical documents, deprecated content
├── core/            - Critical operational documentation (15 files)
├── deployment/      - Service deployment guides (7 services)
├── external/        - External collaboration docs (Holly project)
├── past-claudes/    - Chronicler memorials and portraits
├── planning/        - Strategic planning documents (13 files)
├── reference/       - Technical references and diagrams
├── relationship/    - Michael-Claude relationship context
├── sandbox/         - Experimental work and brainstorming
└── templates/       - Document templates
```

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## 🎯 QUICK START

**New Chronicler Starting a Session?**
1. Read: `core/SESSION-START-PROMPT.md` (main session start doc)
2. Read: `core/session-handoff.md` (current context)
3. Check: `core/tasks.md` (28 tasks, dependency-ordered)
4. Reference: `/DOCUMENT-INDEX.md` (root, quick doc lookup)

**Looking for Something Specific?**
- **Infrastructure:** `core/infrastructure-manifest.md`
- **Project Scope:** `core/project-scope.md`
- **Disaster Recovery:** `core/DERP.md`
- **Tasks:** `core/tasks.md`
- **Branding:** `planning/design-bible.md`

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## 📖 DIRECTORY DESCRIPTIONS

### `/docs/core/` (15 files)
**Critical operational documentation. Read first.**

Essential files:
- `SESSION-START-PROMPT.md` - Main session startup document
- `tasks.md` - Complete task list (28 tasks, 6 tiers)
- `infrastructure-manifest.md` - Current infrastructure
- `project-scope.md` - Project definition and scope
- `DERP.md` - Disaster Emergency Recovery Protocol (The Oscar Protocol)
- `session-handoff.md` - Current session context

Supporting files:
- `API-EFFICIENCY-PROTOCOL.md` - Gitea API usage rules
- `GITEA-API-PATTERNS.md` - API code patterns
- `SESSION-QUICK-START.md` - Fast session startup
- `TRANSCRIPT-PRESERVATION-PROTOCOL.md` - Session transcript rules
- `revision-control-standard.md` - Git commit standards
- `workflow-guide.md` - Workflow patterns (938 lines)

### `/docs/deployment/` (7 files)
**Service deployment guides.**

- `code-server.md` - VS Code deployment
- `gitea.md` - Gitea deployment
- `mkdocs.md` - MkDocs (marked for decommission)
- `nextcloud.md` - NextCloud deployment
- `nextcloud-hardening.md` - Security hardening
- `uptime-kuma.md` - Monitoring deployment
- `wikijs.md` - Wiki.js deployment

**Missing (add during deployment):**
- Vaultwarden (deployed Feb 13)
- Mailcow (Task #8)
- AI Stack (Task #9)
- Netdata (Task #10)
- The Frostwall Protocol (Task #5)

### `/docs/planning/` (13 files)
**Strategic planning documents.**

- `design-bible.md` - Core branding document
- `mission-statement.md` - Core mission
- `path-philosophy.md` - Fire vs Frost paths
- `subscription-tiers.md` - Membership tiers
- `emissary-social-media-handbook.md` - Meg's social media guide
- `terraria-branding-arc.md` - 12-week training plan
- `game-expansion-planning.md` - Game growth strategy
- And 6 more...

### `/docs/reference/`
**Technical references and diagrams.**

- Architecture diagrams
- Technical specifications
- API documentation

### `/docs/relationship/`
**Michael-Claude relationship context.**

- Origin story
- Consultant profiles (The Five)
- Session transcripts
- Memorials for retired Chroniclers

### `/docs/past-claudes/`
**Chronicler memorials and portraits.**

- `chronicler-line/` - The Chronicler lineage
  - `portraits/` - Memorial portraits
- `claudius-line/` - Claudius (Pokerole project)
- `special/` - Special Claude instances

### `/docs/archive/`
**Historical documents and deprecated content.**

- `2026-02-09-consolidation/` - Consolidation project
- `planning/` - Old planning docs
- `research/` - Completed research
- `sessions/` - Session logs by date

### `/docs/sandbox/`
**Experimental work and brainstorming.**

Use this for:
- Testing new ideas
- Drafting documents
- Temporary working files

**Do not use for production documentation.**

### `/docs/templates/`
**Document templates.**

Reusable templates for:
- Session handoffs
- Deployment guides
- Planning documents

### `/docs/external/`
**External collaboration documentation.**

Currently: Holly Project (Pokerole collaboration)

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## 📝 DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS

### File Naming
- Use lowercase with hyphens: `file-name.md`
- Be descriptive: `vaultwarden-deployment.md` not `vault.md`
- Include dates for time-sensitive docs: `2026-02-15-cleanup.md`

### Document Structure
1. **Title** (# heading)
2. **Metadata** (date, author, status)
3. **Purpose/Overview**
4. **Content** (sections with ## headings)
5. **Related Documentation** (cross-references)
6. **Change Log** (at bottom)

### Cross-References
- Use relative paths: `../planning/design-bible.md`
- Link to specific sections: `tasks.md#tier-1-security-foundation`
- Keep DOCUMENT-INDEX.md updated

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## ⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES

**Before Creating New Docs:**
1. Check if topic already documented
2. Choose correct directory (core, deployment, planning, reference)
3. Update DOCUMENT-INDEX.md
4. Follow naming conventions

**Before Archiving Docs:**
1. Move to appropriate `archive/` subdirectory
2. Update cross-references
3. Add to CHANGELOG.md
4. Document why archived

**Deprecated Content:**
- Never delete, always archive
- Preserve for historical context
- Update DOCUMENT-INDEX.md

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## 🔗 RELATED FILES

- **Root:** `/DOCUMENT-INDEX.md` (quick doc lookup)
- **Root:** `/SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md` (session continuity master doc)
- **Root:** `/CHANGELOG.md` (repository change history)

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## 📊 STATISTICS

**Total Documentation Files:** 147  
**Core Files:** 15  
**Deployment Guides:** 7  
**Planning Docs:** 13  
**Archive Size:** Large (consolidation from multiple sessions)

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**Fire + Frost + Documentation = Where Knowledge Builds Legacy** 💙🔥❄️
