docs: consolidate repository documentation map

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 792a325..e61a25d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ repository. Stable language, library, build, and security references live at
 top-level `docs/`; dated audits and review records live under
 [`docs/reviews/`](docs/reviews/).
 
+The shortest path through the docs is:
+
+- New users: [`docs/quickstart.md`](docs/quickstart.md), then
+  [`docs/JERBOA-LANG.md`](docs/JERBOA-LANG.md).
+- Library users: [`docs/libraries.md`](docs/libraries.md), then the module
+  family docs linked from it.
+- Security and release reviewers:
+  [`docs/security-reference.md`](docs/security-reference.md),
+  [`docs/release-security.md`](docs/release-security.md), and
+  [`docs/status.md`](docs/status.md).
+  [`docs/kimi3-security-recommmendations.md`](docs/kimi3-security-recommmendations.md)
+  is the active backlog, not the reference for implemented behavior.
+
 ## Examples
 
 ### Persistent HAMT Map
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index c59a769..76ef8f8 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ library or developer tooling work.
 Implemented security behavior is documented in
 [`docs/security-reference.md`](docs/security-reference.md). Production claims
 require the gates in [`docs/release-security.md`](docs/release-security.md)
-and the cross-repository tracker at `~/mine/jerboa-production-readiness.md`.
+and the current repository status in [`docs/status.md`](docs/status.md).
 Repeatable AI-assisted adversarial review follows
 [`docs/security-red-team.md`](docs/security-red-team.md).
 The prioritized security backlog and implementation handoff lives in
 [`docs/kimi3-security-recommmendations.md`](docs/kimi3-security-recommmendations.md).
+Use [`docs/index.md`](docs/index.md) as the canonical map when a security topic
+appears in multiple docs.
 
 ## Supported Status
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 2adbe13..d605af4 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -10,19 +10,40 @@ use the `jerboa` CLI: run programs with `jerboa run file.ss`, open the REPL with
 Start with [quickstart.md](quickstart.md), then use
 [JERBOA-LANG.md](JERBOA-LANG.md) as the language reference.
 
+## Canonical Reading Paths
+
+- New language users: [quickstart.md](quickstart.md) ->
+  [tutorial.md](tutorial.md) -> [JERBOA-LANG.md](JERBOA-LANG.md).
+- Library users: [libraries.md](libraries.md) -> topic docs such as
+  [concurrency.md](concurrency.md), [data-structures.md](data-structures.md),
+  [regex.md](regex.md), and [packages.md](packages.md).
+- Runtime and compiler contributors: [build.md](build.md) ->
+  [native-rust.md](native-rust.md) -> [ffi.md](ffi.md) ->
+  [chez-hardening.md](chez-hardening.md).
+- Security and release reviewers:
+  [security-reference.md](security-reference.md) ->
+  [release-security.md](release-security.md) -> [status.md](status.md) ->
+  [kimi3-security-recommmendations.md](kimi3-security-recommmendations.md).
+
 ## How To Use This Map
 
 This page is the canonical documentation table of contents for the language
 repository. Stable user-facing language and library docs live at the top level
-of `docs/`. Security implementation claims live in
-[security-reference.md](security-reference.md), while dated audits, threat
-reviews, and handoff notes live under `docs/reviews/` or in the explicit
-backlog [kimi3-security-recommmendations.md](kimi3-security-recommmendations.md).
+of `docs/`. Current production-readiness state lives in
+[status.md](status.md). Implemented security claims live in
+[security-reference.md](security-reference.md). Dated audits, threat reviews,
+and handoff notes live under `docs/reviews/` or in the explicit backlog
+[kimi3-security-recommmendations.md](kimi3-security-recommmendations.md).
 
 When a topic has both a reference and a review note, prefer the reference for
 current behavior and use the review note only for historical context or open
 work.
 
+Design notes such as [harden.md](harden.md), [hide.md](hide.md),
+[unification.md](unification.md), and [ai-threat.md](ai-threat.md) are not
+release claims by themselves. They are background unless a current reference
+or status document links them as implemented behavior.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 - [quickstart.md](quickstart.md) - install, run a file, use the REPL, run tests
@@ -70,17 +91,25 @@ work.
 
 ## Security
 
+Current references:
+
 - [security-reference.md](security-reference.md) - canonical reference for implemented security features, gates, and current limitations
-- [security-red-team.md](security-red-team.md) - repeatable AI-assisted red-team review protocol
-- [kimi3-security-recommmendations.md](kimi3-security-recommmendations.md) - prioritized security backlog and implementation handoff
 - [safety-guide.md](safety-guide.md) - practical secure-application guide for Jerboa programs
 - [release-security.md](release-security.md) - release gates and security evidence
-- [reviews/2026-07-27-vendor-jsqlite-tcb.md](reviews/2026-07-27-vendor-jsqlite-tcb.md) - accepted-risk review for the vendored SQLite-compatible engine
-- [reviews/2026-07-27-native-export-review.md](reviews/2026-07-27-native-export-review.md) - native Rust export/caller review, zero-caller decisions, and drift gate
 - [capability.md](capability.md) - object-capability model
 - [limits.md](limits.md) - resource limits, sandboxing, and capability primitives
-- [harden.md](harden.md) - binary hardening for release artifacts
 - [harden-usage.md](harden-usage.md) - antidebug, seccomp, integrity, and related APIs
+
+Backlog, audit, and review records:
+
+- [kimi3-security-recommmendations.md](kimi3-security-recommmendations.md) - prioritized security backlog and implementation handoff
+- [security-red-team.md](security-red-team.md) - repeatable AI-assisted red-team review protocol
+- [reviews/2026-07-27-vendor-jsqlite-tcb.md](reviews/2026-07-27-vendor-jsqlite-tcb.md) - accepted-risk review for the vendored SQLite-compatible engine
+- [reviews/2026-07-27-native-export-review.md](reviews/2026-07-27-native-export-review.md) - native Rust export/caller review, zero-caller decisions, and drift gate
+
+Design background:
+
+- [harden.md](harden.md) - binary hardening design notes for release artifacts
 - [hide.md](hide.md) - reducing information leakage from binaries
 - [unification.md](unification.md) - security-first system architecture
 - [ai-threat.md](ai-threat.md) - AI-assisted adversary assessment