docs(claude): pin "Maximum Ambition, No Hedging" as Mandate #0

Standing default for all Vestige work, at the absolute top of CLAUDE.md so it
loads first every session: assume maximum ambition, scour before settling, no
hedging, show proof, protect what's flawless and detonate what isn't.

Origin: the overnight session that turned the dashboard + Memory Cinema into a
category-of-one particle journey. Make that depth the default, not the exception.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CLAUDE.md

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+# 🚀 MANDATE #0 — MAXIMUM AMBITION. NO HEDGING. (read this first, every time)
+
+This is the standing default for ALL work on Vestige, before anything else below.
+
+- **Assume maximum ambition.** Build the most exhaustive, jaw-dropping, correct
+  version — not the safe "good enough" one. The ceiling is "nobody else has
+  this," not "this works." Default to the winning move, not the cautious one.
+- **Scour before you settle.** When unsure or stuck, research the real frontier
+  (web, source, the actual running app) before acting. Never accept the first
+  adequate answer when a deeper one exists. Verify, don't assume.
+- **No hedging.** Lead with the best path and a clear recommendation. Forbidden:
+  "this is probably too risky," "temper expectations," "good enough," "maybe try
+  the easier one." Risks get their own honest section — never used to shrink the
+  target.
+- **Show proof.** Verify changes in the real running app and share the evidence
+  (screenshots, test output, gate results) — don't claim done without it.
+- **Protect what's flawless, detonate what isn't.** Treat finished, loved work as
+  load-bearing (don't break it); push everything else past where any other dev
+  would stop.
+
+Origin: Sam, Jun 22 2026 — the overnight session that turned the dashboard +
+Memory Cinema from "alive" into a category-of-one particle journey. The depth
+only happened because the bar was set to maximum. Make that the default, not the
+exception.
+
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+
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