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PROJECT_NAME Logbook

A living memory system for this project: current status, lab logs, experiments, decisions, onboarding, and handoff notes.

Project snapshot

Use this section to summarize the project in one paragraph. Keep it brutally useful: what the project is, who owns it, what currently works, what is blocked, and what someone should read first.

  • Owner: NAME
  • Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Current milestone: MILESTONE
  • Main blocker: BLOCKER
  • Next action: NEXT ACTION

Current Status

The canonical snapshot of what works, what is blocked, and what should happen next.

Read status

Lab Log

Chronological progress notes: experiments, debugging sessions, weekly updates, and failed attempts.

Open log

Onboarding

Setup instructions, repository map, common commands, and first tasks for new contributors.

Start here

Experiments

Experiment summaries, protocols, metrics, plots, and links to raw logs or notebooks.

View experiments

Decisions

Architecture and research decision records so people do not rediscover the same tradeoffs.

Read decisions

Handoff

Continuity notes: known issues, next steps, and things not to repeat.

Open handoff