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Core components:
- MCP Server (Python FastAPI with mcp 1.23.1)
- Claude Plugin (agents, commands, skills, strategies, hooks, core)
- DSS Backend (dss-mvp1 - token translation, Figma sync)
- Admin UI (Node.js/React)
- Server (Node.js/Express)
- Storybook integration (dss-mvp1/.storybook)

Self-contained configuration:
- All paths relative or use DSS_BASE_PATH=/home/overbits/dss
- PYTHONPATH configured for dss-mvp1 and dss-claude-plugin
- .env file with all configuration
- Claude plugin uses ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} for portability

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DSS Immutability System (Simplified)

Overview

Protects core architecture files from accidental modification through a simple git pre-commit hook.

Protected Files

  • .knowledge/dss-principles.json - Core design system principles
  • .knowledge/dss-architecture.json - System architecture definition
  • .clauderc - AI agent configuration

How It Works

  1. Git Hook: Pre-commit hook checks if any protected files are being modified
  2. AI Instructions: Claude is instructed in .clauderc to never modify these files
  3. Manual Override: You can approve changes by setting an environment variable

Usage

Normal Development

All files except the 3 protected core files can be freely modified and committed.

Modifying Core Files

When you need to modify a protected file:

# Make your changes to the protected file
vim .knowledge/dss-principles.json

# Commit with explicit approval
ALLOW_CORE_CHANGES=true git commit -m "Update: core architecture change"

That's it! No complex workflows, no change requests, just one environment variable.

For AI Agents

If Claude needs to modify a protected file, it will:

  1. Ask you for explicit approval
  2. You respond confirming the change
  3. Claude makes the change
  4. You commit with ALLOW_CORE_CHANGES=true

Installation

The git hook is automatically installed at .git/hooks/pre-commit.

To reinstall:

cp tools/immutability/pre_commit_hook.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit
chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit

Philosophy

Simple is better than complex. We protect the 3 files that define DSS identity, and trust human judgment for everything else.