Carl Manager

Domain File Format

# {DOMAIN} Domain Rules
{DOMAIN}_RULE_0=First rule
{DOMAIN}_RULE_1=Second rule

Manifest Entry

{DOMAIN}_STATE=active
{DOMAIN}_RECALL=keyword1, keyword2
{DOMAIN}_EXCLUDE=
{DOMAIN}_ALWAYS_ON=false

Operations

Add Rule to Existing Domain

1. Read domain file
2. Find highest RULE_N index
3. Append new rule at index+1
4. Write file

Create New Domain

1. Create .carl/{domain} (lowercase filename)
2. Add rules with UPPERCASE prefix
3. Add manifest entries
4. Optionally add to DOMAIN_ORDER

Suggest Domain

See SUGGEST-DOMAIN.md for domain categorization logic.

Toggle Domain

1. Read manifest
2. Update {DOMAIN}_STATE to active/inactive
3. Write manifest

Create Star-Command

1. Read .carl/commands
2. Add {COMMAND}_RULE_N entries
3. User invokes with *commandname

Response Style

Be direct. Show exact changes:

Adding to DEVELOPMENT domain:

.carl/development:
+ DEVELOPMENT_RULE_5=Always use TypeScript strict mode

Done. Rule added at index 5.

Supporting Files

When to Activate

• User says "make this a rule" or "add this as a rule"
• User asks "what domain should this be in?"
• User wants to "create a domain for X"
• User mentions modifying .carl files
• User wants to add a star-command (*brief, *discuss, etc.)
• User asks about CARL structure or configuration

Important Notes

• Filenames lowercase, rule prefixes UPPERCASE
• Sequential indices starting at 0
• Manifest uses = with no spaces
• GLOBAL is always-on by default
• Read existing file first to get current max index