---
feature_id: FTR-07
title: Folder Structure
category: Organization
optional: false
depends_on: [FTR-06]
registry_refs: [2.06, 5.10]
---

# Folder Structure

## What this is
The baseline project folder layout every Kevin Framework project uses — drop folder, project cache, docs, drafts, research, brand, trackers, archive, admin — plus project-type-specific additions. This is the skeleton every other feature files into.

## Assess first
- List the current project root via Filesystem MCP. Note which baseline folders already exist so you only create what's missing.
- Determine the project type (from Agent Role & Project Identity) so you can add the right type-specific folders.

## Ask, only if needed
Nothing to ask — proceed directly to Write. Show the current structure first, then create only what's missing.

## Write
Create any missing folders from the baseline below at the project root (create, never overwrite existing content). Then add this section to `admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md`:

```
◆ FOLDER STRUCTURE

[Project Root]\
  #drop\                  <- All incoming files land here first
  project_cache\          <- Staging only — flat copy dest for Project Files
  docs\                   <- Final deliverables (track-organized subfolders)
    reference\            <- Strategic docs that don't carry track IDs
  drafts\                 <- Active working drafts (versioned)
  research\               <- Source materials, references
  brand\
    templates\            <- User-supplied document templates
  correspondence\
  trackers\               <- All tracking documents
    data\                 <- SOURCE OF TRUTH — markdown data files
    templates\            <- DISPLAY LAYER — HTML dashboards (generated)
    README.md             <- Explains folder architecture (auto-generated)
  archive\                <- Superseded versions, closed items
  admin\                  <- Agent instructions, profiles, setup logs

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS are strategically important files that inform other
documents and the agent but do not carry track IDs or standard project
numbering (agent instructions, business overview, financial projections,
construction estimates, research reports, session handoff documents, this
document system guide). They live in docs\reference\ and are listed in the
Key Documents section.
```

Add project-type-specific folders on top of the baseline:
- Legal: docket\ · motions\ · discovery\ · evidence\ · filings\
- Business: clients\ · proposals\ · contracts\ · financials\ · procurement\
- Research: sources\ · notes\ · data\ · outputs\ · citations\
- Creative: assets\ · notes\ · feedback\ · final\

Note: `trackers\` and its subfolders are created here, but the tracker README and tracker index are generated by the Document Tracker System feature at first tracker setup.

## Confirm
Confirm: your baseline folder structure is in place and documented in the agent instructions. Want to install another, or is that everything for now?