📋 Manifest Backups

The manifest-backups archive holds previous snapshots of asset-manifest.yaml captured by rc-bless.sh. Each backup reflects a blessed tomb state.

Location

• Directory: archive/manifests/
• Naming: asset-manifest.yaml.YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.bak

Contents

• YAML backups: full copies of the manifest at each blessing.
• Change summaries: optional .md files summarizing key differences.

🧭 Usage

To list available backups:

ls archive/manifests/asset-manifest.yaml.*.bak

To restore a specific backup:

cp archive/manifests/asset-manifest.yaml.20250527-121314.bak asset-manifest.yaml

🛣️ Navigation

• Archive Index
• Scan Reports
• Session Records

Future Additions

• Automate cleanup of backups older than N days.
• Embed diff metadata alongside each backup.
• Support compressed backup formats (e.g., .tar.gz).