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+;; STATE.scm - STATEFUL CONTEXT TRACKING ENGINE
+;; Project: accessibility-everywhere
+;; Purpose: Persist conversation state between AI sessions
+;;
+;; CRITICAL: Download this file at end of each session!
+;; At start of next conversation, upload it to resume context.
+
+(define state
+  '((metadata
+     (format-version "1.0")
+     (schema-date "2024-01-22")
+     (last-updated "2025-12-08")
+     (generator "claude-opus-4")
+     (project-repo "hyperpolymath/accessibility-everywhere"))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; USER CONTEXT
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (user
+     (name "hyperpolymath")
+     (roles ("founder" "maintainer" "developer"))
+     (preferences
+      (languages ("TypeScript" "JavaScript" "React"))
+      (tools ("GitHub" "Docker" "npm" "CloudFlare"))
+      (infrastructure ("ArangoDB" "Puppeteer" "axe-core")))
+     (values
+      ("accessibility-first"
+       "FOSS"
+       "WCAG-compliance"
+       "economic-incentives-for-good")))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; CURRENT POSITION
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (position
+     (phase "Phase 1: Foundation")
+     (phase-status "90% complete - tools built, awaiting deployment")
+     (summary
+      "Core tooling is production-ready. Browser extension, testing dashboard,
+       monitoring API, GitHub Action, CLI tool, npm packages, React components,
+       and WordPress plugin are all built. Documentation is comprehensive.
+       Project is pre-launch - no public deployment or users yet.")
+
+     (what-exists
+      ((browser-extension
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/browser-extension/")
+        (features ("Chrome/Firefox" "WCAG A/AA/AAA" "real-time scanning")))
+       (testing-dashboard
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/testing-dashboard/")
+        (features ("instant scanning" "shareable results" "leaderboard")))
+       (monitoring-api
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/monitoring-api/")
+        (features ("REST API" "violation reporting" "badge system")))
+       (github-action
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/github-action/")
+        (features ("CI/CD integration" "PR blocking" "WCAG levels")))
+       (cli-tool
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/cli/")
+        (features ("batch scanning" "multiple formats" "CI mode")))
+       (npm-packages
+        (status "built")
+        (locations ("packages/core/" "packages/scanner/"))
+        (features ("programmatic scanning" "TypeScript support")))
+       (react-components
+        (status "built")
+        (location "components/react/")
+        (features ("accessible Button" "accessible Modal")))
+       (wordpress-plugin
+        (status "built")
+        (location "tools/wordpress-plugin/")
+        (features ("Gutenberg integration" "content scanning")))))
+
+     (what-is-missing
+      ("Production deployment"
+       "Browser extension store listings"
+       "npm package publications"
+       "Real users"
+       "Partnerships (W3C, WebAIM)"
+       "Public leaderboard data"
+       "Revenue")))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; ROUTE TO MVP v1
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (mvp-roadmap
+     (target "Quick Launch in 2-4 weeks")
+     (estimated-cost "$50/month ongoing + $5 one-time Chrome store")
+
+     (steps
+      ((step 1
+        (task "Deploy testing dashboard")
+        (platform "CloudFlare Pages")
+        (effort "1 hour")
+        (cost "free")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 2
+        (task "Deploy monitoring API")
+        (platform "Railway or Render")
+        (effort "2 hours")
+        (cost "$25-50/month")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 3
+        (task "Setup ArangoDB")
+        (platform "Railway")
+        (effort "1 hour")
+        (cost "included in API hosting")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 4
+        (task "Submit browser extension to Chrome Web Store")
+        (platform "Chrome Web Store")
+        (effort "4 hours")
+        (cost "$5 one-time")
+        (status "pending")
+        (notes "1-3 day review period"))
+
+       (step 5
+        (task "Submit browser extension to Firefox Add-ons")
+        (platform "addons.mozilla.org")
+        (effort "2 hours")
+        (cost "free")
+        (status "pending")
+        (notes "1-7 day review period"))
+
+       (step 6
+        (task "Publish npm packages")
+        (packages ("@accessibility-everywhere/core"
+                   "@accessibility-everywhere/scanner"
+                   "@accessibility-everywhere/cli"))
+        (effort "1 hour")
+        (cost "free")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 7
+        (task "Publish GitHub Action to Marketplace")
+        (effort "1 hour")
+        (cost "free")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 8
+        (task "Write launch announcement")
+        (platforms ("GitHub" "Twitter" "Hacker News" "Reddit"))
+        (effort "2 hours")
+        (status "pending"))
+
+       (step 9
+        (task "Soft launch")
+        (goal "first 1000 users")
+        (effort "ongoing")
+        (status "pending"))))
+
+     (mvp-definition
+      "Users can:
+       - Install browser extension from official stores
+       - Scan any URL via public dashboard
+       - Use CLI tool via npm
+       - Integrate GitHub Action in CI/CD
+       - Access free tier API (1000 req/month)
+       - View public leaderboard"))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; KNOWN ISSUES & BLOCKERS
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (issues
+     (technical
+      ((id "ISSUE-001"
+        (title "No production infrastructure")
+        (severity "blocker")
+        (description "All tools exist but nothing is deployed to production")
+        (resolution "Deploy to CloudFlare Pages + Railway"))
+
+       (id "ISSUE-002"
+        (title "ArangoDB not provisioned")
+        (severity "blocker")
+        (description "Database required for API, leaderboard, and historical data")
+        (resolution "Provision on Railway or use ArangoDB Cloud"))
+
+       (id "ISSUE-003"
+        (title "npm packages unpublished")
+        (severity "high")
+        (description "Core packages not on npm registry")
+        (resolution "npm login && npm publish --access public"))
+
+       (id "ISSUE-004"
+        (title "Extension not in stores")
+        (severity "high")
+        (description "Browser extension requires manual installation")
+        (resolution "Submit to Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons"))))
+
+     (business
+      ((id "BIZ-001"
+        (title "No users yet")
+        (severity "expected")
+        (description "Pre-launch, zero adoption metrics")
+        (resolution "Launch and begin marketing"))
+
+       (id "BIZ-002"
+        (title "No partnerships")
+        (severity "medium")
+        (description "W3C, WebAIM, ISOC partnerships not established")
+        (resolution "Post-launch outreach with adoption metrics"))
+
+       (id "BIZ-003"
+        (title "No revenue")
+        (severity "low")
+        (description "Freemium model not active")
+        (resolution "Focus on free tier adoption first"))))
+
+     (unknowns
+      ("Browser extension store review time/outcome"
+       "Initial user reception"
+       "Competitive response from existing tools"
+       "Search engine receptiveness to ranking factor proposal")))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; QUESTIONS FOR USER
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (questions-pending
+     ((q1
+       (topic "Launch Strategy")
+       (question "Which launch option do you prefer?")
+       (options
+        (("Quick Launch" "2-4 weeks" "$50/month" "full features on free tier")
+         ("Full Launch" "3 months" "£2k-5k total" "professional branding + PR")
+         ("Minimal Launch" "1 week" "£0" "static only, no backend")))
+       (recommendation "Quick Launch - validates demand with minimal risk"))
+
+      (q2
+       (topic "Budget")
+       (question "What is your monthly budget for infrastructure?")
+       (context "$50/month covers free tier hosting; scales with usage"))
+
+      (q3
+       (topic "Timeline")
+       (question "What is your target launch date?")
+       (context "Quick Launch ready in 2-4 weeks from decision"))
+
+      (q4
+       (topic "Priorities")
+       (question "Which tools should launch first?")
+       (options ("All at once" "Dashboard + API first" "Extension first"))
+       (recommendation "All at once for maximum impact"))
+
+      (q5
+       (topic "Branding")
+       (question "Is professional branding needed before launch?")
+       (context "Can launch with current assets, rebrand later"))
+
+      (q6
+       (topic "Domain")
+       (question "Do you own accessibility-everywhere.org?")
+       (context "Need domain for production deployment"))))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; LONG-TERM ROADMAP
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (roadmap
+     (vision
+      "Make web accessibility a search engine ranking factor within 2-3 years,
+       driving adoption from 4% to 50%+ (mirroring HTTPS success story)")
+
+     (phases
+      ((phase-1
+        (name "Foundation")
+        (timeline "Months 1-3")
+        (status "90% complete")
+        (goals
+         ("Build core tools" ;; DONE
+          "Create documentation" ;; DONE
+          "Public launch"
+          "First 10K users"))
+        (deliverables
+         ("Browser extension" ;; DONE
+          "Testing dashboard" ;; DONE
+          "Monitoring API" ;; DONE
+          "GitHub Action" ;; DONE
+          "CLI tool" ;; DONE
+          "npm packages"))) ;; DONE
+
+       (phase-2
+        (name "Adoption")
+        (timeline "Months 4-9")
+        (status "not started")
+        (goals
+         ("50K+ active users"
+          "10+ partnerships"
+          "Framework integrations"
+          "100+ paying customers"))
+        (deliverables
+         ("W3C/ISOC partnerships"
+          "Conference presentations"
+          "WordPress plugin launch"
+          "React component library"
+          "VS Code extension"
+          "Developer tutorials")))
+
+       (phase-3
+        (name "Public Pressure")
+        (timeline "Months 10-18")
+        (status "not started")
+        (goals
+         ("Major media coverage"
+          "500+ badges displayed"
+          "10% score improvement industry-wide"
+          "Break-even on costs"))
+        (deliverables
+         ("Public leaderboard (top 10K sites)"
+          "Hall of Fame / Hall of Shame"
+          "Industry benchmarking reports"
+          "Media campaigns"
+          "Accessibility awards")))
+
+       (phase-4
+        (name "Search Engine Integration")
+        (timeline "Months 18-36")
+        (status "not started")
+        (goals
+         ("Search engine meetings"
+          "Pilot programs"
+          "PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO RANKING FACTOR"))
+        (deliverables
+         ("Formal proposals to Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo"
+          "Technical integration documentation"
+          "Adoption data presentations"
+          "Beta accessibility signals"
+          "Public announcement")))))
+
+     (success-metrics
+      ((metric "Users"
+        (month-3 "10K")
+        (month-12 "200K")
+        (month-24 "1.5M"))
+       (metric "Extension installs"
+        (month-3 "10K")
+        (month-12 "100K")
+        (month-24 "500K"))
+       (metric "API customers (paid)"
+        (month-6 "50")
+        (month-12 "210")
+        (month-24 "1100"))
+       (metric "Monthly revenue"
+        (month-6 "$2.5K")
+        (month-12 "$15K")
+        (month-24 "$100K"))
+       (metric "Partnerships"
+        (month-6 "5")
+        (month-12 "50")
+        (month-24 "100"))
+       (metric "Search engine commitment"
+        (target "Month 30-36")))))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; CRITICAL NEXT ACTIONS (Top 5)
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (critical-next
+     ((priority 1
+       (action "Decide on launch strategy")
+       (owner "user")
+       (deadline "immediate")
+       (notes "Quick Launch recommended"))
+
+      (priority 2
+       (action "Deploy dashboard to CloudFlare Pages")
+       (owner "developer")
+       (effort "1 hour")
+       (depends-on "launch decision"))
+
+      (priority 3
+       (action "Provision ArangoDB + Deploy API")
+       (owner "developer")
+       (effort "3 hours")
+       (depends-on "launch decision"))
+
+      (priority 4
+       (action "Submit browser extension to Chrome Web Store")
+       (owner "developer")
+       (effort "4 hours")
+       (cost "$5")
+       (depends-on "API deployment"))
+
+      (priority 5
+       (action "Publish npm packages")
+       (owner "developer")
+       (effort "1 hour")
+       (depends-on "none"))))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; HISTORY / VELOCITY TRACKING
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (history
+     (snapshots
+      ((date "2024-01-22"
+        (milestone "Initial project scaffolding")
+        (completion 10))
+       (date "2024-12-01"
+        (milestone "Core tools complete")
+        (completion 80))
+       (date "2025-12-08"
+        (milestone "Full tooling + docs complete, pre-launch")
+        (completion 90))))
+
+     (velocity
+      (notes "Rapid development phase complete. Now entering deployment phase.")))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; PROJECT CATALOG
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (projects
+     ((project "browser-extension"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "user-tools")
+       (next-action "Submit to stores"))
+
+      (project "testing-dashboard"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "user-tools")
+       (next-action "Deploy to CloudFlare"))
+
+      (project "monitoring-api"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "infrastructure")
+       (next-action "Deploy to Railway"))
+
+      (project "github-action"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "developer-tools")
+       (next-action "Publish to Marketplace"))
+
+      (project "cli-tool"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "developer-tools")
+       (next-action "Publish to npm"))
+
+      (project "npm-packages"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "developer-tools")
+       (next-action "Publish to npm"))
+
+      (project "react-components"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "developer-tools")
+       (next-action "Publish to npm"))
+
+      (project "wordpress-plugin"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "integrations")
+       (next-action "Submit to WordPress plugin directory"))
+
+      (project "documentation"
+       (status "complete")
+       (completion 100)
+       (category "support")
+       (files ("README.md"
+               "CLAUDE.md"
+               "CONTRIBUTING.md"
+               "docs/ACCESSIBILITY_INITIATIVE.md"
+               "docs/PROPOSED_STANDARDS.md"
+               "docs/CAMPAIGN_MATERIALS.md"
+               "docs/NEXT_STEPS.md")))
+
+      (project "production-deployment"
+       (status "blocked")
+       (completion 0)
+       (category "infrastructure")
+       (blocker "Awaiting launch decision")
+       (next-action "User decides on launch strategy"))
+
+      (project "partnership-outreach"
+       (status "paused")
+       (completion 0)
+       (category "business")
+       (blocker "Need launched product first")
+       (next-action "Post-launch: contact W3C, WebAIM"))
+
+      (project "search-engine-proposal"
+       (status "paused")
+       (completion 0)
+       (category "business")
+       (blocker "Need adoption metrics")
+       (next-action "Target: Month 18"))))
+
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    ;; SESSION NOTES
+    ;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    (session
+     (id "create-state-scm-01PvD3EKfm6bECAnoUUWS73g")
+     (date "2025-12-08")
+     (summary "Created STATE.scm checkpoint file documenting project status")
+     (files-modified ("STATE.scm"))
+     (decisions-pending
+      ("Launch strategy selection"
+       "Budget confirmation"
+       "Timeline finalization")))))
+
+;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+;; UTILITY FUNCTIONS (for AI parsing)
+;; ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+(define (get-current-focus)
+  "Returns the current project focus and phase"
+  (assoc 'position state))
+
+(define (get-blocked-projects)
+  "Returns all projects with status 'blocked'"
+  (filter (lambda (p) (eq? (cadr (assoc 'status (cdr p))) 'blocked))
+          (cdr (assoc 'projects state))))
+
+(define (get-critical-actions)
+  "Returns top 5 priority actions"
+  (cdr (assoc 'critical-next state)))
+
+(define (get-pending-questions)
+  "Returns questions awaiting user input"
+  (cdr (assoc 'questions-pending state)))
+
+(define (get-mvp-steps)
+  "Returns MVP roadmap steps"
+  (cdr (assoc 'steps (cdr (assoc 'mvp-roadmap state)))))
+
+;; End of STATE.scm