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FPF is meant to stay whole. Adoption should be small.

Use this page to choose the first doorway, then move into the reference only when the work needs exact pattern text.

What this page is

This is the adoption entry surface for fpf-memory's FPF wiki. It helps a person, team, or agent choose a first practical path; it is not the full FPF specification and it is not a product changelog.

Methodology

Name the work shape first, pick the smallest matching doorway, and keep exact FPF IDs visible only where they change the work. The full catalog stays available for audit, but it should not be the first mental model.

Pick a doorway

WorkStart withGood output
Align a project or teamroute:project-alignment via RoutesShared context, role/method/work split, first work surface
Review a PR or design changeroute:writing-or-reviewing-patterns via RoutesFindings tied to IDs, constraints, risks, and tests
Dogfood a product as a user roleProduct-role feedback packetReplayable job, friction evidence, proposed improvement, discussion-ready feedback
Write a specificationE.8 + E.19Clear pattern order, semantic change record, acceptance harness
Unpack an API, contract, or promiseroute:boundary-burden via RoutesAtomic claims, boundary duties, evidence needs
Compare optionsroute:lawful-comparison-or-portfolio-selection via RoutesGoverned shortlist or set result
Use FPF inside an agent conversationMCP recipesCompact cited context instead of a full-spec paste

Operating rule

Do not ask people to read all FPF before they can benefit from it. Ask for the work shape, retrieve the smallest grounded slice, and keep the exact IDs visible.

Fast adoption path

  1. Name the work: project alignment, review, product-role feedback, specification, boundary unpacking, comparison, or agent use.
  2. Open the matching route or work packet.
  3. Capture the current claim, role, method, promise, evidence, and risk in ordinary language.
  4. Add exact FPF IDs only where they change the decision or the acceptance checks.
  5. Keep the full catalog available as the canonical reference, not as the first screen.

When to use the full catalog

Use Patterns when the doorway is not enough, when an exact pattern clause matters, or when a reader needs to audit the source.