Soundings

A sounding is a claim plus a method plus a time plus a keeper. If any piece is missing, store a fragment, not a number on the water.

Shape

type Sounding = {
  claim: string;
  instrument: "interview" | "sensor" | "archive" | "replication";
  takenAt: string;
  keeper: string;
  fathoms?: number;
};

fathoms is optional because some truths are not numeric. The method is not optional.

UI

Do not paint traffic lights. Paint a lead line, a date, and a name. The Almanac’s code blocks are the tone: sharp frame, fragment mono, a Copy that does not celebrate itself.