# Engineering handbook

The operating manual for this repository: which handbook page to read before which kind of change.

- Page: <https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/>
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- Verified against: `f25ab97` on 2026-09-25
- From the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji — Knowledge Base wiki. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is quoted verbatim, cited by Ang, and never altered.

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The operating manual for this repository. Start with the invariants: they are
non-negotiable, and the prime directive overrides everything else.

- [Engineering invariants](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/invariants/) — Before any change — prime directive, data model, conventions & gotchas, how to verify
- [Local setup, repository map & API](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/local-setup/) — Setting up, running or rebuilding locally; repository map; API reference; iOS DB pair
- [Delivery, versioning & release](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/delivery/) — Shipping — versioning, the integration → staging → production loop, delivery tooling, how the iOS app takes each release
- [Brand & domains](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/brand/) — Touching names, domains, URLs or visual identity
- [Release timeline & known issues](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/engineering/known-issues/) — Background on past releases and items still open

Related: [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/Algorythmos-AI/sggs-platform/blob/integration/CONTRIBUTING.md) · [architecture](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/architecture/overview/) ·
[ADRs](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/adr/) · [process & runbooks](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/process/) · [Answer Protocol](https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/data/answer-protocol/) (sggs-data).