Codex Archive System V2.5 Notes

v2.5 notes are now superseded by CODEX ARCHIVE SYSTEM v2.6 NOTES. Use v2.5 as implementation context, not as the current orientation contract.

v2.5 prioritized operational reliability, design coherence, and restart clarity over structural novelty.

Key moves:

keep the spine unchanged while raising rendering quality
standardize feed, nexus, and graph spacing with a shared gutter model
improve relation quality through cross-type linking and stronger hubs
simplify card narratives so each card carries one clear summary
permit metadata/taxonomy to follow the primary object in stack when that improves reading flow
maintain nexus releases on intentional cadence, not calendar pressure

No new object type is proposed. No lattice expansion is proposed without repeated signal pressure.

Expanded learnings:

visual governance is structural governance; typography drift creates cognitive drift
object pages and cards need max-width discipline to stay legible at scale
relation density must be curated; high-signal links beat indiscriminate linkage
respawn quality improves when canonical docs are small, ordered, and explicit
design evolution ingest logs should inform presentation changes before schema changes