TMS — The Meaning Stack

Working repository for the white paper on semantic infrastructure for enterprise data.

Purpose

Frame, motivate, and justify semantic layers that bridge human intent to physical data assets. This paper is upstream of any specific implementation or standards choice.

Files

File	Purpose
tms-architecture.md	The paper — source of truth (v0.3)
tms-engine.md	Implementation guide for TMS-engine rollout
references.bib	Bibliography (BibTeX, Chicago author-date)
CLAUDE.md	LLM entry point — constraints, current state
LLM.md	Argument spine, key moves, working stance
c.md	Archived companion modeling note (kept for context)
Makefile	Build: figures → paper
figures/	Six TikZ figures (standalone .tex → .pdf)
chicago-author-date.csl	Citation style for pandoc

Building

make figures   # compile TikZ → PDF (requires MacTeX)
make           # compile full paper via pandoc
make clean     # remove build artifacts

Status

v0.3. All sections drafted. Three QC passes integrated. Figures implemented in TikZ, awaiting first compilation. Ready for final polish and build testing.