chore: update autodev documentation for parent suite integration

Enhanced the protocols and state documentation to include references to parent suite documentation, specifying how to handle the existence of a parent `docs` directory. Updated the README to direct users to the unified suite documentation.

.cursor/skills/autodev/SKILL.md

@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ B3. Read state              — `_docs/_autodev_state.md` (if it exists).
 B4. Read File Index         — `state.md`, `protocols.md`, and the active flow file.
 
 ### Resolve (once per invocation, after Bootstrap)
-R1. Reconcile state         — verify state file against `_docs/` contents; on disagreement, trust the folders
-                               and update the state file (rules: `state.md` → "State File Rules" #4).
+R1. Reconcile state         — verify state file against `_docs/` contents; probe `<workspace-root>/../docs`
+                               (parent suite `docs/` — see `state.md` → "State File Rules" #4); on disagreement,
+                               trust the folders and update the state file (rules: `state.md` → "State File Rules" #4).
                                After this step, `state.step` / `state.status` are authoritative.
 R2. Resolve flow            — see §Flow Resolution above.
 R3. Resolve current step    — when a state file exists, `state.step` drives detection.

.cursor/skills/autodev/protocols.md

@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ The banner shell is defined here once. Each flow file contributes only its step-
   where `<state token>` comes from the state-token set defined per row in the flow's step-list table.
 - `<current-suffix>` — optional, flow-specific. The existing-code flow appends ` (cycle <N>)` when `state.cycle > 1`; other flows leave it empty.
 - `Retry:` row — omit entirely when `retry_count` is 0. Include it with `<N>/3` otherwise.
-- `<footer-extras>` — optional, flow-specific. The meta-repo flow adds a `Config:` line with `_docs/_repo-config.yaml` state; other flows leave it empty.
+- `<footer-extras>` — optional, flow-specific. The meta-repo flow adds a `Config:` line with `_docs/_repo-config.yaml` state; other flows leave it empty unless **parent suite docs** apply: if `<workspace-root>/../docs` exists and is a directory, append `Suite docs (parent): <absolute path>` on its own line (or `Suite docs (parent): absent` is **not** required — omit when missing). This line is orthogonal to flow-specific footer lines; both may appear.
 
 ### State token set (shared)
 

.cursor/skills/autodev/state.md

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ cycle: 3
 1. **Create** on the first autodev invocation (after state detection determines Step 1)
 2. **Update** after every change — this includes: batch completion, sub-step progress, step completion, session boundary, failed retry, or any meaningful state transition. The state file must always reflect the current reality.
 3. **Read** as the first action on every invocation — before folder scanning
-4. **Cross-check**: verify against actual `_docs/` folder contents. If they disagree, trust the folder structure and update the state file
+4. **Cross-check**: verify against actual `_docs/` folder contents. If they disagree, trust the folder structure and update the state file. **Parent suite `docs/`**: on every invocation, also probe `<workspace-root>/../docs` (the parent directory’s `docs` folder — typical suite-level shared documentation next to a component repo). If it exists, mention it in the Status Summary footer per `protocols.md`; use it only as supplemental reading context unless a flow step explicitly ties detection to it. It never replaces workspace `_docs/` for step detection by default.
 5. **Never delete** the state file
 6. **Retry tracking**: increment `retry_count` on each failed auto-retry; reset to `0` on success. If `retry_count` reaches 3, set `status: failed`
 7. **Failed state on re-entry**: if `status: failed` with `retry_count: 3`, do NOT auto-retry — present the issue to the user first

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            // Use IntelliSense to find out which attributes exist for C# debugging
+            // Use hover for the description of the existing attributes
+            // For further information visit https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-csharp/blob/main/debugger-launchjson.md.
+            "name": ".NET Core Launch (web)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/bin/Debug/net10.0/Azaion.Annotations.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            // Enable launching a web browser when ASP.NET Core starts. For more information: https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-WebBrowser
+            "serverReadyAction": {
+                "action": "openExternally",
+                "pattern": "\\bNow listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)"
+            },
+            "env": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+            },
+            "sourceFileMap": {
+                "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "attach"
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/src/Azaion.Annotations.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "publish",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "publish",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/src/Azaion.Annotations.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "watch",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "watch",
+                "run",
+                "--project",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/src/Azaion.Annotations.csproj"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        }
+    ]
+}

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Azaion.Annotations
+
+.NET REST API for media, annotations, datasets, and settings.
+
+## Documentation
+
+The **canonical** description of this service (HTTP API, media flows, RabbitMQ sync, SSE, settings) is maintained with the rest of the suite:
+
+**[suite/_docs/01_annotations.md](../_docs/01_annotations.md)**
+
+That file is the product and integration reference for this repository. Update it when you change public contracts, queues, or behavior it documents.
+
+If you use a standalone clone without the parent `suite` tree, open `01_annotations.md` from your checkout of the suite `_docs` folder (same content).

src/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Azaion.Annotations
 
 .NET 8 REST API for media, annotations, dataset, and settings management.
+
+Documentation for this service lives in the suite unified docs: see the repository [README](../README.md) (link to `01_annotations.md`).