Archive topic
Archive Practice
The research, interview, verification, correction, and preservation standards behind the founder archive.
This topic makes the archive's method inspectable: how Chai & Code distinguishes testimony from public record, restores uncertainty, attributes collaborative work, handles consent, and corrects the record when stronger evidence arrives.
Field Notes
The Chai & Code MethodologyHow the archive selects records, verifies claims, separates evidence from interpretation, and preserves founder stories without manufacturing mythology.Archive PracticeWhat Makes a Founder Story Worth PreservingA preservation test for founder stories: consequence, specificity, uncertainty, evidence, systems, and a question that remains useful after the outcome is known.Editorial Standards