routing added COMPANIES

README.md

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ echo-v.05/
 │   └── project-template.md
 ├── areas/             ← business / personal / learning / systems
 ├── resources/
+│   ├── companies/     ← <slug>.md — organizations (clients, vendors, partners, employers)
 │   ├── concepts/  references/  meetings/
 │   └── people/        ← <name>.md
 ├── decisions/

echo-memory.plugin.src/README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The endpoint presents a **valid TLS certificate**, so `-k` is not required. The
 ├── journal/      (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, templates) — one time-series stream; rollups live here, not in a separate reviews/ tree
 ├── projects/     (active, incubating, on-hold, archived)
 ├── areas/        (business, personal, learning, systems)
-├── resources/    (concepts, references, people, meetings)
+├── resources/    (companies, concepts, references, people, meetings)
 ├── decisions/    (by-date)
 └── _agent/
     ├── echo-vault.md   ← bootstrap marker (schema_version + date)

echo-memory.plugin.src/skills/echo-memory/SKILL.md

@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ curl -s -X PATCH -H "$AUTH" \
 | Ongoing area of responsibility (standing domain, no end state) | `areas/<domain>/<slug>.md` (domain: `business`/`personal`/`learning`/`systems`) | PUT |
 | Non-obvious decision (ADR) | `decisions/by-date/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` (see mirror note below) | PUT |
 | Person context | `resources/people/<name>.md` | PUT / PATCH |
+| Company / organization context | `resources/companies/<slug>.md` | PUT / PATCH |
 | Concept / reference note | `resources/concepts/` or `resources/references/` | PUT |
 | Meeting notes / call recap | `resources/meetings/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` | PUT |
 | Skill / plugin capability entry (catalog, not the build work) | `_agent/skills/active/<slug>.md` (→ `_agent/skills/archived/` when retired) | PUT |

echo-memory.plugin.src/skills/echo-memory/references/api-reference.md

@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ Only on explicit operator request. Deletion is destructive.
 | Ongoing area of responsibility (standing domain, no end state) | `areas/<domain>/<slug>.md` (`<domain>`: `business`/`personal`/`learning`/`systems`) | PUT |
 | Non-obvious decision (ADR) | `decisions/by-date/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` (mirror only into an existing project note's `## Key Decisions`; otherwise skip) | PUT |
 | Person context | `resources/people/<name>.md` | PUT / PATCH |
+| Company / organization context | `resources/companies/<slug>.md` | PUT / PATCH |
 | Concept / reference note | `resources/concepts/` or `resources/references/` | PUT |
 | Meeting notes / call recap | `resources/meetings/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` | PUT |
 | Skill / plugin capability entry (catalog, not build work) | `_agent/skills/active/<slug>.md` (→ `archived/` when retired) | PUT |

echo-memory.plugin.src/skills/echo-memory/references/bootstrap.md

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ inbox/captures  inbox/imports  inbox/processing-log
 journal/daily  journal/weekly  journal/monthly  journal/quarterly  journal/annual  journal/templates
 projects/active  projects/incubating  projects/on-hold  projects/archived
 areas/business  areas/personal  areas/learning  areas/systems
-resources/concepts  resources/references  resources/people  resources/meetings
+resources/concepts  resources/references  resources/people  resources/companies  resources/meetings
 decisions/by-date
 _agent/context  _agent/memory/working  _agent/memory/episodic  _agent/memory/semantic
 _agent/sessions  _agent/health  _agent/templates  _agent/heartbeat

echo-memory.plugin.src/skills/echo-memory/references/routing-map.md

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Lifecycle folders; `status:` frontmatter MUST equal the folder name (the linter
 | Path | Trigger | What lands | Distinct because | Method |
 |------|---------|------------|------------------|--------|
 | `resources/people/<name>.md` | A fact about a specific person | Person note (kebab-case slug) | Keyed to a person, not a topic or event | PUT / PATCH |
+| `resources/companies/<slug>.md` | A fact about an organization (client, vendor, partner, employer) | Company note (kebab-case slug) | Keyed to an organization, not an individual (`people/`) or an external source (`references/`) | PUT / PATCH |
 | `resources/concepts/<slug>.md` | A reusable concept/idea Jason wants on file | Concept note | An idea, vs a `reference` which is an external source | PUT |
 | `resources/references/<slug>.md` | An external source/link worth keeping | Reference note | Points outward (a source), vs `concepts` (an idea) | PUT |
 | `resources/meetings/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` | Notes/recap tied to a specific meeting or call | Meeting note; mirror decisions to `decisions/by-date/`, commitments to the project | Event-anchored to a meeting, vs a project's ongoing thread | PUT |
@@ -107,6 +108,6 @@ Listed so they are recognised as dead and never recreated. Any one of these appe
 1. **Destination unknown right now?** → `inbox/captures/`. Known? → route directly; never park a known fact in the inbox.
 2. **Is it about Jason's work over time?** → `journal/` (pick the grain by cadence). **About the vault's mechanical health?** → `_agent/health/`. These two look similar monthly but answer different questions.
 3. **Does the effort have an end state?** → `projects/` (folder = `status:`). **No finish line?** → `areas/`.
-4. **A fact about the world:** timeless → `semantic/`; a thing that happened → `episodic/`; needed only for now → `working/`. A fact about a *person* → `resources/people/`.
+4. **A fact about the world:** timeless → `semantic/`; a thing that happened → `episodic/`; needed only for now → `working/`. A fact about a *person* → `resources/people/`; a fact about an *organization* → `resources/companies/`.
 5. **A decision:** always `decisions/by-date/`; mirror into a project only if one already exists.
 6. **A capability (skill/plugin):** `_agent/skills/` catalogs the capability; `projects/` tracks building it. Both can exist for the same skill.

echo-memory.plugin.src/skills/echo-memory/references/vault-layout.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 │   └── project-template.md
 ├── areas/             ← business / personal / learning / systems
 ├── resources/
+│   ├── companies/     ← <slug>.md — organizations (clients, vendors, partners, employers)
 │   ├── concepts/  references/  meetings/
 │   └── people/        ← <name>.md
 ├── decisions/
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ not rewrite frontmatter — the append goes after existing content. To change
 ## Note Types
 
 `daily-note`, `weekly-note`, `monthly-note`, `project`, `project-update`, `area`,
-`concept`, `reference`, `person`, `meeting`, `decision`, `review`, `session-log`,
+`concept`, `reference`, `person`, `company`, `meeting`, `decision`, `review`, `session-log`,
 `working-memory`, `episodic-memory`, `semantic-memory`, `context-bundle`, `skill`,
 `draft`, `inbox-item`.
 
@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ ADR-style: Context → Decision → Consequences. If the decision belongs to an
 
 `type: person`. Use lowercase kebab-case for the slug (e.g. `jason-stedwell.md`).
 
+### companies/\<slug\>.md
+
+`type: company`. An organization Jason works with — client, vendor, partner, or employer (e.g. `gillig.md`, `mpm.md`). Distinct from `people/` (individuals, who *belong to* companies) and `references/` (external sources). Lowercase kebab-case slug.
+
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 ## Cross-References