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DESIGN.md from jrgilbertson/the-rookery is a DESIGN.md file: the design rules coding agents follow in that repo.

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DESIGN.md file
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jrgilbertson/the-rookery
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DESIGN.md
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MIT

A cool-paper field system where corvids carry knowledge through a five-job delivery sequence and two distinct feedback currents.

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What the file says

# Design System: The Rookery

## Overview

**Creative North Star: "The Returning Field Dispatch"**

The Rookery looks like a natural-history field manual laid over a working draft table. Cool mist-blue paper, engraved navy corvids, graphite mechanisms, and measured construction lines make the work feel studied and practical rather than mythical or corporate. The result should make the technical system clear while retaining the warmth and memory of a hand-kept field guide.

Every illustration explains an operation. Huginn and Muninn carry, inspect, install, select, or return knowledge; they do not pose beside an abstract idea. Routes and mechanisms show the order of work, where observation happens, and how feedback returns. One restrained orange signal marks the intervention, dispatch, or return that matters most. Scenes may change across repository-owned explanatory visuals. Each should show the same connected system, with evidence moving forward and distinct feedback paths improving future work.

**Key Characteristics:**

- Cool drafting paper with faint grain, registration marks, and construction geometry.
- Natural-history corvid engraving paired with graphite field mechanisms.
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Source

GitHub

jrgilbertson/the-rookery · 7 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-17 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_wgk5zu5hbbznfbu6
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jrgilbertson/the-rookery/DESIGN.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f794ef3a0e6b36ab9099f7382f24c68a9e3c9705785c209972ffd8adf7d50ef0

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