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-# Initial Release Git History Cleanup Plan
-
-## Recommendation
-
-Given the current `main` history shape (325 commits, heavy refactor churn, and many internal maintenance commits), the best pre-release cleanup path is:
-
-1. Preserve the old `main` history in remote backup refs.
-2. Build a **new orphan history** from the current project snapshot.
-3. Recreate history as **7 curated commits** grouped by release-facing domains.
-4. Verify tree equality with old `main` and replace `origin/main` once.
-
-This avoids fragile `rebase -i --root` over 300+ commits while still keeping meaningful archaeology for future maintenance.
-
-## Why this is best for this repo
-
-- Current history is dominated by refactor/noise commits (`refactor`: 138, `other`: 91).
-- Commit velocity is very high and bursty (multiple 30-45 commit days), so interactive cleanup is risky/time-expensive.
-- Codebase is already mature and release-shaped (Electron app + launcher + plugin + docs + CI), so snapshot regrouping is cleaner.
-- You are pre-release and private; a one-time force update is low risk if coordinated.
-
----
-
-## Pre-cutover checklist
-
-Run from repository root.
-
-```bash
-git checkout main
-git pull --ff-only origin main
-```
-
-Coordinate freeze:
-
-- Pause merges/pushes to `main`.
-- Ask teammates to stop rebasing onto `main` during cutover.
-
----
-
-## Copy/paste command sequence
-
-### 1) Safety backups (local + remote)
-
-```bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-git checkout main
-git pull --ff-only origin main
-
-OLD_MAIN_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse main)"
-STAMP="$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
-
-echo "Old main commit: ${OLD_MAIN_COMMIT}"
-echo "Cutover stamp: ${STAMP}"
-
-git tag "pre-release-history-backup-${STAMP}" "${OLD_MAIN_COMMIT}"
-git branch "archive/pre-release-history-${STAMP}" "${OLD_MAIN_COMMIT}"
-
-git push origin "pre-release-history-backup-${STAMP}"
-git push origin "archive/pre-release-history-${STAMP}"
-```
-
-### 2) Handle dirty workspace safely
-
-If `git status --short` is not empty:
-
-```bash
-git stash push -u -m "initial-release-history-cleanup-${STAMP}"
-```
-
-### 3) Build new clean history on orphan branch
-
-```bash
-git checkout --orphan release/main-clean
-git reset
-```
-
-Now create curated commits.
-
-```bash
-# Commit 1: repository scaffolding and build toolchain
-git add .gitignore .gitmodules .npmrc .prettierignore .prettierrc.json AGENTS.md LICENSE Makefile package.json bun.lock tsconfig.json tsconfig.renderer.json build scripts .github
-git commit -m "chore: bootstrap repository tooling and release automation"
-
-# Commit 2: core desktop app runtime
-git add src
-git commit -m "feat(core): add Electron runtime, services, and app composition"
-
-# Commit 3: launcher and mpv plugin integration
-git add launcher plugin subminer
-git commit -m "feat(integration): add launcher and mpv plugin workflows"
-
-# Commit 4: bundled assets and vendor payloads
-git add assets vendor
-git commit -m "feat(assets): bundle runtime assets and vendor dependencies"
-
-# Commit 5: test suites and verification harnesses
-git add tests
-git commit -m "test: add regression suites and harness coverage"
-
-# Commit 6: documentation and examples
-git add README.md docs config.example.jsonc
-git commit -m "docs: add setup guides, architecture docs, and config examples"
-
-# Commit 7: project/backlog metadata and remaining files (if any)
-git add -A
-if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
-  git commit -m "chore: add project management metadata and remaining repository files"
-fi
-```
-
-### 4) Validate tree equivalence to old main snapshot
-
-```bash
-git diff --stat "${OLD_MAIN_COMMIT}^{tree}" HEAD^{tree}
-git diff --name-status "${OLD_MAIN_COMMIT}^{tree}" HEAD^{tree}
-```
-
-Expected: no output. If output exists, stop and inspect before pushing.
-
-### 5) Replace `origin/main`
-
-```bash
-git push --force-with-lease origin release/main-clean:main
-```
-
-### 6) Tag cleaned initial-release baseline
-
-```bash
-git fetch origin
-git checkout main
-git reset --hard origin/main
-git tag "v0.1.0-initial-clean-history"
-git push origin "v0.1.0-initial-clean-history"
-```
-
-### 7) Restore local stashed work (if stashed earlier)
-
-```bash
-git stash list
-git stash pop
-```
-
----
-
-## Team resync message (send after cutover)
-
-```text
-main history was rewritten for initial release cleanup.
-
-If you have no local work:
-  git fetch origin
-  git checkout main
-  git reset --hard origin/main
-
-If you have local work:
-  git fetch origin
-  git checkout -b backup/<name>-before-main-rewrite
-  # then rebase/cherry-pick your feature commits onto new origin/main
-```
-
----
-
-## Notes
-
-- This plan intentionally avoids `git rebase -i --root` to reduce conflict risk.
-- `--force-with-lease` is mandatory safety rail.
-- Keep the backup tag/branch until after public release stabilization.
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