## Reference design principles

Reference material lives in:

- docs/reference/design-principles/mitai/
- docs/reference/design-principles/shinkan/
- docs/reference/design-principles/alignment/

These files explain why certain patterns exist. They are not implementation scope unless the Kairo Sprint-0 Principle Gate or an Architecture Decision explicitly pulls them into scope.

Conflict order:
1. Kairo_Sprint0_Principle_Gate_v0.1.md
2. Jinkendo_Kairo_04_Sprint0_Foundation_v0.3.md
3. Jinkendo_Kairo_Product_Spec_v0.2.md
4. Alignment documents
5. Mitai/Shinkan individual principle documents