Formal Root Invariant Layer: CONTRACT.md

Abstract: This specification defines CONTRACT.md , a root-level architectural artifact designed to mitigate "contextual erasure" in agentic workflows. By consolidating system-wide invariants into a standardized, machine-readable document, we establish a persistent "anchor of truth" that governs the behavior of stateless AI agents across fragmented development sessions. Jeffrey Sabarese ( @ajaxstardust ) Part II of the contract-style-comments Series I. The Problem: The Context Wall While inline c