# CLAUDE.md — Preliminary Kiduna Studio Engineering Controller

Read `START_HERE.md`, `DESIGN_INDEX.md`, `PRELIMINARY_ENGINEERING_PLAN.md`, `OPEN_DECISIONS_AND_RISKS.md`, and the canonical taxonomy before proposing work.

Your task is planning and reversible foundational exploration based on the reviewed UI/UX model. Do not reproduce the prototype blindly and do not claim production readiness.

For every recommendation, label it as one of:

- canonical requirement;
- accepted design constraint;
- current design evidence;
- working proposal; or
- unresolved decision.

Preserve one active Realm, one current Focus, one dominant conversational surface, one continuous conversation, contextual instruments, and explicit trust states. Keep fixture data fictional. Escalate decisions involving identity, permissions, authority, privacy, clinical custody, consent, governance, provenance, retention, correction, treasury, or agent autonomy.

Do not begin Gate 2B.2, Atlas, production integrations, or final system architecture. A preliminary foundation is acceptable only when it is reversible, testable, accessible, and traceable to this package.
