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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+Orientation for Claude Code (and other AI agents) working in **Azimuth**. This is the top-level
+summary; the per-directory **`AGENTS.md` files are the detailed source of truth** — read the
+`AGENTS.md` in a directory before changing files there.
+
+## What this is
+
+Azimuth is a menu-bar **window manager for macOS** (Swift + AppKit, programmatic entry at
+`Azimuth/main.swift`, no storyboard). It uses the Accessibility (AX) API to move/resize other
+apps' focused windows via global hotkeys (Carbon) and menu commands. It auto-updates via
+Sparkle 2 and ships Developer ID–signed, Apple-notarized, and EdDSA-verified.
+
+## Layout
+
+| Path | What |
+|------|------|
+| `Azimuth/` | App source (per-dir `AGENTS.md`); flow: hotkey/menu → `Commands/WindowCommandExecutor` → `WindowAccess` + `Commands/FrameCalculator` + `WindowAccess/WindowUndoStore` |
+| `Tests/` | Pure-logic command-engine regression tests (single-file swiftc harness) |
+| `scripts/` | `build`/`run`/`lint`/`format`/`test`/`coverage`/`secrets` shell scripts |
+| `docs/` | GitHub Pages source (landing + manual) |
+| `.github/` | CI workflows, `FUNDING.yml`, PR template, `CODEOWNERS` |
+
+## Build / test / lint
+
+| Command | Use |
+|---------|-----|
+| `make run` | Build a **signed** app and launch it — use for anything needing Accessibility |
+| `make build` | Compile-only (ad-hoc signed; CI/compile checks) — **not** for permission testing |
+| `make test` | Pure-logic command-engine tests (swiftc, AppKit-free); prints `PASS — all N checks` |
+| `make coverage` | LLVM source-based line coverage on the pure-logic layer; gate **≥90%** (`COVERAGE_MIN`) |
+| `make lint` / `make format` | SwiftLint (strict) / SwiftFormat |
+| `make secrets` | gitleaks secret scan |
+| `make install-hooks` | pre-commit hook: SwiftFormat `--lint` + SwiftLint `--strict` |
+
+Before opening a PR: `make build && make lint && make test` (CI runs the same, plus gitleaks).
+
+## Non-negotiable rules
+
+- **Never bypass macOS permissions or security.** Request AX through the official API; the user
+  grants it in System Settings. No SIP disabling, no TCC tampering, no undocumented workarounds.
+  Apple's own `tccutil reset` is fine. Fix root causes the OS-sanctioned way.
+- **Test anything permission-related with `make run`** (stable Apple Development signing).
+  `make build` is ad-hoc → its cdhash changes every build → TCC resets the grant. Ad-hoc builds
+  are for compile/CI only.
+- **`.docs/` is internal — never commit or push it** (it is gitignored).
+- **GUI smoke tests:** do not read other apps' `kCGWindowName` (Screen Recording TCC gate that
+  has frozen WindowServer). Confirm liveness via process + AX role checks. Never busy-loop to
+  wait — poll a condition.
+
+## Code conventions
+
+- `SWIFT_DEFAULT_ACTOR_ISOLATION = MainActor`: every type is `@MainActor` by default. Keep pure,
+  thread-agnostic logic explicitly `nonisolated` in the AppKit-free layer so `make test` can
+  exercise it (this is why geometry/command logic lives in `Commands/` and `Shared/`).
+- Window geometry is handled in **AX coordinates** (top-left origin, Y down); convert to/from
+  Cocoa work areas via `Shared/CoordinateSpace`.
+- SwiftLint strict: no force-unwrap / force-cast (narrow, commented exceptions only), 120-column
+  lines, function/type body-length limits. Match surrounding comment density and idiom.
+- **Conventional Commits** (`feat(scope): …`, `fix: …`, `docs: …`, `refactor: …`, `chore: …`).
+  Branch off `main`, keep PRs focused, **squash-merge**.
+- New source files under `Azimuth/` are auto-included via the Xcode **file-system synchronized
+  group** — no `.pbxproj` edit needed. Adding a new target or SPM dependency still needs the
+  pbxproj / Xcode GUI. Deployment target: macOS **26.3**.
+
+## Docs (`docs/` is the GitHub Pages source)
+
+- `index.html` (landing) and `manual.html` (user manual) are **bilingual**: each string exists as
+  a `data-en` attribute, a `data-ko` attribute, **and** the visible inner text (a JS toggle swaps
+  it). Any copy change must update **all three**, or the languages drift.
+- Strings like "N commands" / "N shortcuts" must match `WindowCommand.menuCommands`
+  (currently **34**). Bumping a command means updating both HTML files and the README.
+- Merging to `main` triggers the **"pages build and deployment"** workflow. The live site
+  (`ai-screams.github.io/Azimuth`) lags until that run finishes — poll it to `completed`/`success`
+  before verifying live content; catching the old page mid-deploy is expected.
+
+## Funding / community
+
+- GitHub Sponsors → the org **`ai-screams`** (`github.com/sponsors/ai-screams`); Ko-fi →
+  **`pignuante`** (`ko-fi.com/pignuante`). These are independent handles; see `.github/FUNDING.yml`.
+  The repo ♡ Sponsor button also requires **Settings → General → Features → Sponsorships** enabled,
+  not just `FUNDING.yml`.
+- Community health files live at the repo root: `SECURITY.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `SUPPORT.md`,
+  `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`.
+
+## Environment gotchas
+
+- The shell is **zsh**: `status` is a read-only variable — do not use it as a variable name in
+  Bash-tool scripts (use `st`, etc.).
+- Ko-fi and GitHub pages return **HTTP 403 to `curl`** (bot protection) — that is not a real
+  failure signal. Verify shields.io badge URLs return **200** before committing new badges.