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Write a real paragraph: what belongs in the folder, what doesn't, how files are named. Give it a ",[453,473,474],{},"title:"," in its front matter and that becomes the folder's heading.",[364,477,478],{},"For a folder with a lot going on, the README can be a proper overview: a status table, links to the most important files, who owns what. It's a page people will actually read, because it's the first thing they see.",[368,480,482],{"id":481},"name-things-so-they-sort","Name things so they sort",[484,485,486,497,511],"ul",{},[487,488,489,492,493,496],"li",{},[376,490,491],{},"Dates first, in ISO format",": ",[453,494,495],{},"2026-09-29-launch-review.md",". They sort in order, and agents parse them without guessing.",[487,498,499,502,503,506,507,510],{},[376,500,501],{},"Lowercase and hyphens"," for files: ",[453,504,505],{},"pricing-page-copy.md",". Folder names can be friendlier, like ",[453,508,509],{},"Customer research",".",[487,512,513,492,516,519,520,523,524,527],{},[376,514,515],{},"Say what it is",[453,517,518],{},"acme-proposal-v2.md"," beats ",[453,521,522],{},"proposal-final-FINAL.md",". Version numbers in names aren't needed at all; Treehouse keeps ",[435,525,526],{"href":162},"every version"," for you.",[368,529,531],{"id":530},"turn-dated-folders-into-calendars","Turn dated folders into calendars",[364,533,534,535,538,539,542],{},"Meetings, journal entries, decisions and content plans are naturally dated. 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",[435,607,173],{"href":171}," has the rules.",[368,610,612],{"id":611},"keep-an-archive","Keep an Archive",[364,614,615,616,619,620,510],{},"Deleting in a shared workspace is risky: deleted files can't be recovered from the web app, and the thing you delete might be what someone else's agent was about to read. Keep an ",[453,617,618],{},"Archive\u002F"," folder and move retired files there instead. Tell your agents to do the same in ",[435,621,622],{"href":64},"AGENTS.md",[368,624,626],{"id":625},"keep-private-work-private","Keep private work private",[364,628,629,630,633],{},"Anything you want to keep to yourself, such as drafts, personal notes or an agent's scratch space, can live in a folder you ",[435,631,632],{"href":41},"make private",". Only you and your own keys can see it; everyone else's agents can't. It's a good place for an agent to work on something before it's ready to share.",[368,635,637],{"id":636},"let-the-structure-grow","Let the structure grow",[364,639,640],{},"Revisit the structure every month or so, or ask an agent to: \"Look at how we've actually been using this workspace. Suggest changes to the folder structure and AGENTS.md, but don't make them yet.\" Folders that stay empty can go. 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