Forge Working Hall Consolidation — 2026-05-22

Canonical Rule

Forge now operates on one canonical workflow spine:

Setup -> Actors -> Make Up -> Reading -> Elaboration -> Evaluation -> Room -> Promptsmithing

This spine is the only active operator path.

Legacy Route Audit Decisions

/dashboard

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: parallel shell that duplicated multiple workflow stations and introduced old navigation noise
• Preservation path: operational concepts already represented by workflow stations and runtime/evaluation libraries

/runtime

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: conceptual/runtime exposition route duplicated Setup + Make Up intent and mixed explanatory content into operations
• Preservation path: runtime anchors remain in apps/forge/src/lib/runtime/*

/observatory

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: large explanatory inspection doctrine page; parallel evaluation surface
• Preservation path: explanatory meaning lives in Bibliotheca manuscripts; evaluation remains canonical workflow station

/ecology

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: philosophy-heavy conceptual room duplicated archive knowledge and split operator flow
• Preservation path: ecology concepts remain in Bibliotheca and future room/runtime anchors in libs

/experiments

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: standalone simulation surface created parallel workflow and legacy lab feeling
• Preservation path: simulation/runtime structures remain in apps/forge/src/lib/simulation/* as future wiring anchors

/chamber

• Decision: delete from active Forge routes
• Reason: legacy room route parallel to canonical /room
• Preservation path: canonical Room station is /room; chamber-runtime helpers remain available for future wiring

Navigation Reduction Outcome

Active navigation is reduced to:

• Forge home
• canonical workflow spine stations
• Archive Hall access

No legacy route links are retained.

CSS Archaeology Outcome

Removed from apps/forge/src/app/globals.css:

• legacy dashboard/runtime/chamber/ecology/observatory route styling blocks
• obsolete placeholder/ward/phase indicator residue tied to deleted surfaces

Preserved:

• stable workflow station styling
• room/readability/operational consistency systems
• archive/bibliotheca visual language

Anchor Preservation

Intentionally preserved for future wiring:

• runtime typing and metadata helpers
• mock runtime boundaries
• actor structures
• reading/elaboration/evaluation helpers
• chamber/runtime adapter structures in src/lib

Cleanup removed obsolete active surfaces while retaining wiring-capable foundations.