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+# Vault index
+
+| Path | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| [[HOME]] | Constitution — start here |
+| [[STATUS]] | Health + active projects snapshot |
+| [[DESKTOP_SYNC]] | Laptop Obsidian + Git/Syncthing |
+| `00_system/` | Memory policy, index scripts |
+| `00_Raw/` | Inbox dumps (unprocessed) |
+| `01_Wiki/` | Clean topic notes (linked) |
+| `01_user/` | proposed_memory (confirm before promote) |
+| `02_agents/` | Hermes/Leonard rules + lessons |
+| `03_shared/` | Cross-agent workflows |
+| `04_projects/` | Project status / decisions |
+| `04_Daily/` | Daily notes & consolidations |
+| `05_Output/` | Shippable deliverables |
+| `05_inbox/` | Legacy inbox (prefer 00_Raw) |
+| `06_database/` | SQLite (machine local) |
+| `08_workflows/` | Consolidation procedure |
+| `10_archive/` | Stale projects |
+
+## Projects
+
+| Folder | Notes |
+|--------|-------|
+| [[04_projects/athena-oracle/status|athena-oracle]] | Research oracle |
+| [[04_projects/ai-talk-show/status|ai-talk-show]] | Leonard + Charlie show |
+| [[04_projects/phoenix-salon/status|phoenix-salon]] | Phoenix client |
+| [[04_projects/local-velocity/STATUS|local-velocity]] | Local business system |