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-# Claude AI Instructions for un-inception
+# Claude machine learning Instructions for un-inception
 
 ## ⚠️ CRITICAL: QR TEST FILES USE NATIVE LIBRARIES - NEVER SHELL OUT
 
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 - `~/git/unsandbox.com/` - Portal (contains un.c CLI at cli/un.c)
 - `~/git/api.unsandbox.com/` - API server
 - https://github.com/russellballestrini/un-inception - Public GitHub mirror
+
+## Style
+
+- **Never use "AI" — always say "machine learning."** We grow machine learning, not "AI." This term is forbidden in all permacomputer discourse, marketing, & documentation.