# Documentation Archive

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This section contains historical documentation, legacy content, and archived materials from the Claude Multi-Agent PM framework. These documents are preserved for historical reference and to support legacy system maintenance.

## 📁 Archive Organization

### By Year

#### [2025](./2025/README.md)
Current year archive:
- **[Documentation Updates](./2025/docs-updates/)** - Superseded documentation
- **[Legacy Guides](./2025/legacy-guides/)** - Outdated tutorials
- **[Historical Reports](./2025/reports/)** - Past analyses and benchmarks
- **[Design Documents](./2025/design-docs/)** - Original design proposals

#### [2024](./2024/README.md)
Previous year archive:
- Initial framework documentation
- Early API references
- Original architecture documents

### By Category

#### [Legacy Documentation](./legacy/README.md)
Outdated but historically significant docs:
- **[v0.1-v0.3 Docs](./legacy/early-versions/)** - Initial releases
- **[Deprecated APIs](./legacy/deprecated-apis/)** - Removed interfaces
- **[Old Tutorials](./legacy/old-tutorials/)** - Superseded guides

#### [Historical Reports](./reports/README.md)
Past analyses and findings:
- **[Performance Reports](./reports/performance/)** - Historical benchmarks
- **[User Studies](./reports/user-studies/)** - Usage analyses
- **[Architecture Reviews](./reports/architecture/)** - Design evaluations
- **[Security Audits](./reports/security/)** - Past security reviews

#### [Deprecated Features](./deprecated/README.md)
Documentation for removed functionality:
- **[Removed Commands](./deprecated/commands/)** - Old CLI commands
- **[Legacy Agents](./deprecated/agents/)** - Discontinued agent types
- **[Old Configurations](./deprecated/configs/)** - Previous settings

## 📋 Archive Contents Guide

### What You'll Find Here

#### Documentation Types
- **Legacy Guides**: Tutorials for older versions
- **API References**: Previous API versions
- **Configuration Docs**: Historical settings
- **Migration Guides**: Old upgrade paths
- **Design Documents**: Original proposals
- **Meeting Notes**: Historical decisions

#### Technical Content
- **Architecture Diagrams**: System evolution
- **Performance Data**: Historical benchmarks
- **Code Examples**: Legacy implementations
- **Best Practices**: Previous recommendations

#### Research Materials
- **User Feedback**: Historical surveys
- **Feature Requests**: Original proposals
- **Bug Reports**: Historical issues
- **Post-Mortems**: Incident analyses

## 🔍 Using the Archive

### When to Reference Archive

#### Valid Use Cases
1. **Legacy System Support**
   - Maintaining older installations
   - Understanding deprecated features
   - Troubleshooting legacy issues

2. **Historical Research**
   - Tracking feature evolution
   - Understanding design decisions
   - Analyzing project history

3. **Migration Planning**
   - Upgrading old systems
   - Understanding breaking changes
   - Planning modernization

#### What NOT to Do
- ❌ Don't use for new implementations
- ❌ Don't follow outdated practices
- ❌ Don't reference old APIs
- ❌ Don't use deprecated commands

### Finding Information

#### Search Strategies
1. **By Version**: Check year/version folders
2. **By Feature**: Search deprecated features
3. **By Date**: Browse chronologically
4. **By Type**: Check category folders

#### Archive Navigation
- Each folder has its own README
- Documents include metadata headers
- Cross-references may be broken
- Use search for specific topics

## ⚠️ Important Disclaimers

### Archive Status
- **🚨 Not Current**: All content is historical
- **🚫 No Support**: Archived features unsupported
- **📉 No Updates**: Documents frozen in time
- **🔄 Check Current**: Always verify with current docs

### Document Preservation
- Original formatting maintained
- Errors/typos not corrected
- Links may be broken
- Code may not run

## 🏷️ Archive Metadata Standards

### Document Headers
Each archived document includes:
```markdown
---
Archived: YYYY-MM-DD
Original Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Version Context: vX.Y.Z
Reason: [Deprecation|Superseded|Legacy]
Current Alternative: [Link to current doc]
---
```

### Metadata Fields
- **Archived**: When moved to archive
- **Original Date**: Document creation
- **Version Context**: Applicable version
- **Reason**: Why archived
- **Alternative**: Current equivalent

## 📊 Archive Statistics

### Current Status
- **Total Documents**: 47
- **Oldest Document**: 2024-01-15
- **Latest Addition**: 2025-07-18
- **Most Accessed**: Migration guides

### Content Breakdown
- **Legacy Docs**: 60%
- **Reports**: 25%
- **Deprecated**: 15%

## 🔗 Quick Archive Links

### Popular Archives
- [v0.1-0.3 Documentation](./legacy/early-versions/)
- [2024 Performance Reports](./reports/performance/2024/)
- [Original Architecture](./2024/design-docs/architecture-v1.md)
- [Deprecated CLI Commands](./deprecated/commands/)

### Recent Additions
- [Old Getting Started Guide](./2025/legacy-guides/getting-started-old.md)
- [Framework v0.5 Docs](./legacy/v0.5/)
- [2024 Year-End Report](./reports/2024-summary.md)

## 📧 Archive Maintenance

### Contact
- **Questions**: File GitHub issue
- **Corrections**: Note in current docs
- **Additions**: Follow archive process

### Contributing to Archive
- Don't edit archived documents
- Add metadata when archiving
- Update index files
- Maintain organization

## 🔄 Navigation

- **[↑ Top](#documentation-archive)**
- **[← Documentation Home](../README.md)**
- **[→ Current Docs](../user/README.md)**
- **[→ Browse Archive](./2025/README.md)**

Last Updated: 2025-07-18