Keep verdicts persist as keep rules; exact-path singleton keeps allowed #51

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Should judge "keep" assessments become normal keep rules in .dochygiene-rules.json, or live in a separate assessments artifact — and what about single files that don't generalize to a pattern?

Map: #49 ## Question Should judge "keep" assessments become normal keep rules in .dochygiene-rules.json, or live in a separate assessments artifact — and what about single files that don't generalize to a pattern?

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Resolved: reuse keep rules — no separate assessments artifact for keeps. A judge 'keep' verdict persists as a normal lifetime: keep rule (glob + note) in the existing rules array; matched = managed already removes covered files from the calibrate pool, and staleness is free (the glob covers future files like any rule). Singleton files judged fine persist as exact-path keep entries — e.g. { "glob": "docs/research/clutter-pattern-inventory.md", "lifetime": "keep", ... }. This requires a scoped relaxation of the 'rule is the CLASS, never the PATH' quality test: it exists to prevent bad DELETION rules, so exact-path/instance globs become allowed for keep-tier entries only, and stay forbidden for temporary/delete-once-served. Decided in wayfinder charting 2026-07-15.

**Resolved: reuse keep rules — no separate assessments artifact for keeps.** A judge 'keep' verdict persists as a normal `lifetime: keep` rule (glob + note) in the existing `rules` array; matched = managed already removes covered files from the calibrate pool, and staleness is free (the glob covers future files like any rule). Singleton files judged fine persist as exact-path keep entries — e.g. `{ "glob": "docs/research/clutter-pattern-inventory.md", "lifetime": "keep", ... }`. This requires a scoped relaxation of the 'rule is the CLASS, never the PATH' quality test: it exists to prevent bad DELETION rules, so exact-path/instance globs become allowed for keep-tier entries only, and stay forbidden for temporary/delete-once-served. Decided in wayfinder charting 2026-07-15.

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