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ADR-0001: Intentional Monorepo Interim State

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Status

Accepted

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Context

The current embr-labs/tremor repository contains Paperclip platform/runtime work, Tremor tenant/company content, governance docs, and incubation/prototype work. The current shape feels inside out, but the operating system is still stabilizing and repeated debugging has shown high regression risk when boundaries are not explicit.

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Decision

Use an intentional monorepo model as the interim operating state. That means:

• keep the current repo topology for now
• make platform, tenant, governance, and incubation boundaries explicit
• treat mixed-domain work as exceptional
• avoid repo-split or large path moves until operating preconditions are satisfied

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Consequences

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Positive

• lower regression risk in the short term
• preserves integrated local verification
• keeps current runtime and test wiring intact while governance is being formalized

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Negative

• ownership remains conceptually more complex than the desired end state
• IP and release boundaries remain softer than ideal
• requires discipline to prevent accidental mixed-domain PRs

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Review Trigger

Revisit when migration preconditions for a platform/tenant repo split are met.