GRAFTING Process
GRAFTING Process Definition GRAFTING is the systematic process of taking documented innovations from the knowledge base and implementing them into the living codebase. Like botanical grafting—where a cutting from one plant is attached to another so it grows—GRAFTING attaches documented features to the platform so they become functional. The GRAFTING Cycle ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE GRAFTING CYCLE │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ 1. SCAN │ │ └─→ Review documentation for undocumented innovations │ │ └─→ Check IMPLEMENTATION_TRACKING.md for gaps │ │ │ │ 2. EXTRACT │ │ └─→ Identify specific features requiring implementation │ │ └─→ Document in ROOK_DROPZONE as innovation batch │ │ │ │ 3. DOCUMENT │ │ └─→ Create Under the Hood documentation (versioned) │ │ └─→ Add to patent bag if applicable │ │ │ │ 4. IMPLEMENT │ │ └─→ Create database migrations │ │ └─→ Create React components (KISS 3-tier) │ │ └─→ Update existing components as needed │ │ │ │ 5. VERIFY │ │ └─→ SENTINEL auto-checks for consistency │ │ └─→ Update IMPLEMENTATION_TRACKING.md │ │ └─→ Cephas auto-syncs via Hugo build │ │ │ │ 6. CLOSE │ │ └─→ Update Knight handoff │ │ └─→ Log in innovation extraction session │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ GRAFTING vs Other Processes Process Purpose Input Output THRESHING Extract innovations from documents Raw docs Innovation list GRAFTING Implement documented features Innovation docs Working code SENTINEL Monitor and sync changes File changes Consistency POLLINATION Spread updates across systems Local change Platform-wide sync GRAFTING Checklist For each innovation being grafted: ...