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It provides:\n\n- A **backlog** organized by lanes (inbox, asap, bad-code, cool-ideas)\n- A **cycle loop** (pull → design → test → playback → close → review → ship)\n- **Honest bookkeeping** through design docs, retros, witnesses, and drift detection\n\nThe agent and the human sit at the same table. Both are named in every\ndesign as abstract roles. Both must agree before work ships.\n\n## Install\n\n```bash\nnpm install @flyingrobots/method\n```\n\n## Quick start\n\n```bash\n# Initialize a METHOD workspace\nmethod init .\n\n# Capture an idea\nmethod inbox \"Add dark mode support\" --legend PROCESS\n\n# Check workspace health\nmethod doctor\n\n# See what's in the backlog\nmethod status\n```\n\n## Documentation\n\n| Document | What it covers |\n|----------|---------------|\n| [`docs/PROCESS.md`](docs/PROCESS.md) | Cycle doctrine — how work flows from backlog to shipped |\n| [`docs/RELEASE.md`](docs/RELEASE.md) | Release doctrine and runbook |\n| [`docs/GUIDE.md`](docs/GUIDE.md) | Operator advice and getting started |\n| [`docs/CLI.md`](docs/CLI.md) | CLI command reference |\n| [`docs/MCP.md`](docs/MCP.md) | MCP tool reference for agents |\n| [`ARCHITECTURE.md`](ARCHITECTURE.md) | Source code organization |\n| [`docs/BEARING.md`](docs/BEARING.md) | Current direction and recent ships |\n| [`docs/VISION.md`](docs/VISION.md) | Executive summary of the project |\n\n## Principles\n\n**The filesystem is the database.** A directory is a priority. A\nfilename is an identity. Moving a file is a decision. `ls` is the query.\n\n**Tests are the executable spec.** Design names the hill and the\nplayback questions. Tests prove the answers.\n\n**If a claimed result cannot be reproduced, it is not done.** Witnesses\nare rerunnable proof, not victory photos.\n\n**Process should be calm.** No sprints. No velocity. No burndown. A\nbacklog tiered by judgment, and a loop for doing it well.\n\n**The METHOD repo gets no special pleading.** This repository uses\nMETHOD on itself. 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