Operator ruled: no arbo fork, no SillyTavern-on-Rata; both app products move to
a new repo (template-dev standing up). Rata does NOT fork and reverts to its core
(Worldtree debug surface + Bifrost reference impl + Conversation-API SDK #371
seed/future-consumer). Retires the 2026-07-17 fork-Rata-for-arbo NEXT-MAJOR plan;
resolves the arbo-vs-SDK open question the prior snapshot flagged.
Capture this session's durable state: the "fork Rata for a SillyTavern-style
app?" question resolved to don't-fork — Worldtree owns an official Conversation
API SDK (WT #371), seeded from Rata's client spine; the app is a fresh TS
sibling. New Current-state thread + Recent-decisions entries + a full-arc detail
file; arbo-fork decision preserved with the arbo-vs-SDK priority flagged as an
open operator question. Auto-archived 35 settled 2026-06-14..06-18 entries
(19 Recent, 16 Tried) to archival-memory.md. Handoff refreshed.
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