map-rules

# /map-rules Map Your Knowledge (MYK) v2.4 is a path-based organization protocol for Markdown. It provides maps, ownership, metadata, navigation, link resolution, and lifecycle rules. It does not provide sync, dashboards, or durable content identity. Rename continuity and identity deduplication are out of scope for this version. > **Protocol provenance.** MYK v2.4 is defined by this file plus every routed file under [`references/`](references/). Cite the owning file and heading for a rule; no opaque content hash substitutes for those named sources. ## Load before work Before reasoning about whether Markdown is organized, unstructured, excluded, or a candidate for organization, or assessing, planning, creating, editing, naming, moving, linking, mapping, checking, or maintaining it: 1. Read [`scope.md`](references/scope.md) completely. 2. Select every additional route matching the operation or evidence. 3. Read each selected reference completely. 4. Confirm its terminal `[load.complete]` marker. 5. Begin the operation. Do not reconstruct missing rules from memory. If a required file or marker is unavailable, stop and name the unchecked route. Keep successful load receipts private unless a load is incomplete or the Handler requests them. ## Routes | Trigger | Required reference | |---|---| | Every invocation; scope status, local style, root map, contract | [`scope.md`](references/scope.md) | | Create, edit, classify, map, exclude, or inspect ownership | [`ownership.md`](...