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+# code/ — LEGACY SKELETON (DO NOT USE)
+
+**Status:** Archived / deprecated. Written by a rogue AI agent. Not the path forward.
+
+This directory contains a legacy MCP server prototype that is **out of date and should not be built upon**:
+
+## What's wrong with it
+
+- **stdio-only transport** — `index.ts` uses `StdioServerTransport`. Cannot be called remotely by Claude, ChatGPT, or any external AI agent. The MVP requires an HTTP endpoint (SSE or Streamable HTTP).
+- **Manifest-server contradiction** — `manifest-generator.ts` advertises `protocol: 'streamable-http'` but the server is stdio. The manifest lies.
+- **Gateway is a stub** — `gateway.ts` is 10 lines of placeholder comments. No actual multi-tenant routing.
+- **Schema is incomplete** — `schema.ts` has a single `businesses` table with no tenant/location model, no freshness/telemetry fields, no badge state, no portal data. Doesn't support the strategy.
+- **No polling, no freshness, no assessment** — None of the critical Day 2-N mechanics from the strategy (polling, content hashing, JIT refresh, assessment gates, badge ladder) are implemented.
+- **No downstream handoff** — Cal.com/Stripe/Square integration is a config string, not real integration.
+- **No HTTP server** — `fastify` is in `package.json` but never wired up. No routes, no transport, no deployment target.
+
+## What replaced it
+
+The strategy and product design live in `docs/`:
+
+- `docs/strategy/CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md` — Operating strategy
+- `docs/product/` — Use cases, SSP spec, genre packs
+- `docs/engineering/technical-roadmap.md` — Technical architecture
+- `docs/gtm/` — GTM, ICP, competitive analysis
+
+Future engineering code will live in `apps/` (per the monorepo structure) with proper HTTP MCP transport, multi-tenant gateway, polling infrastructure, and portal.
+
+## Action
+
+This directory is **preserved for reference only**. Do not extend it. Future work happens in `apps/`.