This file records deprecated or archived persona protocol mechanisms identified during Phase 6 so they can be audited and retired in a future phase. No deletions are performed in this phase — this document is informational and non-authoritative about policy.
Deprecated / Archived items (facts-only):
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Legacy persona profiles (
docs/persona/legacy/*)- Rationale: these persona profiles are subordinate to the canonical
PERSONA_PROTOCOL.mdand are retained for historical/contextual reference only.
- Rationale: these persona profiles are subordinate to the canonical
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Ad-hoc persona routing by phase or discovery heuristics
- Rationale: implicit routing is superseded by the explicit routing table implemented in
src/shieldcraft/persona/routing.py(Phase 6 introduces a deterministic, static routing table).
- Rationale: implicit routing is superseded by the explicit routing table implemented in
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Implicit authority inference from persona role or phase
- Rationale: Phase 6 introduces an explicit
authorityclassification (DECISIVE|ADVISORY|ANNOTATIVE); implicit inference from role/phase is deprecated and will be considered for removal in a later phase after governance review.
- Rationale: Phase 6 introduces an explicit
Notes:
- This document is intentionally conservative: it does not remove or change any code. It only flags mechanisms that are considered for future deprecation and records the rationale and candidate replacements introduced in Phase 6.