5  Preface

This project was built from three source manuscripts: the long public release, the pocket field edition, and the stacked-spells addendum. The public site keeps the manuscript readable while moving reusable structures into data files, schemas, generated pages, and validation tooling.

The grimoire metaphor is practical. It marks a simple engineering fact: language in software is operative. Some words allocate responsibility, trigger checks, narrow output shape, name failure surfaces, and decide what kind of work an AI assistant should attempt.

The goal is not ornate prompting. The goal is bounded, verifiable work.