# strict_state_management — v1

**Why this iteration:** Lifted verbatim from `conductor/product-guidelines.md` §"Code Standards & Architecture" (line 37). This is the baseline encoding — the imperative-bullet-with-rationale style currently in production.
Future variants will test alternative encodings (rationale-first, before/after) against this baseline.

**Source:** `conductor/product-guidelines.md:37`

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From `conductor/product-guidelines.md` §"Code Standards & Architecture":
- **Strict State Management:** There must be a rigorous separation between the Main GUI rendering thread and daemon execution threads. The UI should *never* hang during AI communication or script execution. Use lock-protected queues and events for synchronization.