Scoping Rules
Strategies
Section titled “Strategies”| Artifact | Strategy | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks | WorkspaceOnly | Per-repository backlog and lifecycle state. |
| Activities and jobs | MergeByKey | Global defaults merge with workspace overrides by key. |
| Policies | MergeByKey | Profiles override by name; global deny rules accumulate. |
| Job runs | WorkspaceOnly | Run artifacts stay local to the workspace. |
| Skills | MergeByKey | Global defaults in ~/.orbit/skills; workspace entries override by skill name. |
| Audit | GlobalOnly | One authoritative event trail. |
Typical Workspace State
Section titled “Typical Workspace State”.orbit/ diagnostics/ jobs/ knowledge/ scoreboard/ tasks/Rule of Thumb
Section titled “Rule of Thumb”If an artifact describes this repository’s work, keep it workspace-local. If it describes reusable execution defaults, use mergeable global assets and override them in the workspace when needed.