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+# CTDirect.jl — Agent Navigation Guide
+
+Quick-reference for any agent working on this repository.
+
+---
+
+## Repository Layout
+
+CTDirect is a single flat module — no submodule split, no `ext/`.
+
+```text
+src/        # DOCP construction (DOCP_*.jl), collocation.jl, direct_shooting.jl, ode/ schemes
+test/       # Test suite: flat files (not test/suite/) — aqua.jl, problems/, gpu tests
+docs/       # Documentation site (DocumenterVitepress)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Developer Resources
+
+Design philosophy, operational rules, plan templates, and CI/CD conventions live in the
+[control-toolbox Handbook](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook):
+
+| Topic | Link |
+| --- | --- |
+| Code philosophy (modules, types/traits, exceptions, docstrings, testing, docs) | [`PHILOSOPHY.md`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/refs/heads/main/PHILOSOPHY.md) |
+| Operational rules (tests, coverage, docs, git) | [`RULES.md`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/refs/heads/main/RULES.md) |
+| Plan template | [`PLAN.md`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/refs/heads/main/PLAN.md) |
+| CI/CD workflows (centralized reusable workflows, label-gated triggers) | [`WORKFLOWS.md`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/refs/heads/main/WORKFLOWS.md) |
+
+---
+
+## Key Conventions
+
+- **No top-level exports** — use `Package.symbol` everywhere.
+- **Qualified imports** — `using Pkg: Pkg`, never bare `using Pkg`; `import` is never
+  used. (The current source still uses `import` in places — treat the Handbook rule as
+  the target for new/edited code, not a description of existing lines.)
+- **Fake types at module top-level** — never inside test functions.
+- **Structured errors** — seven typed exceptions under `CTException`; pick by the
+  IncorrectArgument / PreconditionError / NotImplemented rule.
+- **Type stability enforced** — hot paths must be `@inferred`-clean, verified with JET;
+  setup-path dispatch is fine.
+- **1-D is a scalar** — a one-dimensional state/control/variable is a `Number`, never a
+  length-1 vector.
+- **Plans before code** — write a plan and confirm with the user before touching files.
+- **Docstrings last** — written only after all implementation steps are stable.
+- **Never commit or push without explicit user approval.**
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+# CTDirect.jl — Agent Navigation Guide
+
+Quick-reference for any agent working on this repository.
+
+---
+
+## Repository Layout
+
+CTDirect is a single flat module — no submodule split, no `ext/`.
+
+```text
+src/        # DOCP construction (DOCP_*.jl), collocation.jl, direct_shooting.jl, ode/ schemes
+test/       # Test suite: flat files (not test/suite/) — aqua.jl, problems/, gpu tests
+docs/       # Documentation site (DocumenterVitepress)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Developer Resources
+
+Design philosophy, operational rules, plan templates, and CI/CD conventions live in the
+[control-toolbox Handbook](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook):
+
+| Topic | Link |
+| --- | --- |
+| Code philosophy (modules, types/traits, exceptions, docstrings, testing, docs) | [`PHILOSOPHY.md`](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/blob/main/PHILOSOPHY.md) |
+| Operational rules (tests, coverage, docs, git) | [`RULES.md`](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/blob/main/RULES.md) |
+| Plan template | [`PLAN.md`](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/blob/main/PLAN.md) |
+| CI/CD workflows (centralized reusable workflows, label-gated triggers) | [`WORKFLOWS.md`](https://github.com/control-toolbox/Handbook/blob/main/WORKFLOWS.md) |
+
+---
+
+## Key Conventions
+
+- **No top-level exports** — use `Package.symbol` everywhere.
+- **Qualified imports** — `using Pkg: Pkg`, never bare `using Pkg`; `import` is never
+  used. (The current source still uses `import` in places — treat the Handbook rule as
+  the target for new/edited code, not a description of existing lines.)
+- **Fake types at module top-level** — never inside test functions.
+- **Structured errors** — seven typed exceptions under `CTException`; pick by the
+  IncorrectArgument / PreconditionError / NotImplemented rule.
+- **Type stability enforced** — hot paths must be `@inferred`-clean, verified with JET;
+  setup-path dispatch is fine.
+- **1-D is a scalar** — a one-dimensional state/control/variable is a `Number`, never a
+  length-1 vector.
+- **Plans before code** — write a plan and confirm with the user before touching files.
+- **Docstrings last** — written only after all implementation steps are stable.
+- **Never commit or push without explicit user approval.**