Table of Contents

Introduction

• Introduction

Part I Build It The Weekend Sprint

• Chapter 1 – The Minimum Viable Factory (Your First Loop)
• Chapter 2 – The Deterministic Sandwich (Your First Pattern)
• Chapter 3 – Define “Good” (Your First Validators)

Part II Understand It The Theory Behind Reliability

• Chapter 4 – The Stochastic Engine (Why You Need Physics)
• Chapter 5 – The Ouroboros Protocol (Why Loops Converge)
• Chapter 6 – Context Architecture (Why Slicing Matters)

Part III Scale It From Loop to System

• Chapter 7 – Intent as Code (Mission Objects)
• Chapter 8 – Keep the Map Fresh (Map-Updaters)
• Chapter 9 – The Dream Daemon (Background Maintenance)

Part IV Govern It Safe Evolution

• Chapter 10 – Immutable Infrastructure (The Guardrails)
• Chapter 11 – Automated Refactoring Under Guards
• Chapter 12 – Governance at Machine Speed

Part V Reflect Optional Advanced Topics

• Chapter 13 – The Hofstadter Bridge

Part VI Appendices

• Chapter 14 – Appendix A: Implementation Checklist
• Chapter 14 – Appendix A: Setup and Implementation Checklist
• Chapter 15 – Appendix B: Failure Mode Gallery
• Chapter 16 – Appendix C: Pattern Library
• Chapter 17 – Appendix D: Glossary & Translation Guide