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Document Transcription System Overview (Current Baseline: V5.1)

This directory is the single source of truth for current V5.1 behavior and architecture.

Canonical Reading Order

1. System Architecture for runtime topology, boundaries, and lifecycle ownership.
2. System Requirements for verifiable current-state requirements.
3. Data Model for entities, constraints, and evidence persistence rules.
4. Error Handling Policy for category, translation, and retry behavior.

Cross-Version Invariants

• Historical Document Transcription Design Intent
• Transcription Methodology
• Error Handling
• Digital Evidence and AI Processing Provenance
• UI Style Guide

Baseline Statement

The current V5.1 baseline includes behavior delivered through the architectural cleanup phases and person-schema redesign. Use this docs/* canonical set for active design and implementation decisions.