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scripts/init-fieldcraft.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get current date
+NOW=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+ROOT=$(pwd)
+
+# Define folders and descriptions
+declare -A folders
+folders["00-meta"]="Canonical metadata for the fieldcraft repo (README, manifest, changelog)"
+folders["01-scrolls"]="Public-facing scrolls and writings. Includes drafts and published posts"
+folders["02-fieldnotes"]="Private field notes, organized daily. Raw insights, observations, research"
+folders["03-references"]="External reference material: academic papers, essays, bookmarks"
+folders["04-papers"]="Internally authored papers, whitepapers, and drafts (e.g., Thoughtprint, RCT)"
+folders["05-sigils"]="Symbolic glyphs, illustrations, and visual fieldcraft assets"
+folders["06-scratch"]="Creative scratchpad space. Temp workspace for code, poems, or raw streams"
+
+# Subfolder structure
+declare -A subfolders
+subfolders["01-scrolls"]="drafts published"
+subfolders["02-fieldnotes"]="today archive"
+subfolders["03-references"]="primary secondary"
+subfolders["05-sigils"]="rendered source"
+subfolders["06-scratch"]="temp ritual"
+
+# Create folders and README.md files
+echo "Creating fieldcraft structure..."
+
+for dir in "${!folders[@]}"; do
+    mkdir -p "$ROOT/$dir"
+    echo "# $dir" > "$ROOT/$dir/README.md"
+    echo "" >> "$ROOT/$dir/README.md"
+    echo "_Created on: $NOW_" >> "$ROOT/$dir/README.md"
+    echo "" >> "$ROOT/$dir/README.md"
+    echo "${folders[$dir]}" >> "$ROOT/$dir/README.md"
+
+    # Create subfolders if any
+    if [[ -n "${subfolders[$dir]}" ]]; then
+        for sub in ${subfolders[$dir]}; do
+            mkdir -p "$ROOT/$dir/$sub"
+            echo "# $sub (in $dir)" > "$ROOT/$dir/$sub/README.md"
+            echo "" >> "$ROOT/$dir/$sub/README.md"
+            echo "_Created on: $NOW_" >> "$ROOT/$dir/$sub/README.md"
+            echo "" >> "$ROOT/$dir/$sub/README.md"
+            echo "Subdirectory of \`$dir\` for ${sub^} items." >> "$ROOT/$dir/$sub/README.md"
+        done
+    fi
+done
+
+# Create base .gitignore
+cat <<EOF > "$ROOT/.gitignore"
+# Ignore transient and ritual files
+06-scratch/temp/
+*.cache
+*.log
+.DS_Store
+EOF
+
+# Optional: Seed symbolic manifest
+cat <<EOF > "$ROOT/00-meta/MANIFEST.scroll"
+🜂 FIELDCRAFT MANIFEST — Initialized on $NOW
+
+This repository represents a living codex of recursive intelligence,
+organized into scrolls, fieldnotes, and ritual assets.
+
+Each directory contains a README defining its purpose and intended use.
+
+Structure follows a recursive symbolic model grounded in coherence, witnessing, and symbolic fieldwork.
+
+EOF
+
+echo "✅ Fieldcraft structure created successfully."