# Infinite Variant 6 - File Manifest

Complete listing of all files in this variant with descriptions.

## Directory Structure

```
infinite_variant_6/
├── .claude/
│   ├── commands/
│   │   ├── infinite-stateful.md
│   │   ├── resume.md
│   │   ├── status.md
│   │   └── reset-state.md
│   ├── settings.json
│   └── state/
│       └── README.md
├── specs/
│   └── example_spec.md
├── templates/
│   ├── run_state.json
│   ├── url_tracker.json
│   └── iteration_metadata.json
├── docs/
│   └── state_management_guide.md
├── validators/
│   └── check_state_consistency.sh
├── example_output/
│   ├── visualization_1.html
│   └── example_state.json
├── state_manager.py
├── README.md
├── CLAUDE.md
└── MANIFEST.md
```

## File Descriptions

### Commands (.claude/commands/)

#### infinite-stateful.md
**Purpose:** Main orchestration command with state management
**Size:** ~17KB
**Key Features:**
- Persistent state in JSON files
- Self-consistency validation with 6 checks
- URL deduplication tracking
- Graceful interruption handling
- Resume capability
- Batch-based parallel agent deployment
- Wave management for infinite mode

**Phases:**
1. State initialization & recovery
2. Specification analysis
3. Directory reconnaissance
4. Iteration planning with state awareness
5. Parallel agent coordination with state updates
6. Wave management for infinite mode
7. Final state validation & reporting

#### resume.md
**Purpose:** Resume interrupted runs
**Size:** ~3KB
**Key Features:**
- Locate and validate state file
- Pre-resume consistency checks
- Load original parameters
- Continue from last iteration
- Post-resume verification

#### status.md
**Purpose:** View run status and validate consistency
**Size:** ~5KB
**Key Features:**
- List all available runs
- Detailed run information
- Self-consistency validation (6 checks)
- Recent iterations display
- Resumability status
- URL usage summary
- Validation history

#### reset-state.md
**Purpose:** State management utilities
**Size:** ~6KB
**Modes:**
- `--verify`: Check integrity with detailed report
- `--rebuild`: Reconstruct state from output files
- `--delete`: Remove state file with backup

### Configuration

#### .claude/settings.json
**Purpose:** Tool permissions and custom instructions
**Size:** ~0.5KB
**Allowed Tools:**
- Write, Edit, Read
- Bash, Task
- Glob, Grep
- WebFetch, WebSearch

**Custom Instructions:** State management principles

### State System

#### .claude/state/README.md
**Purpose:** State system documentation
**Size:** ~8KB
**Content:**
- State file format and schema
- Field descriptions
- Status values
- State operations (read, update, validate)
- Self-consistency validation explanation
- Recovery scenarios
- Best practices
- File management
- Troubleshooting
- Advanced usage

### Specifications

#### specs/example_spec.md
**Purpose:** Example specification with state integration
**Size:** ~7KB
**Content:**
- Interactive data visualization requirements
- File naming pattern
- Content structure with metadata
- Real data integration
- Web learning integration
- Interactivity requirements
- Quality standards
- State management integration
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Success criteria

### Templates

#### templates/run_state.json
**Purpose:** Template for run state files
**Size:** ~0.3KB
**Structure:** Complete state schema with example values

#### templates/url_tracker.json
**Purpose:** Template for URL tracking
**Size:** ~0.2KB
**Structure:** URL strategy tracking with difficulty levels

#### templates/iteration_metadata.json
**Purpose:** Template for iteration records
**Size:** ~0.2KB
**Structure:** Single iteration metadata structure

### Documentation

#### docs/state_management_guide.md
**Purpose:** Comprehensive usage guide
**Size:** ~21KB
**Sections:**
1. Introduction (with self-consistency explanation)
2. Quick start
3. Core concepts
4. State structure
5. Self-consistency validation
6. Commands reference
7. Use cases (4 detailed scenarios)
8. Best practices
9. Troubleshooting
10. Advanced topics

### Validators

#### validators/check_state_consistency.sh
**Purpose:** Bash script for state validation
**Size:** ~6KB
**Features:**
- 6 independent validation checks
- Self-consistency scoring
- Colored output (pass/fail indicators)
- Detailed reporting
- Action recommendations
- Exit codes based on consistency

**Checks:**
1. Schema validation
2. File count matching
3. Iteration record consistency
4. URL uniqueness
5. File existence
6. Timestamp validity

### Utilities

#### state_manager.py
**Purpose:** Python utilities for state operations
**Size:** ~10KB
**Classes:**
- `StateManager`: Main state management class

**Methods:**
- `create_run_id()`: Generate new run ID
- `load_state()`: Load state from file
- `save_state()`: Save state atomically
- `create_state()`: Create new state structure
- `add_iteration()`: Add iteration record
- `compute_file_hash()`: Compute file hash
- `validate_consistency()`: Self-consistency validation
- `rebuild_from_files()`: Reconstruct state
- `get_next_iteration()`: Determine next iteration
- `is_url_used()`: Check URL usage
- `get_available_urls()`: Get unused URLs

**CLI Commands:**
- `list`: List all runs
- `validate <run_id>`: Validate consistency
- `info <run_id>`: Show run information

### Example Output

#### example_output/visualization_1.html
**Purpose:** Example output demonstrating spec compliance
**Size:** ~8KB
**Features:**
- Self-contained HTML file
- D3.js visualization (temperature trends)
- Interactive tooltips
- Responsive design
- Embedded metadata for state tracking
- Web source attribution
- Techniques learned documentation

**Demonstrates:**
- D3 scales (linear, time)
- Smooth transitions
- Interactivity
- Proper metadata embedding
- State integration

#### example_output/example_state.json
**Purpose:** Example of actual state file
**Size:** ~0.8KB
**Content:**
- Complete state structure
- Single iteration record
- Validation metadata
- All required fields

### Documentation Files

#### README.md
**Purpose:** Project overview and quick start
**Size:** ~14KB
**Sections:**
- Innovation explanation
- Self-consistency principle
- Quick start guide
- Architecture overview
- Commands reference
- Usage examples (4 scenarios)
- Comparison with base loop
- Self-consistency validation details
- Extension points
- Best practices
- Troubleshooting
- Use cases
- Web learning explanation

#### CLAUDE.md
**Purpose:** Instructions for Claude Code
**Size:** ~9KB
**Sections:**
- Project overview
- Key commands with examples
- Architecture & structure
- State management principles (6 principles)
- Implementation details
- Usage patterns
- Best practices (for users, spec authors, command authors)
- Troubleshooting
- Web learning integration
- Extension points
- Success criteria

#### MANIFEST.md
**Purpose:** This file - complete file listing
**Size:** ~5KB
**Content:** Detailed description of every file in variant

## File Count Summary

- **Total Files:** 18
- **Commands:** 4
- **Config:** 1
- **Documentation:** 5
- **Templates:** 3
- **Utilities:** 2
- **Examples:** 2
- **Validators:** 1

## Total Size Estimate

Approximately **110 KB** of content across all files.

## Key Technologies

- **Languages:** Markdown, Python, Bash, HTML/JavaScript
- **Frameworks:** D3.js (for examples)
- **Data Format:** JSON (state files)
- **Validation:** Multi-method self-consistency

## Dependencies

### Required
- Python 3.6+ (for state_manager.py)
- Bash shell (for validator script)
- jq (optional, for validator script - Python fallback available)

### Optional
- Modern web browser (for viewing example outputs)
- D3.js (CDN-loaded, for visualizations)

## Usage Workflow

1. **Create/Edit Spec** → `specs/example_spec.md`
2. **Run Loop** → `/infinite-stateful` command
3. **Monitor** → `/status` command
4. **Validate** → `check_state_consistency.sh` script
5. **Resume** → `/resume` command (if needed)
6. **Rebuild** → `/reset-state --rebuild` (if needed)

## State Files Location

**Runtime State:** `.claude/state/run_*.json`

These files are created during execution and are not included in the repository by default. Each run creates its own state file.

## Customization Points

### Add Commands
- Create new `.md` files in `.claude/commands/`
- Follow existing command structure
- Update settings.json if needed

### Extend State Schema
- Modify templates in `templates/`
- Update state_manager.py validation
- Document changes in `.claude/state/README.md`

### Add Validators
- Create scripts in `validators/`
- Follow self-consistency principle
- Document in state_management_guide.md

### Custom Specs
- Create new files in `specs/`
- Follow example_spec.md structure
- Ensure metadata embedding
- Document state integration

## Version Information

- **Variant Number:** 6
- **Innovation Focus:** State Management with Self-Consistency
- **Base Pattern:** Infinite Agentic Loop
- **Created:** 2025-03-10
- **Status:** Complete and functional

## Learning Applied

**Self-Consistency Prompting:**
- Source: AI prompting research on multiple sampling and majority voting
- Application: State validation with 6 independent checks
- Result: High-confidence validation through consensus

**Key Insight:** The principle of multiple independent approaches + majority voting generalizes beyond language models to any system requiring reliable validation.

## Related Variants

This variant builds on the base infinite loop pattern and adds state management. It could be combined with:
- Web-enhanced variants (for progressive learning)
- Quality evaluation variants (for output scoring)
- Template-based variants (for structured generation)

## Maintenance

### Regular Tasks
- Clean old state files (30+ days)
- Backup important runs
- Validate state consistency
- Update documentation

### State Cleanup
```bash
# Remove old states
find .claude/state -name "run_*.json" -mtime +30 -delete

# Backup current states
tar -czf state_backup.tar.gz .claude/state/
```

## Support

For questions or issues:
1. Review README.md
2. Check state_management_guide.md
3. Run validation script
4. Check .claude/state/README.md
5. Review CLAUDE.md

## License

Part of the Infinite Agents project demonstrating Claude Code capabilities.
