commit 7e06facc28e3622c2b3002f1f8e652a9da98927b
Author: Ed_ <edwardgz@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Feb 21 13:46:02 2026 -0500

    manaul slop init

diff --git a/aggregate.py b/aggregate.py
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+# aggregate.py
+import tomllib
+import re
+import glob
+from pathlib import Path, PureWindowsPath
+
+def find_next_increment(output_dir: Path, namespace: str) -> int:
+    pattern = re.compile(rf"^{re.escape(namespace)}_(\d+)\.md$")
+    max_num = 0
+    for f in output_dir.iterdir():
+        if f.is_file():
+            match = pattern.match(f.name)
+            if match:
+                max_num = max(max_num, int(match.group(1)))
+    return max_num + 1
+
+def is_absolute_with_drive(entry: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        p = PureWindowsPath(entry)
+        return p.drive != ""
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+def resolve_paths(base_dir: Path, entry: str) -> list[Path]:
+    has_drive = is_absolute_with_drive(entry)
+    is_wildcard = "*" in entry
+
+    if is_wildcard:
+        root = Path(entry) if has_drive else base_dir / entry
+        matches = [Path(p) for p in glob.glob(str(root), recursive=True) if Path(p).is_file()]
+        return sorted(matches)
+    else:
+        if has_drive:
+            return [Path(entry)]
+        return [(base_dir / entry).resolve()]
+
+def build_markdown(base_dir: Path, files: list[str]) -> str:
+    sections = []
+    for entry in files:
+        paths = resolve_paths(base_dir, entry)
+        if not paths:
+            sections.append(f"### `{entry}`\n\n```text\nERROR: no files matched: {entry}\n```")
+            continue
+        for path in paths:
+            suffix = path.suffix.lstrip(".")
+            lang = suffix if suffix else "text"
+            try:
+                content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                content = f"ERROR: file not found: {path}"
+            except Exception as e:
+                content = f"ERROR: {e}"
+            original = entry if not ("*" in entry) else str(path)
+            sections.append(f"### `{original}`\n\n```{lang}\n{content}\n```")
+    return "\n\n---\n\n".join(sections)
+
+def main():
+    config_path = Path("config.toml")
+    with config_path.open("rb") as f:
+        config = tomllib.load(f)
+
+    namespace = config["output"]["namespace"]
+    output_dir = Path(config["output"]["output_dir"])
+    base_dir = Path(config["files"]["base_dir"])
+    files = config["files"].get("paths", [])
+
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    increment = find_next_increment(output_dir, namespace)
+    output_file = output_dir / f"{namespace}_{increment:03d}.md"
+
+    markdown = build_markdown(base_dir, files)
+    output_file.write_text(markdown, encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"Written: {output_file}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
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+# config.toml
+[output]
+namespace = "colorforth_bootslop"
+output_dir = "."
+
+[files]
+base_dir = "C:/projects/forth/bootslop"
+paths = [
+	"./attempt_1/*",
+	"./scripts/*",
+	"./references/Architectural_Consolidation.md",
+	"./references/neokineogfx_in-depth.md",
+	"./references/blog_in-depth.md",
+	"./references/kyra_in-depth.md",
+	".editorconfig",
+	"GEMINI.md",
+	"CONVENTIONS.md"
+]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+# pyproject.toml
+[project]
+name = "aggregator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+
+[project.scripts]
+aggregate = "aggregate:main"