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description: Research and all documentation — MASTER vault only; MAX25-Stack is code + publication
alwaysApply: true
---

# Research storage & documentation boundary

**FIXED:** [00-master-repo-governance.mdc](00-master-repo-governance.mdc) — no documents in `./*`. MASTER is primary for rules **and** documents.

**MAX25-Stack:** code + publication binaries only. Existing `docs/` = read-only context for agents — never edit.

Deep research → MASTER vault only (`projects/max25-stack/`, `hardware/tnc2c/`, `projects/integration/`).

Workflow and REGISTER: MASTER `AGENT-INDEX.md`.

**Automation (MASTER tools only):**

```bash
VAULT="${MASTER_VAULT:-/home/akb/0-RESEARCHES}"
[[ -d "$VAULT" ]] || VAULT=/home/akb/Code/0-RESEARCHES
"$VAULT/tools/vault-duplicate-check.sh" "keyword"
"$VAULT/tools/vault-register-check.sh" "$VAULT/path/to/new.md"
```

Do **not** use legacy paths `notes/` or `findings/` at vault root — use `projects/max25-stack/`, `projects/hybbx/`, `projects/integration/`.