settled-reach/CLAUDE.md

The Settled Reach

A top-down immersive sim — occlusion-based detective game with combat elements, set in an original science fiction universe. Single-character perspective, asymmetric information as core mechanic, Rimworld-style storyteller. Godot 4 client + Rust/bevy_ecs simulation server via subprocess/IPC (D-020).

Official Title: The Settled Reach (D-021) Repository name: commonwealth (historical code name, retained for path stability)

Project Structure

client/               # Godot 4 client (D-020)
server/               # Rust/bevy_ecs simulation server (D-020)
tooling/              # Build tools, scripts, asset pipelines
tests/                # Integration and end-to-end tests
.config/              # Configuration files (linters, formatters, CI)
.cache/               # Local caches for testing/linting (gitignored)
docs/
  discussions/        # Discussion rounds (all rounds archived here per D-022)
  briefings/          # Per-agent context briefings (maintained by Qatux)
  architecture/       # Technical architecture documents
  design/             # Game design documents
  sprints/            # Sprint briefings per team (server.md, client.md, joint.md, content.md)
  workshops/          # Workshop briefs and outputs (per-workshop subdirectories)
db/
  commonwealth.db     # SQLite ticketing database
  schema.sql          # Database schema
  connectors/         # Connector scripts for SQLite and Qdrant
    config.json       # Endpoint configuration
    ticket                # Ticket CLI (list, show, create, assign, sprint, etc.)
    sqlite_connector.py   # SQLite mini MCP
    qdrant_connector.py   # Qdrant + ollama mini MCP
.claude/
  agents/             # Agent personality files
  skills/             # Skill definitions
decisions/            # Decision domain files (source of truth)
  README.md           # Domain index and query examples
  architecture.md     # D-008, D-009, D-010, D-012, D-020, D-026, D-030, D-031
  perception.md       # D-011, D-015, D-016, D-017, D-018, D-019
  content.md          # D-023, D-024, D-025, D-028, D-029
  scope.md            # D-001, D-003, D-005, D-006, D-007, D-013, D-014, D-027
  process.md          # D-004, D-021, D-022
  questions.md        # Q-001 through Q-011
  rejected.md         # R-001 through R-010
DECISIONS.md          # Redirect to decisions/ directory
TEAM.md               # Team roster and roles

DevOps

See docs/DEVOPS.md for build, test, lint, and CI procedures. All development operations go through the top-level Makefile — run make for a summary of targets.

Agent Instructions

Before starting work

1. Read your sprint briefing at docs/sprints/sprint-N/{team}.md for current tasks
2. Use db/connectors/ticket show <id> for full ticket details
3. Read the relevant decisions/*.md domain file(s) referenced in the briefing
4. Background context: docs/briefings/{your-name}.md, docs/discussions/

SQLite access

Never use the sqlite3 CLI - it crashes in Claude Code due to a known std::bad_alloc bug.

Use the whitelistable wrapper scripts:

db/connectors/sqlite-query "SELECT * FROM tickets WHERE status='in_progress'"
db/connectors/sqlite-exec "UPDATE tickets SET status='done' WHERE id=1"

Qdrant / document search

db/connectors/qdrant-search "asymmetric information design"
db/connectors/qdrant-index docs/briefings/tyre.md
db/connectors/qdrant-health
db/connectors/qdrant-count

Gitea access (tea CLI)

Never access the Gitea API directly — use the tea CLI with all required flags to bypass interactive mode.

Always pass --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --output simple to avoid TTY prompts.

# List open PRs
tea pr list --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --state open --output simple

# View a PR with comments
tea pr --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --comments -o simple <PR_NUMBER>

# Post a comment on a PR (or issue)
tea comment --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach <NUMBER> "comment body"

# Approve a PR
tea pr approve --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach <PR_NUMBER>

# List issues
tea issue list --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --state open --output simple

Key rules:

• All flags must be explicit — omitting --login or --repo triggers interactive prompts that crash in Claude Code (no TTY)
• Use --output simple for machine-readable output (no table borders)
• tea pr reject does not work on your own PRs — use tea comment instead
• Never delete protected branches: main, maintenance, server, client are protected on Gitea. Do not use tea pr clean, git push --delete, or git branch -D on these branches.

File conventions

• Decisions: domain files in decisions/ (see decisions/README.md for index)
• Decision IDs: D-NNN (confirmed), Q-NNN (open questions), R-NNN (rejected)
• Discussion rounds: numbered sequentially, archived to docs/discussions/ when complete
• Briefings: one per agent, updated after decision-producing rounds
• Tickets: managed via db/connectors/ticket CLI or /ticket skill

Commit conventions

Use conventional commits with project-specific scopes: agents, skills, docs, briefings, discussions, schema, db, config, engine, simulation, client, ui, audio, assets, meta

Pull requests

Use tea (Gitea CLI), not gh (GitHub CLI). The remote is Gitea at git.schweitz.internal.

Always provide all required flags to ensure non-interactive execution:

tea pr create \
  --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach \
  --login schweitz \
  --title "feat(scope): short description" \
  --description "PR body here" \
  --base main \
  --head branch-name

Local services

• Gitea: http://git.schweitz.internal (login: schweitz)
• Qdrant: http://tower-of-joy:6333/
• Ollama: http://tower-of-joy:11434/ (nomic-embed-text)
• Collection: commonwealth (768 dimensions, cosine distance)