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Mike Swanson 0c000109dc chore(memory): consolidate scattered feedback/project/reference files
Compressed memory store 104 -> 71 files via four passes:

- Syncro: 19 scattered feedback_syncro_* files merged into 3 rule files
  (api/billing/workflow) + an on-demand feedback_syncro_history.md for
  incident detail, quotes, and tech/product ID tables.
- Four near-duplicate merges: Howard paste-safety, Pluto build server,
  Howard backend deferral, IX server access (ssh+tailscale).
- Per-cluster rule/state/history split applied to GuruConnect (2->1),
  Dataforth (3->2), Cascades (7->3), GuruRMM (13->3).
- New reference_resource_map.md: single auto-loaded cheatsheet for
  "do I have access to X and how do I connect from this machine?"
- MEMORY.md rewritten to match the new layout.

Health: broken backlinks 8->7, overlap clusters 12->5, orphans 17->0.
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feedback-check-patterns-before-asking For recurring/repeated tasks, study existing artifacts to derive the pattern instead of asking the user how to do it
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For recurring tasks (radio show prep, session logs, post-show debriefs, client audits, anything Mike has done multiple times before), do NOT ask "how should I approach this?" Read the existing examples in the repo, derive the pattern, and just do it.

Why: Mike has done show prep many times. Asking him to re-explain the workflow when the answer is sitting in projects/radio-show/episodes/*/ and post-show-workflow.md wastes his time and signals I didn't bother to look. He pushed back hard the first time I did this.

How to apply:

  • Before asking how to do recurring work, search for prior examples and workflow docs first.
  • For radio show prep specifically: read post-show-workflow.md, scan the most recent episodes/*/show-prep.md or show-prep-fresh.html, scan related session logs (e.g., *radio-show*prep*.md). The pattern is: 4 segments × 12-16 min, fresh news from past 7-14 days only, mix inspiring/breakthrough/practical/reality-check, HTML with talking points + sources + timing, opened in Firefox for review.
  • Only ask when there's genuinely missing info (e.g., a specific topic Mike wants featured) — not about the format or process.

Related: user-font-preference is fine to confirm because it's a genuine preference; feedback-check-patterns-before-asking is about not asking for things the repo already documents.