The reasoning pass

Every build starts by thinking. You can read it in chat.

Before architecture, Ripple runs a dedicated reasoner. It returns:

•a long analysis of player fantasy and the 10-second loop

•systems that must exist

•systems to skip so v1 stays playable

•concrete asset queries

•what a first Studio playtest should feel like

Architect is not allowed to "just dump scripts." It has to honor the skip list unless a skipped system is required for the loop to run.

Iteration has its own reasoning pass: what to touch, what to leave alone, and the smallest safe change.