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+# picortex wiki log
+
+Append-only chronological log of wiki updates. Format:
+
+```
+## [YYYY-MM-DD] <kind> | <short description>
+```
+
+Kinds: `ingest` (new source read), `update` (page edited), `create` (new page), `deprecate`, `lint`.
+
+---
+
+## [2026-04-23] create | Wiki bootstrap
+
+- Created `index.md`, `architecture.md`, `workspace-isolation.md`, `attention-gating.md`, `linq-protocol.md`, `cortex-inheritance.md`, `openchat-adapter.md`, `relationship-to-noos.md`.
+- Sources ingested:
+ - `~/code/cortex/docs/future-plans/texting-bot-groups/*` (plans R1-R19)
+ - `~/code/noos/src/slack/` (existing Slack bot)
+ - `~/code/cortex/cloudcli/dev-tools/linq-sim/` (simulator)
+ - `~/memory/research/openclaw-group-chat-security.md`, `openclaw-security-audit-2026-02-20.md` (prior isolation research)
+ - `~/memory/research/documentation-best-practices-2026-04-23.md`
+- Beads: picortex-S0-1 (plan docs), picortex-S0-2 (LLM wiki).
+
+## [2026-04-23] rule | Research-ingestion cutoff for Cortex
+
+- Added guardrail to `cortex-inheritance.md` and `AGENTS.md`: **do NOT ingest Cortex commits before `af3a76f5` (2026-01-26, Tejas DC)** — the Piyush-era EC2/SSH/Vercel architecture (9 commits, Jan 20-23) predates containerized workspaces and teaches patterns that conflict with every current picortex ADR.
+- Verified current picortex research is clean: the initial research agent used `--since="1 week ago"` and never touched pre-cutoff history.
+- Rule applies to future quarterly Cortex diff reviews, the D2 isolation-report agent, and any ad-hoc Cortex ingestion.
+
+## [2026-04-23] verify | GitHub latest-version sweep of all referenced repos
+
+- `IdeaFlowCo/cortex` — `e93bf8c` (2026-04-23) — latest
+- `IdeaFlowCo/noos` — private, 404 — confirmed via local `~/code/noos` remote (NOT `tmad4000/noos` as initially assumed)
+- `tmad4000/openchat` / `tmad4000/OpenChat` — last push **2023-06-21** (stale). The deployed openchat at `chat.globalbr.ai` is `name: "openchat" v0.1.0` with **no git remote configured** on the Lightsail server. The actual source repo for the live service is currently unaccounted-for — flagged for Jacob as open question.
+- `tmad4000/voice-assistant` — `89870e1` (2026-02-11) — stable
+- `tmad4000/listhub` — `9ec8dbf` (2026-04-22) — active
+- `tmad4000/Thoughtstreams` — `e3d447e` (2026-01-26) — stable
+- `tmad4000/vibe-coding-guide` — `4b4d644` (2026-04-22) — active
+- `tmad4000/tmad4000.github.io` — `5d4a5e2` (2026-04-18) — stable
+- Affected wiki pages: `relationship-to-noos.md` (fix noos URL), `openchat-adapter.md` (add deployed-source unknown caveat), `cortex-inheritance.md` (pin bump).
+
+## [2026-04-23] ingest | Cortex commits e93bf8c (2026-04-23) back through ~Apr 16
+
+- Extracted: J1-J11 plan, R1-R19 requirements, linq-sim event vocabulary, bettergpt mockup references, stage-mocks naming, attention discriminator prompt idea.
+- Cortex pins reference: `IdeaFlowCo/cortex @ e93bf8c` (2026-04-23; verified via `gh api repos/IdeaFlowCo/cortex/commits`).
+- Affected pages: `cortex-inheritance.md`, `architecture.md`, `attention-gating.md`, `linq-protocol.md`.
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