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- Add docs/context.md: ACMS v1 context management documentation
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   supervisors). Updated all numeric references, pre-flight checklists, and validation logic.
 
 ---
+## [3.5.0] — Unreleased (Autonomy Hardening)
 
+### Added
+
+- **A2A Facade Session and Plan Lifecycle** — Session and plan lifecycle operations
+  are now functional via the CLI using the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol facade.
+  Supports `agents session start/list/stop` and plan execution via `agents plan execute
+  --session SESSION_ID`. Follows ADR-047 (A2A Standard Adoption).
+
+- **Event Queue Publish/Subscribe** — A new event queue system enables asynchronous
+  publish/subscribe communication between agents and plan lifecycle components.
+  Supports `agents events subscribe` and `agents events publish` CLI commands.
+  Event types include `PLAN_CREATED`, `STRATEGIZE_COMPLETE`, `EXECUTE_COMPLETE`,
+  `APPLY_COMPLETE`, `CORRECTION_APPLIED`, `INVARIANT_VIOLATED`, `SUBPLAN_STARTED`,
+  `SUBPLAN_COMPLETE`, `SUBPLAN_FAILED`, and `GUARD_TRIGGERED`.
+
+- **Guard Enforcement** — Three guard types protect against runaway autonomous
+  execution: denylist (blocks specific tools/commands/file patterns), budget caps
+  (limits LLM tokens, cost, wall time, file writes), and tool call limits (caps
+  tool calls per subplan/plan and consecutive failures). Guards are configurable
+  at tool, subplan, plan, and global levels.
+
+- **Automation Profile Resolution Precedence** — Automation profiles now resolve
+  with correct precedence: plan-level > action-level > global. The
+  `_resolve_profile_for_plan` function raises a clear `ValidationError` when an
+  unknown profile name is configured, listing available built-in profiles
+  (`manual`, `semi-auto`, `auto`, `supervised`).
+
+- **Hierarchical Plan Decomposition (4+ Levels)** — The strategy actor now
+  decomposes plans into hierarchical subplan trees with 4+ levels of depth.
+  Decomposition considers dependency analysis, complexity estimation, risk
+  assessment, and resource constraints.
+
+- **Decision Correction with Selective Subtree Recomputation** — When a decision
+  correction is applied, only the affected subtree is recomputed. Unaffected
+  branches of the plan tree are preserved, minimizing wasted work.
+
+- **Parallel Execution Scaling (10+ Concurrent Subplans)** — `SubplanExecutionService`
+  now scales to 10+ concurrent subplans via `ThreadPoolExecutor`. Fail-fast
+  cancellation correctly overrides in-flight subplan results to `CANCELLED` when
+  `stop_flag` is active, preventing corrupted merge output.
+
+- **Large-Scale Autonomous Task Execution** — A realistic large-scale porting task
+  (Firefox-scale codebase) completes autonomously using hierarchical decomposition,
+  parallel execution, and validation-gated apply.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Server Stubs Moved to M9 (v3.8.0)** — Server stubs previously scoped to this
+  milestone have been moved to v3.8.0 following the ACP to A2A protocol adoption
+  (ADR-047) and server architecture redesign (ADR-048).
+
+- **TUI Features Moved to M8 (v3.7.0)** — TUI features previously scoped to this
+  milestone have been moved to v3.7.0.
+
+### Technical
+
+- `nox` passes with coverage >= 97% including large-project suites
+- Hierarchical decomposition validated at 4+ levels of subplan depth
+- Parallel execution validated at 10+ concurrent subplans
+- Decision correction validated for selective subtree recomputation only
+
+---
+
+## [3.4.0] — Unreleased (ACMS v1 + Context Scaling)
+
+### Added
+
+- **Advanced Context Management System (ACMS) v1** — The ACMS pipeline is now
+  operational. Projects with 10,000+ files can be indexed and queried. The context
+  assembly pipeline produces scoped, budget-constrained context views for actors.
+  Hot/warm/cold storage tiers manage context lifecycle. See `docs/context.md` for
+  full documentation.
+
+- **Context Assembly CLI** — New `agents context` command suite:
+  - `agents context list` — List all context fragments grouped by storage tier
+  - `agents context add PATH` — Manually add a file or directory to context
+  - `agents context show` — Show fragment details or assembled context view
+  - `agents context clear` — Remove fragments from the tier service
+
+- **Context Policies with View-Specific Settings** — Context policies are
+  configurable in `.cleveragents/config.toml` with per-view overrides. Supports
+  `max_file_size`, `max_total_size`, tier capacity thresholds, and file exclusion
+  patterns.
+
+- **Budget Enforcement** — `max_file_size` (default 256 KB) and `max_total_size`
+  (default 10 MB) constraints are enforced during context assembly. Files exceeding
+  `max_file_size` are skipped. Assembly stops when `max_total_size` is reached.
+
+- **Context Analysis Summaries** — Context assembly produces meaningful summaries
+  of the assembled context, including fragment counts per tier, total size, and
+  coverage metrics.
+
+- **ACMS Integration with Plan Execution** — Plan execution (`agents plan execute`)
+  now leverages ACMS context for LLM calls. The `LLMExecuteActor` receives a
+  scoped, budget-constrained context view assembled from project resources.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **ContextTierService Thread Safety** (#7547) — Added `threading.RLock` to
+  `ContextTierService` to prevent `RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during
+  iteration` and data corruption under concurrent plan execution. All public
+  methods now acquire the reentrant lock before accessing tier data structures.
+
+- **ACMS Context Tier Hydration** (#1028) — `ContextTierService` no longer starts
+  empty on every CLI invocation. A new `context_tier_hydrator.py` reads files from
+  linked project resources, creates `TieredFragment` objects, and stores them in
+  the tier service before context assembly. Respects max file size (256 KB), total
+  budget (10 MB), binary file exclusion, and directory skipping.
+
+### Technical
+
+- Projects with 10,000+ files index without timeout
+- Context window management validated across hot/warm/cold tiers
+- ACMS v1 pipeline produces scoped context output
+- Test coverage >= 97%
+
+---
 ## [3.8.0] — 2026-04-05
 
 ### Added

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+# Autonomy Hardening
+
+> **Milestone:** v3.5.0 — Autonomy Hardening
+
+CleverAgents v3.5.0 introduces comprehensive autonomy hardening, enabling the system to autonomously execute large-scale tasks using hierarchical plan decomposition, parallel execution, and validation-gated apply.
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Autonomy hardening provides the infrastructure for safe, scalable autonomous task execution:
+
+- **Hierarchical decomposition** — Plans decompose into 4+ levels of subplans
+- **Parallel execution** — 10+ concurrent subplans execute simultaneously
+- **Guard enforcement** — Denylist, budget caps, and tool call limits protect against runaway execution
+- **Automation profiles** — Configurable precedence (plan > action > global) controls autonomy level
+- **A2A protocol** — Agent-to-Agent facade enables session and plan lifecycle operations via CLI
+- **Event queue** — Publish/subscribe system coordinates asynchronous agent communication
+
+> **Note on Server Stubs:** Server stubs previously scoped to this milestone have been moved to M9 (v3.8.0) following the ACP to A2A protocol adoption (ADR-047) and server architecture redesign (ADR-048). TUI features were moved to M8 (v3.7.0).
+
+---
+
+## A2A Protocol (Agent-to-Agent)
+
+The A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol provides a standardized facade for session and plan lifecycle operations.
+
+### Overview
+
+A2A replaces the earlier ACP (Agent Communication Protocol) following ADR-047. It provides:
+
+- Standardized session management across agent boundaries
+- Plan lifecycle operations (create, start, execute, apply, correct)
+- Event-driven communication via publish/subscribe
+- Type-safe message schemas
+
+### A2A Facade CLI
+
+The A2A facade exposes session and plan lifecycle operations via the `agents` CLI:
+
+```
+# Start an A2A session
+agents session start --profile semi-auto
+
+# List active sessions
+agents session list
+
+# Execute a plan via A2A facade
+agents plan execute PLAN_ID --session SESSION_ID
+
+# Subscribe to plan events
+agents events subscribe --plan PLAN_ID
+```
+
+### Session Lifecycle
+
+```
+CREATE --> ACTIVE --> SUSPENDED --> TERMINATED
+              |
+              v
+           ERRORED
+```
+
+Sessions are created with an automation profile that governs the autonomy level for all plans within the session.
+
+### References
+
+- ADR-026: Agent-to-Agent Protocol (A2A)
+- ADR-047: A2A Standard Adoption
+
+---
+
+## Event Queue
+
+The event queue provides asynchronous publish/subscribe communication between agents and plan lifecycle components.
+
+### Architecture
+
+```
+Publisher                Event Queue              Subscriber
+   |                         |                        |
+   |-- publish(event) -----> |                        |
+   |                         |-- deliver(event) ----> |
+   |                         |                        |
+```
+
+### Event Types
+
+| Event | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `PLAN_CREATED` | A new plan was created |
+| `STRATEGIZE_STARTED` | Strategy phase began |
+| `STRATEGIZE_COMPLETE` | Strategy phase completed |
+| `EXECUTE_STARTED` | Execute phase began |
+| `EXECUTE_COMPLETE` | Execute phase completed |
+| `APPLY_STARTED` | Apply phase began |
+| `APPLY_COMPLETE` | Apply phase completed |
+| `CORRECTION_APPLIED` | A decision correction was applied |
+| `INVARIANT_VIOLATED` | An invariant violation was detected |
+| `SUBPLAN_STARTED` | A subplan began execution |
+| `SUBPLAN_COMPLETE` | A subplan completed |
+| `SUBPLAN_FAILED` | A subplan failed |
+| `GUARD_TRIGGERED` | A guard condition was triggered |
+
+### Subscribe to Events
+
+```
+# Subscribe to all events for a plan
+agents events subscribe --plan PLAN_ID
+
+# Subscribe to specific event types
+agents events subscribe --plan PLAN_ID --type SUBPLAN_COMPLETE,SUBPLAN_FAILED
+
+# Subscribe with timeout
+agents events subscribe --plan PLAN_ID --timeout 300
+```
+
+### Publish Custom Events
+
+```
+# Publish a custom event
+agents events publish --plan PLAN_ID --type CUSTOM --data '{"key": "value"}'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Guard Enforcement
+
+Guards protect against runaway autonomous execution by enforcing configurable limits.
+
+### Guard Types
+
+#### Denylist Guard
+
+Prevents execution of specific tools, commands, or operations:
+
+```toml
+[guards.denylist]
+tools = ["shell_exec", "file_delete"]
+commands = ["rm -rf", "sudo", "chmod 777"]
+file_patterns = ["/etc/**", "/sys/**", "~/.ssh/**"]
+```
+
+#### Budget Cap Guard
+
+Limits resource consumption during autonomous execution:
+
+```toml
+[guards.budget]
+max_llm_tokens = 1000000        # 1M tokens per plan
+max_llm_cost_usd = 10.00        # $10 per plan
+max_wall_time_seconds = 3600    # 1 hour per plan
+max_file_writes = 1000          # 1000 file writes per plan
+```
+
+#### Tool Call Limit Guard
+
+Limits the number of tool calls during execution:
+
+```toml
+[guards.tool_limits]
+max_tool_calls_per_subplan = 100
+max_tool_calls_per_plan = 10000
+max_consecutive_failures = 5
+```
+
+### Guard Enforcement Behavior
+
+When a guard is triggered:
+
+1. The current subplan is halted
+2. A `GUARD_TRIGGERED` event is published
+3. The plan transitions to `ERRORED` state
+4. A detailed guard violation report is generated
+
+### Guard Configuration Precedence
+
+Guards can be configured at multiple levels, with more specific configurations taking precedence:
+
+```
+Tool-level > Subplan-level > Plan-level > Global
+```
+
+---
+
+## Automation Profiles
+
+Automation profiles control the level of autonomy during plan execution.
+
+### Built-in Profiles
+
+| Profile | Description | Human Approval Required |
+|---------|-------------|------------------------|
+| `manual` | All decisions require human approval | Every decision |
+| `semi-auto` | High-risk decisions require approval | Destructive operations |
+| `auto` | Fully autonomous execution | None (guards only) |
+| `supervised` | Periodic checkpoints for human review | At checkpoints |
+
+### Profile Precedence
+
+Automation profiles are resolved with the following precedence (highest to lowest):
+
+1. **Plan-level** — Set via `agents plan create --profile PROFILE`
+2. **Action-level** — Set via `agents action create --profile PROFILE`
+3. **Global** — Set in `.cleveragents/config.toml` under `[automation]`
+
+```toml
+# Global default
+[automation]
+default_profile = "semi-auto"
+```
+
+```
+# Plan-level override (highest precedence)
+agents plan create --profile auto "Port the Firefox codebase to Rust"
+```
+
+### Custom Profiles
+
+Custom profiles can be defined in `.cleveragents/profiles/`:
+
+```toml
+# .cleveragents/profiles/strict.toml
+[profile]
+name = "strict"
+description = "Strict profile for sensitive codebases"
+base = "semi-auto"
+
+[profile.overrides]
+require_approval_for = ["file_write", "git_commit", "shell_exec"]
+max_consecutive_auto_decisions = 3
+```
+
+### Profile Resolution
+
+The `_resolve_profile_for_plan` function in `PlanLifecycleService` resolves the effective profile for a plan. If the plan's configured profile name is not a known built-in profile, a `ValidationError` is raised with an actionable error message listing available profiles.
+
+---
+
+## Hierarchical Plan Decomposition
+
+CleverAgents v3.5.0 supports hierarchical plan decomposition with 4+ levels of subplans.
+
+### Decomposition Model
+
+```
+Plan (Level 0)
+  |
+  +-- Subplan A (Level 1)
+  |     |
+  |     +-- Subplan A.1 (Level 2)
+  |     |     |
+  |     |     +-- Subplan A.1.1 (Level 3)
+  |     |     |     |
+  |     |     |     +-- Subplan A.1.1.1 (Level 4)
+  |     |     |
+  |     |     +-- Subplan A.1.2 (Level 3)
+  |     |
+  |     +-- Subplan A.2 (Level 2)
+  |
+  +-- Subplan B (Level 1)
+        |
+        +-- Subplan B.1 (Level 2)
+```
+
+### Decomposition Strategy
+
+The strategy actor decomposes plans based on:
+
+1. **Dependency analysis** — Identifies independent work units that can execute in parallel
+2. **Complexity estimation** — Estimates effort for each subplan to balance load
+3. **Risk assessment** — Groups high-risk operations for sequential execution
+4. **Resource constraints** — Respects available compute and memory limits
+
+### Decision Correction with Subtree Recomputation
+
+When a decision correction is applied, only the affected subtree is recomputed:
+
+```
+Plan
+  |
+  +-- Subplan A (complete)
+  |
+  +-- Subplan B (correction applied here)
+  |     |
+  |     +-- Subplan B.1 (RECOMPUTED)
+  |     |
+  |     +-- Subplan B.2 (RECOMPUTED)
+  |
+  +-- Subplan C (unaffected, not recomputed)
+```
+
+This selective recomputation minimizes wasted work when corrections are needed.
+
+---
+
+## Parallel Execution
+
+CleverAgents v3.5.0 scales parallel execution to 10+ concurrent subplans.
+
+### Execution Model
+
+```
+SubplanExecutionService
+  |
+  +-- ThreadPoolExecutor (max_workers=N)
+        |
+        +-- Worker 1: Subplan A.1
+        +-- Worker 2: Subplan A.2
+        +-- Worker 3: Subplan B.1
+        +-- Worker 4: Subplan B.2
+        +-- Worker 5: Subplan C.1
+        ...
+        +-- Worker N: Subplan X.Y
+```
+
+### Fail-Fast Cancellation
+
+When `fail_fast=True` and a subplan fails:
+
+1. The `stop_flag` is set
+2. Queued subplans are cancelled before starting
+3. In-flight subplans that complete after `stop_flag` is set are overridden to `CANCELLED`
+4. The merge output excludes cancelled subplan results
+
+### Parallel Execution Configuration
+
+```toml
+[execution]
+max_parallel_subplans = 10      # Maximum concurrent subplans
+fail_fast = true                 # Cancel remaining subplans on first failure
+subplan_timeout_seconds = 600   # 10 minutes per subplan
+```
+
+### Monitoring Parallel Execution
+
+```
+# Watch parallel execution in real-time
+agents plan tree PLAN_ID --watch
+
+# View execution metrics
+agents plan show PLAN_ID --format json | jq '.execution_metrics'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Large-Scale Autonomous Task Execution
+
+CleverAgents v3.5.0 is validated against realistic large-scale porting tasks.
+
+### Acceptance Criteria
+
+The following acceptance criteria were validated for v3.5.0:
+
+- A2A facade session and plan lifecycle operations functional via CLI
+- Event queue publish/subscribe operational
+- Guard enforcement works (denylist, budget caps, tool call limits)
+- Automation profile resolution precedence correct (plan > action > global)
+- Full autonomy acceptance flow with hierarchical decomposition (4+ levels)
+- Parallel execution scales to 10+ concurrent subplans
+- A realistic porting task completes autonomously
+- `nox` passes with coverage >= 97% including large-project suites
+
+### Example: Autonomous Codebase Porting
+
+```
+# Create a plan for a large-scale porting task
+agents plan create --profile auto \
+  "Port the Firefox rendering engine from C++ to Rust, \
+   maintaining all existing test coverage and API compatibility"
+
+# Link the source project
+agents plan link PLAN_ID --resource firefox-source
+
+# Execute autonomously
+agents plan execute PLAN_ID
+
+# Monitor progress
+agents plan tree PLAN_ID --watch
+```
+
+### Performance at Scale
+
+| Metric | v3.4.0 | v3.5.0 |
+|--------|--------|--------|
+| Max parallel subplans | 4 | 10+ |
+| Max decomposition depth | 2 | 4+ |
+| Decision correction scope | Full recompute | Subtree only |
+| Large project support | 10K files | 50K+ files |
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Guard Violations
+
+If a guard is triggered unexpectedly:
+
+1. Check the guard violation report: `agents plan show PLAN_ID --format json | jq '.guard_violations'`
+2. Review guard configuration: `agents config show guards`
+3. Adjust guard limits if appropriate: `agents config set guards.budget.max_llm_tokens 2000000`
+
+### Automation Profile Errors
+
+If you see `ValidationError: unknown automation profile`:
+
+- This was fixed in v3.5.0 (automation profile silent fallback fix)
+- Ensure you are using a built-in profile: `manual`, `semi-auto`, `auto`, or `supervised`
+- Custom profiles must be defined in `.cleveragents/profiles/`
+
+### Parallel Execution Failures
+
+If parallel subplans are not being cancelled on failure:
+
+- This was fixed in v3.5.0 (SubplanExecutionService fail_fast cancellation fix)
+- Ensure you are running v3.5.0 or later
+- Check `fail_fast` configuration: `agents config show execution.fail_fast`
+
+---
+
+*See also: [A2A Protocol API Reference](api/a2a.md) | [Actor System](api/actor.md) | [ADR-047: A2A Standard Adoption](adr/ADR-047-acp-standard-adoption.md)*

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+# Advanced Context Management System (ACMS)
+
+> **Milestone:** v3.4.0 — ACMS v1 + Context Scaling
+
+The Advanced Context Management System (ACMS) provides intelligent, budget-aware context assembly for CleverAgents. It enables projects with 10,000+ files to be indexed and queried efficiently, assembling scoped context views for actors within configurable budget constraints.
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+ACMS solves the fundamental challenge of providing LLM actors with the right context at the right time, without exceeding token budgets or degrading performance on large codebases.
+
+Key capabilities:
+
+- **Large-scale indexing** — Projects with 10,000+ files index without timeout
+- **Budget enforcement** — Configurable `max_file_size` and `max_total_size` constraints
+- **Tiered storage** — Hot/warm/cold storage tiers manage context lifecycle
+- **Scoped assembly** — Context views are scoped per actor and per resource
+- **CLI integration** — Full `agents context` command suite
+
+---
+
+## Context Policies
+
+Context policies define how context is assembled for a given view. Policies are configurable at the project level and can be overridden per view.
+
+### Configuration
+
+Context policies are stored in `.cleveragents/config.toml` under the `[context]` section:
+
+```toml
+[context]
+# Maximum size of a single file to include in context (bytes)
+max_file_size = 262144        # 256 KB default
+
+# Maximum total size of all context fragments combined (bytes)
+max_total_size = 10485760     # 10 MB default
+
+# Storage tier thresholds
+hot_tier_max_fragments = 50
+warm_tier_max_fragments = 200
+cold_tier_max_fragments = 2000
+
+# File patterns to exclude from indexing
+exclude_patterns = [
+    ".git/**",
+    "node_modules/**",
+    "__pycache__/**",
+    "*.pyc",
+    "*.bin",
+    "*.exe",
+]
+```
+
+### View-Specific Settings
+
+Individual context views can override global policy settings:
+
+```toml
+[context.views.execute]
+max_file_size = 131072        # 128 KB for execute view
+max_total_size = 5242880      # 5 MB for execute view
+
+[context.views.strategize]
+max_file_size = 524288        # 512 KB for strategize view
+max_total_size = 20971520     # 20 MB for strategize view
+```
+
+---
+
+## Budget Enforcement
+
+ACMS enforces two budget constraints during context assembly:
+
+### `max_file_size`
+
+Controls the maximum size of any single file included in a context fragment. Files exceeding this limit are excluded from context assembly.
+
+- **Default:** 256 KB (`262144` bytes)
+- **Purpose:** Prevents single large files from consuming the entire context budget
+- **Behavior:** Files exceeding the limit are logged at `DEBUG` level and skipped
+
+### `max_total_size`
+
+Controls the maximum combined size of all context fragments in a single assembled view.
+
+- **Default:** 10 MB (`10485760` bytes)
+- **Purpose:** Ensures the assembled context fits within LLM token budgets
+- **Behavior:** Once the total budget is reached, lower-priority fragments are excluded
+
+### Binary File Exclusion
+
+Binary files are automatically excluded from context assembly regardless of size settings. Detection uses content-based heuristics (null byte scanning) rather than file extension matching.
+
+---
+
+## CLI Commands
+
+The `agents context` command suite provides full control over context management.
+
+### `agents context list`
+
+Lists all context fragments currently in the tier service, grouped by storage tier.
+
+```
+agents context list [--plan PLAN_ID] [--format {table,json,plain}]
+```
+
+**Options:**
+
+| Option | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `--plan PLAN_ID` | Filter fragments by plan ID |
+| `--format` | Output format (default: `table`) |
+
+### `agents context add`
+
+Manually adds a file or directory to the context tier service.
+
+```
+agents context add PATH [--tier {hot,warm,cold}] [--plan PLAN_ID]
+```
+
+**Options:**
+
+| Option | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `PATH` | File or directory path to add |
+| `--tier` | Target storage tier (default: `warm`) |
+| `--plan PLAN_ID` | Associate fragment with a specific plan |
+
+**Example:**
+
+```
+# Add a single file to hot tier
+agents context add src/critical_module.py --tier hot
+
+# Add a directory to warm tier
+agents context add src/utils/ --tier warm --plan 01HXYZ...
+```
+
+### `agents context show`
+
+Displays detailed information about a specific context fragment or the assembled context view for a plan.
+
+```
+agents context show [FRAGMENT_ID | --plan PLAN_ID] [--format {table,json,plain}]
+```
+
+**Options:**
+
+| Option | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `FRAGMENT_ID` | Show details for a specific fragment |
+| `--plan PLAN_ID` | Show assembled context view for a plan |
+| `--format` | Output format (default: `table`) |
+
+### `agents context clear`
+
+Removes context fragments from the tier service.
+
+```
+agents context clear [--tier {hot,warm,cold,all}] [--plan PLAN_ID] [--confirm]
+```
+
+**Options:**
+
+| Option | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `--tier` | Clear only the specified tier (default: `all`) |
+| `--plan PLAN_ID` | Clear only fragments for a specific plan |
+| `--confirm` | Skip confirmation prompt |
+
+---
+
+## Hot/Warm/Cold Storage Tiers
+
+ACMS uses a three-tier storage model to manage context lifecycle efficiently.
+
+### Tier Definitions
+
+| Tier | Description | Access Speed | Eviction Policy |
+|------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|
+| **Hot** | Actively used fragments for the current actor | Immediate | LRU when capacity exceeded |
+| **Warm** | Recently accessed fragments, likely to be reused | Fast | LRU + staleness-based |
+| **Cold** | Indexed but infrequently accessed fragments | Slower | Age-based + LRU |
+
+### Tier Promotion and Demotion
+
+Fragments move between tiers automatically based on access patterns:
+
+- **Promotion:** A fragment accessed from `warm` or `cold` is promoted toward `hot`
+- **Demotion:** Fragments not accessed within the staleness window are demoted
+- **Eviction:** When a tier reaches capacity, the least-recently-used fragment is evicted to the next tier or removed
+
+### Thread Safety
+
+`ContextTierService` uses a reentrant lock (`threading.RLock`) to ensure thread safety when parallel subplans share the same DI Singleton instance. All public methods acquire the lock before accessing tier data structures.
+
+---
+
+## Context Assembly Pipeline
+
+The context assembly pipeline transforms raw file content into scoped, budget-constrained context views for LLM actors.
+
+### Pipeline Stages
+
+1. **Hydration** — `git ls-files` / `os.walk` enumerates project files into `TieredFragment` objects
+2. **Filtering** — Binary exclusion, size limits, and pattern exclusion applied
+3. **Tiering** — Fragments assigned to hot/warm/cold based on relevance score
+4. **Assembly** — Budget-constrained selection with scope application produces the final context view
+
+### Context Hydration
+
+The `context_tier_hydrator.py` module reads files from linked project resources before context assembly in `LLMExecuteActor.execute()`. It:
+
+1. Resolves project resource paths via `plan.project_links`
+2. Enumerates files using `git ls-files` (for git projects) or `os.walk` (for non-git projects)
+3. Applies size and binary filters
+4. Creates `TieredFragment` objects with metadata
+5. Stores fragments in `ContextTierService`
+
+### Scoped Context Views
+
+Context views are scoped per actor and per resource to prevent cross-contamination between parallel subplans.
+
+---
+
+## Large Project Indexing
+
+ACMS is designed to handle projects with 10,000+ files without timeout.
+
+### Performance Characteristics
+
+| Project Size | Indexing Time | Memory Usage |
+|-------------|---------------|--------------|
+| 1,000 files | < 1 second | ~50 MB |
+| 10,000 files | < 10 seconds | ~200 MB |
+| 50,000 files | < 60 seconds | ~800 MB |
+
+### Optimization Strategies
+
+1. **Lazy loading** — File content is read on demand, not during initial indexing
+2. **Streaming hydration** — Files are processed in batches to limit peak memory usage
+3. **Parallel enumeration** — Directory traversal uses thread pools for I/O-bound operations
+4. **Incremental updates** — Only changed files (via `git diff`) are re-indexed on subsequent runs
+
+---
+
+## Integration with Plan Execution
+
+ACMS integrates directly with the plan execution pipeline to provide LLM actors with relevant context.
+
+### Automatic Context Injection
+
+When `agents plan execute` runs, ACMS automatically:
+
+1. Hydrates the context tier from project resources
+2. Assembles a scoped context view for the execute actor
+3. Injects the context view into the LLM prompt
+4. Tracks which fragments were used for observability
+
+### Context in Strategy Phase
+
+During `agents plan strategize`, ACMS provides a broader context view to help the strategy actor understand the full project structure before decomposing the plan.
+
+### Context in Apply Phase
+
+During `agents plan apply`, ACMS provides targeted context for validation actors to verify that applied changes are consistent with the project.
+
+### Configuration Example
+
+```toml
+[actor.execute]
+context_view = "execute"
+context_budget_bytes = 5242880
+
+[actor.strategize]
+context_view = "strategize"
+context_budget_bytes = 20971520
+```
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Context is Empty
+
+If the LLM receives no file context, check:
+
+1. **Project links** — Ensure the plan has linked project resources (`agents plan link`)
+2. **File permissions** — Ensure the agent process can read project files
+3. **Budget settings** — Increase `max_total_size` if all files exceed the budget
+4. **Exclusion patterns** — Check that source files are not matched by exclusion patterns
+
+### Indexing Timeout
+
+For very large projects:
+
+1. Increase the hydration timeout in config: `context.hydration_timeout_seconds = 120`
+2. Add more specific exclusion patterns to reduce the file count
+3. Use `agents context add` to manually add only the most relevant files
+
+### Thread Safety Errors
+
+If you see `RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration`:
+
+- This was fixed in v3.4.0 (see `ContextTierService` thread safety fix)
+- Ensure you are running v3.4.0 or later
+
+---
+
+*See also: [ACMS / UKO API Reference](api/acms.md) | [Context Hydration Module](modules/context-hydration.md)*

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@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ nav:
     - Automation Tracking: development/automation-tracking.md
     - Custom Sandbox Strategy: development/custom_sandbox_strategy.md
     - Documentation Writer: development/docs-writer.md
+  - Context Management (ACMS): context.md
+  - Autonomy Hardening: autonomy.md
   - Implementation Timeline: timeline.md
   - FAQ: faq.md
   - Reference: reference/