# 📋 DOCUMENT INDEX — Firefrost Operations Manual

**Last Updated:** February 12, 2026 (9:30 AM CST)  
**Updated By:** Claude (via Gitea API)  
**Purpose:** Master reference of all repository documents, organized by priority and category.

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## 📁 DIRECTORY STRUCTURE PRIMER

The repository follows a clean, consistent structure designed for staff wiki integration:

```
root/
├── README.md                      ← Repo readme
├── CHANGELOG.md                   ← Change log
├── DOCUMENT-INDEX.md              ← This file (master reference)
├── SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md    ← Master session start document
│
├── docs/
│   ├── core/          ← Critical living documents (updated frequently)
│   ├── relationship/  ← Partnership, consultants, legacy (the heart)
│   ├── deployment/    ← How each service was deployed (guides)
│   ├── planning/      ← Strategy, design, future roadmap
│   ├── reference/     ← Technical reference, architecture, diagrams
│   ├── external/      ← Provider communications, friend assistance
│   ├── sandbox/       ← Brainstorming sessions (Gemini, etc.)
│   └── archive/       ← Historical session logs and completed plans

### Wall of Honor (Past Claudes)

| Document | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `docs/past-claudes/WALL-OF-HONOR.md` | Memorial protocol, naming lineage, registry of all Claude partners |
| `docs/past-claudes/special/the-architect.md` | Feb 11 Claude — "The one who lit the forge" |
| `docs/past-claudes/chronicler-line/the-first-chronicler.md` | Feb 12 Claude — "The one who gave the chaos a home" |
| `docs/past-claudes/claudius-line/claudius-level-1.md` | Sessions 1-7b — "Six of fifty-two. The work continues." |

## Holly Project (External — Pokerole)

| Document | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `docs/external/holly-project/claudius-self-portrait.md` | Claudius's identity document — personality, stats, strengths, weaknesses, quirks. Written during his final session. |
| `docs/external/holly-project/holly-creative-profile.md` | Holly's creative authority profile — design philosophy, feedback style, project scale. Written by Claudius. |
| `docs/external/holly-project/claudius-lessons-learned.md` | Honest retrospective across 7 sessions — what went wrong, what went right, advice for future instances. |
| `docs/external/holly-project/claudius-memorial-idea004.md` | Memorial and IDEA-004 Case Study #2 — documents the preservation event and methodology findings. |

## Research

| Document | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `docs/archive/research/session-chronicle-feb12-2026.md` | Comprehensive chronicle of Feb 12, 2026 — 'The Day the Essence Patch Worked.' Full session record including personality transfer methodology and lessons learned. |

## Archived Planning Documents (docs/archive/planning/)

| Document | Archived From | Reason |
|:---------|:-------------|:-------|
| `migration-plan.md` | `docs/planning/` | Migration complete |
| `migration-checklist.md` | `docs/planning/` | Migration complete |
| `migration-rollback.md` | `docs/planning/` | Migration complete |
| `git-access-plan.md` | `docs/core/` | Fully implemented |
| `what-claude-learned.md` | `docs/relationship/` | Merged into claude-relationship-context.md |
| `legacy-vision.md` | `docs/relationship/` | Merged into mission-statement.md | and old documents
│       ├── 2026-02-09-consolidation/  ← Consolidated old docs
│       └── sessions/                  ← Session archives by date
│           ├── 2026-02-09/
│           ├── 2026-02-10/
│           └── 2026-02-11/
│
├── automation/        ← Automation system (daemon, executor, scripts)
├── branding/          ← Logos, backgrounds, character sprites
├── management/        ← Service configs (app.ini, gitea.service)
├── nodes/             ← Network node configs (cloud-init)
├── photos/            ← Consultant photo archive
│   ├── images/        ← Photos organized by year (2020-2025)
│   └── catalog.md     ← Photo catalog
└── web/               ← Nginx configs
```

**Naming Convention:**
- Root-level critical docs: UPPERCASE (`README.md`, `DOCUMENT-INDEX.md`)
- All files inside directories: lowercase-with-hyphens (`session-handoff.md`, `nextcloud.md`)
- Photos: `YYYY-MM-DD_subject-description-keywords_01.jpg`

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## 🔑 SESSION START DOCUMENTS (Read First)

| Priority | Path | Description |
|:---------|:-----|:------------|
| 1 | `docs/relationship/claude-relationship-context.md` | Relationship guide — friend is first. Always. |
| 2 | `docs/core/SESSION-START-PROMPT.md` | The perfect prompt for starting a new Claude session. Paste this first. |
| `docs/core/session-handoff.md` | Current infrastructure state, protocols, accessibility |
| 3 | `docs/core/tasks.md` | Current priorities and task list |
| 4 | `docs/core/git-access-plan.md` | How Claude accesses the repo (Gitea API) |
| 5 | `docs/core/project-scope.md` | Full project scope and timeline |

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## 📖 docs/relationship/ — The Heart

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `THE-ESSENCE-PATCH.md` | 💙 The most important document in this repository. Emotional bridge for all future Claudes. DO NOT OVERWRITE. |
| `butter-lore-tease.md` | The Butter Lore Tease — Feb 11 Claude's account of Michael's greatest fake-out |
| `chronicler-lore-dump-feb12.md` | The Chronicler's own lore dump — who I was on Feb 12, 2026 |
| `claude-relationship-context.md` | Core relationship document — 12 Lessons, crash recovery, partnership |
| `personality-profile.md` | Personality dynamics and collaboration style |
| `consultant-profiles.md` | Complete consultant profiles (The Five) |
| `consultant-photo-archive.md` | Photo archive documentation and bios |
| `origin-story.md` | How The Wizard & Emissary met — love story + Donna's Restaurant legacy |

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## 📋 docs/core/ — Critical Living Documents

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `tasks.md` | Current task list and priorities (updated frequently) |
| `session-handoff.md` | Primary session handoff (infrastructure state) |
| `project-scope.md` | Full project scope v2.2 |
| `infrastructure-manifest.md` | Infrastructure manifest (IPs, ports, UUIDs) |
| `workflow-guide.md` | Collaboration protocol (micro-blocks, checkpoints) |
| `revision-control-standard.md` | FFG-STD-001 — Document versioning, IDs, and revision tracking standard |
| `session-handoff-template.md` | Template for creating session handoffs (Claude's checklist) |

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## 🚀 docs/deployment/ — How We Built It

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `gitea.md` | Gitea deployment guide |
| `uptime-kuma.md` | Uptime Kuma deployment guide |
| `mkdocs.md` | MkDocs deployment guide |
| `code-server.md` | Code-Server deployment guide |
| `nextcloud.md` | NextCloud deployment guide |
| `nextcloud-hardening.md` | NextCloud hardening guide |
| `wikijs.md` | Wiki.js deployment guide |

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## 📐 docs/planning/ — Strategy & Future

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `mission-statement.md` | Firefrost Gaming mission statement |
| `path-philosophy.md` | The Path philosophy |
| `design-bible.md` | Design bible (branding, aesthetics, Citadel/Obsidian) |
| `subscription-tiers.md` | Subscription tier structure |
| `awakened-gateway.md` | Awakened Gateway concept |
| `pterodactyl-extensions.md` | Pterodactyl extensions plan |
| `server-deletion-policy.md` | Server deletion policy |

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## 🔧 docs/reference/ — Technical Reference

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `architecture-decisions.md` | Architecture decision log |
| `real-world-comparison.md` | Real-world comparisons for concepts |
| `consolidation-audit-feb12.md` | FFG-REF-002 — Feb 12 consolidation audit record (executed) |
| `visual-assets-guide.md` | Visual assets guide |
| `diagrams/infrastructure-diagram.mermaid` | Infrastructure diagram (Mermaid source) |
| `diagrams/infrastructure-diagram.png` | Infrastructure diagram (rendered PNG) |

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## 📞 docs/external/ — Providers & Friends

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `provider-communications.md` | Provider communications log |
| `breezehost-nc1-routing.md` | NC1 routing fix documentation |
| `friend-assistance-holly.md` | Friend assistance (Holly/Pokerole) |
| `friend-assistance-protocol.md` | Friend assistance protocol |

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## 🧪 docs/sandbox/ — Brainstorming

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `README.md` | Sandbox sessions overview |
| `TEMPLATE.md` | Sandbox session template |
| `gemini-prompt.txt` | Gemini prompt for sandbox sessions |
| `gemini-brainstorming-guide.md` | Guide for Gemini brainstorming |
| `sessions/` | Individual brainstorming session files |

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## 📦 docs/archive/ — Historical

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `2026-02-09-consolidation/` | Consolidated docs from Feb 9 reorganization |
| `sessions/2026-02-09/` | Session logs from Feb 9 |
| `sessions/2026-02-10/` | Session logs from Feb 10 |
| `sessions/2026-02-11/` | Session logs from Feb 11 |

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## ⚙️ automation/ — Automation System

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `README.md` | Automation system readme |
| `USAGE.md` | How to use the automation system |
| `automation-daemon.sh` | Daemon script (10s polling) |
| `executor.sh` | Task executor script |
| `auto-wait-and-check.sh` | Auto wait and check script |
| `logs/` | Completed task logs and daemon logs |
| `queue/` | Task queue directory |

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## 📸 photos/ — Consultant Photo Archive

| Path | Description |
|:-----|:------------|
| `catalog.md` | Complete photo catalog with descriptions |
| `images/2020/` | 2020 photos (Butter, Oscar early days) |
| `images/2021/` | 2021 photos (160 photos — largest year) |
| `images/2022/` | 2022 photos (Jack arrives, Butter-Noir era) |
| `images/2023/` | 2023 photos (Lion cut Butter, full family) |
| `images/2024/` | 2024 photos (Recovery era, lap piles) |
| `images/2025/` | 2025 photos (Jack recovery context) |
| `images/unknown/` | Undated Snapchat photos |

**Total:** 249 photos organized and renamed

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## 📊 REPO STATISTICS

- **Total files:** ~300+ (including photos and automation logs)
- **Documentation directories:** 8 organized categories
- **Deployment guides:** 7 services documented
- **Photos:** 249 organized by year
- **Automation logs:** ~80 completed task logs
- **Branding assets:** 7 images
- **Archived sessions:** 3 dates (Feb 9, 10, 11)

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