# Pattern Catalog — Foundation Set (v1.0)

Ratified 2026-07-13. Each entry summarizes the pattern; the full
constitutional prose lives in
`src/platform/stewardship/pattern-language/pattern-registry.ts`.

## 001 · Preparation
Understanding should be arranged before a person arrives, not
reconstructed after they get there.

## 002 · Invitation
A sincere opening extended to a specific person into work that has
been prepared for them.

## 003 · Arrival
The first moment should answer, quietly and without asking, where the
person is and why they are there.

## 004 · Orientation
A person should be able to see, quickly and honestly, where to begin
— with the option to begin differently if they know better.

## 005 · Context
An artifact should carry, or clearly point to, the reason it exists.

## 006 · Quiet Contribution
The conditions of a room should let a person contribute in the way
that respects how they actually think.

## 007 · Shared Understanding
Understanding is not shared until it survives being restated by
another person.

## 008 · Reflection
There should be room, after an experience, for a person to make sense
of it before moving on.

## 009 · Decision
A decision, once made, should carry the reasoning that produced it so
future readers can honor it or amend it honestly.

## 010 · Continuity
Understanding should survive the departure of any single person.

## 011 · Steward Transition
Stewardship is transferred, not abandoned. The departing steward is
responsible for the arriving steward's ability to understand.

## 012 · Institutional Memory
Institutional memory is measured by what a new arrival can
understand, not by what has been stored.

## 013 · Return
The system should meet the returning person where they left
themselves.

## 014 · Departure
A person should be able to leave in a way that preserves what was
built and what was learned.