Intent and specification files

INTENT.md

@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ It turns markdown from plain text into a **programmable knowledge substrate**.
 
 ## Strategic Role in the System
 
+This repository is part of a layered knowledge system with clearly separated responsibilities:
+
+- **markitect-tool**     → makes markdown structured and manipulable
+- kontextual-engine  → makes knowledge persistent and operable
+- infospace-bench    → makes knowledge concrete and meaningful
+
+These layers correspond to a deliberate separation of concerns:
+
+* **Syntax layer** — structuring and transforming semi-structured data (markdown)
+* **System layer** — operating, persisting, and orchestrating knowledge
+* **Application layer** — applying knowledge systems to real-world contexts
+
+This repository occupies the **syntax layer** and should maintain **clear boundaries** to the others.
+
 This repository acts as the **foundation layer for markdown-based knowledge systems**:
 
 * It provides **provider-neutral primitives** for working with structured markdown