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+# 📚 FIREFROST GAMING - DOCUMENTATION
+
+**Last Updated:** February 15, 2026  
+**Repository:** firefrost-operations-manual  
+**Purpose:** Complete operational documentation for Firefrost Gaming
+
+---
+
+## 📂 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+├── archive/          - Historical documents, deprecated content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
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 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`
+
+---
+
+## 📖 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)
+
+---
+
+## 📝 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
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ 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
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 RELATED FILES
+
+- **Root:** `/DOCUMENT-INDEX.md` (quick doc lookup)
+- **Root:** `/SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md` (session continuity master doc)
+- **Root:** `/CHANGELOG.md` (repository change history)
+
+---
+
+## 📊 STATISTICS
+
+**Total Documentation Files:** 147  
+**Core Files:** 15  
+**Deployment Guides:** 7  
+**Planning Docs:** 13  
+**Archive Size:** Large (consolidation from multiple sessions)
+
+---
+
+**Fire + Frost + Documentation = Where Knowledge Builds Legacy** 💙🔥❄️