plugin 0.3.0: port search-first rule + 6 new SKILL.md improvements

Promotes the previously session-local search-first write rule into the
canonical plugin and applies items 2-7 from echo-skill-improvements memory:

1. Loading Step 4 and a new mandatory pre-write search section now require
   POST /search/simple/?query=<slug> across all four project lifecycle
   subfolders before creating any slug-addressed note.
2. Daily-note Agent Log uses a resilient PATCH procedure that auto-creates
   the daily note from the template if missing and adds the heading if
   absent before patching.
3. New Style Rule: `created:` is the earliest known date, not "today";
   preserve it on merges.
4. New Project Lifecycle section: incubating / active / on-hold / archived,
   with the rule that folder and frontmatter.status must agree.
5. Session filename pinned to YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-<slug>.md (lex-sortable);
   existing files left as-is.
6. Loading Step 3: read only the ~5 most recent sessions by reverse lex
   sort instead of the full list.
7. `source_notes` defined as a backward link to inputs; forward links
   belong in `## Related` in the body.

Repo layout: promotes the previously zipped-only plugin to a tracked
source tree at echo-memory.plugin.src/. The .plugin zip is rebuilt
from source on each version bump.

Bumps plugin.json to 0.3.0.
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# Vault Layout & Frontmatter Conventions
Mirrors the canonical conventions defined in the vault's own `STRUCTURE.md` and `BOOTSTRAP.md`. If those change, they are the source of truth.
## Folder Map (root-addressed)
```
/vault/
├── CLAUDE.md ← operating contract + session protocol
├── STRUCTURE.md ← layout, taxonomy, frontmatter standard
├── BOOTSTRAP.md ← preflight/repair manifest (read first)
├── spinup.md index.md README.md
├── inbox/
│ ├── captures/ ← quick captures (inbox.md), date-prefixed lines
│ ├── imports/ ← raw imported material
│ └── processing-log/
├── journal/
│ ├── daily/ ← YYYY-MM-DD.md (has an "Agent Log" section)
│ ├── weekly/ monthly/
│ └── templates/
├── projects/ ← lifecycle: incubating → active → on-hold/archived
│ ├── active/ ← current work (status: active)
│ ├── incubating/ ← idea captured, not yet started (status: incubating)
│ ├── on-hold/ ← paused but kept (status: on-hold)
│ ├── archived/ ← done / abandoned (status: archived)
│ └── project-template.md
├── areas/ ← business / personal / learning / systems
├── resources/
│ ├── concepts/ references/ meetings/ source-material/
│ └── people/ ← <name>.md
├── decisions/
│ ├── by-date/ ← YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md (ADR-style)
│ ├── by-project/ ← mirror by project
│ └── decision-template.md
├── reviews/ ← weekly / monthly / quarterly / annual
├── archive/ ← notes / projects / imports
└── _agent/
├── context/ ← current-context.md and task bundles
├── memory/
│ ├── working/ ← transient, time-boxed
│ ├── episodic/ ← what happened, when
│ └── semantic/ ← durable facts/patterns (operator-preferences.md)
├── sessions/ ← YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-<slug>.md
├── templates/ ← canonical note templates
├── outputs/ ← briefs / drafts / summaries / synthesis
├── skills/ ← active / archived
└── heartbeat/
```
**Slug rules:** kebab-case, ASCII only, truncate to ~40 chars.
---
## Canonical Frontmatter
Every note starts with this block. Fill what applies; leave the rest empty rather than guessing.
```yaml
---
type: # see Note Types below
status: # active | draft | done | archived | complete
created: # YYYY-MM-DD (or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm for sessions)
updated: # YYYY-MM-DD
tags: []
agent_written: false
source_notes: [] # plain relative paths as strings — NEVER [[wikilinks]]
---
```
`agent_written: true` + a populated `source_notes` is the key signal separating
agent-managed content from human-authored content. When appending with POST, do
not rewrite frontmatter — the append goes after existing content. To change
`updated:` or `status:`, use PATCH with `Target-Type: frontmatter`.
**Frontmatter field semantics:**
- `created:` is the **earliest known date** the entity was tracked in the vault — *not* "today". When merging notes (e.g. promoting an `on-hold/` project into `active/`), preserve the earliest `created:` from any merged source and only update `updated:`.
- `source_notes` is a **backward link** — the note(s) that triggered or supplied content for this one (e.g. the session log a project update came from). Forward links go in the `## Related` body section, never here.
- `status:` for a project MUST match its folder under `projects/` (`active`, `incubating`, `on-hold`, `archived`). Moving the file and updating `status:` are the same operation.
> **No `[[wikilinks]]` in frontmatter.** YAML parses `[[...]]` as nested lists, so wiki
> links there break and never render as clickable links in reading view. Put all
> cross-references in a **`## Related`** section in the note **body** (bulleted `[[links]]`).
> Frontmatter holds scalar/string metadata only; `source_notes` values are plain relative
> paths, not links.
## Note Types
`daily-note`, `weekly-note`, `monthly-note`, `project`, `project-update`, `area`,
`concept`, `reference`, `person`, `meeting`, `decision`, `review`, `session-log`,
`working-memory`, `episodic-memory`, `semantic-memory`, `context-bundle`, `skill`,
`draft`, `inbox-item`.
---
## File-Specific Conventions
### operator-preferences.md (`_agent/memory/semantic/`)
The profile analog. Headings include `Operator`, `Fact / Pattern`, `Evidence`,
`Recommendation or Implication`, `Review Notes`. Append observed facts under the
right heading via PATCH. "The operator" is Jason — he is both
operator and architect of this vault.
### projects/active/\<slug\>.md
```markdown
---
type: project
status: active
created: 2026-06-05
updated: 2026-06-05
tags: []
agent_written: false
source_notes: []
---
# Project Name
## Current status
One paragraph, kept fresh via PATCH replace.
## Decisions
- [[YYYY-MM-DD-decision-slug]] — one-line summary
## Open threads
- [ ] unresolved thing
## Log
- 2026-06-05: observation or update
## Related
- [[areas/business/business-ops]]
```
### sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-\<slug\>.md
See `session-log-template.md`. Note ECHO uses an **HHMM time component** in the
filename (unlike a date-only convention).
### decisions/by-date/YYYY-MM-DD-\<slug\>.md
ADR-style: Context → Decision → Consequences. Mirror a link into `by-project/`.
### people/\<name\>.md
`type: person`. Use lowercase kebab-case for the slug (e.g. `jason-stedwell.md`).
---
## Cross-References
Use Obsidian wiki links freely: `[[note-name]]` or `[[folder/note]]`. The REST API
doesn't resolve them, but Obsidian does when the operator browses the vault.