docs: Add ProjectStatusDigest.md with automated update target

- Create comprehensive project status digest documentation
- Add make update-digest target with Claude Code prerequisite check
- Include current architecture, features, and development approach
- Document repository structure and getting started guide
- Add digest update workflow for version releases

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # MarkiTect - Advanced Markdown Engine
 # Makefile for common development tasks
 
-.PHONY: help setup install test build clean update status dev lint format check-deps venv-status
+.PHONY: help setup install test build clean update status dev lint format check-deps venv-status update-digest
 
 # Default target
 help:
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ help:
 	@echo "  status      - Show git status for repo and submodules"
 	@echo "  clean       - Clean build artifacts"
 	@echo "  check-deps  - Check dependency status"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Documentation:"
+	@echo "  update-digest - Update ProjectStatusDigest.md (requires Claude Code)"
 
 # Python and virtual environment setup
 PYTHON := python3
@@ -155,3 +158,19 @@ check-deps: $(VENV)/bin/activate
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Project dependencies:"
 	$(VENV_PIP) check
+
+# Update project status digest (requires Claude Code)
+update-digest:
+	@echo "🔍 Checking for Claude Code availability..."
+	@if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		echo "❌ Claude Code not found in PATH"; \
+		echo "   This target requires Claude Code CLI to be installed"; \
+		echo "   Visit: https://claude.ai/code for installation instructions"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@echo "✅ Claude Code found"
+	@echo "📝 Updating ProjectStatusDigest.md..."
+	@echo "   Please ask Claude Code to update the project digest based on current state"
+	@echo "   Command: 'Please update ProjectStatusDigest.md with the current project state'"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "💡 Tip: You can also manually edit ProjectStatusDigest.md if needed"

ProjectStatusDigest.md

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# MarkiTect Project - Status Digest
+
+**Version:** 0.1.0
+**Last Updated:** 2025-09-22
+**Tagline:** "Your Markdown, Redefined"
+
+## Core Vision
+
+Transform Markdown from plain text into intelligent, structured, reusable data with schema validation and automation capabilities.
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+### MarkiTect Library (Python Core)
+- **Reusable Python package** designed for CLI, service offerings, and third-party integration
+- **TDD approach** with comprehensive test coverage
+- **Modern packaging** using `pyproject.toml` and semantic versioning
+- **Minimal dependencies** with `markdown-it-py` as primary parser
+
+### MarkiTect CLI (Command-Line Interface)
+- **SQLite database** for temporary, in-memory operations
+- **GraphQL API** using `graphene` library for read/write operations
+- **SQLAlchemy ORM** for data modeling (MarkdownFile, SchemaFile, AST content)
+- **JSON Schema validation** using `jsonschema` library
+
+## Key Features & Components
+
+### Core Functionality
+- **AbstractSyntaxTree** processing and manipulation
+- **MarkdownParser** using `markdown-it-py` for detailed AST generation
+- **JsonSchemaValidator** for enforcing document structure
+- **ChunkInclusion** system for modular content composition
+- **StaticSiteGenerator** integration capabilities
+
+### Schema Operations
+- **Generate schemas** from existing Markdown at specified nesting depths
+- **Validate Markdown** against defined schemas
+- **Generate stub files** from schemas with placeholder content
+- **InclusionStub** handling for modular document architecture
+
+### GraphQL Interface
+- **Query operations** for retrieving Markdown files, schemas, and AST data
+- **Mutation operations** for adding/updating content in database
+- **Real-time validation** and schema checking
+
+## Development Approach
+
+### Test-Driven Development
+- Comprehensive **TDD guide** integrated into project workflow
+- **Test-first approach** for all new features
+- **High coverage** requirements for public APIs
+- **Integration tests** for key workflows
+
+### Markdown Feature Support (MF-1 through MF-10)
+Complete specification coverage including:
+- Headings and sections structure
+- Text formatting (bold, italic, strikethrough)
+- Lists (ordered, unordered, task lists)
+- Links, images, and media handling
+- Code blocks and syntax highlighting
+- Tables and complex formatting
+- Footnotes and reference systems
+
+## Project Status
+
+### Current State
+- **Early development phase** with foundational parser implemented
+- **Comprehensive documentation** and architecture planning complete
+- **Build system** with sophisticated Makefile for development workflow
+- **Virtual environment management** with activation detection
+
+### Social Integration
+- **CoulombSocial participation** since September 2025
+- **GitLab issues integration** for use case tracking
+- **Open-source development** model with collaborative wiki
+
+## Technical Foundation
+
+### Development Tools
+- **Python 3.8+** with modern tooling (Black, Ruff, mypy)
+- **Make-based workflow** with intelligent environment detection
+- **Git submodules** for wiki documentation management
+- **Automated testing** and CI/CD pipeline planning
+
+### Brand Identity
+- **Professional visual identity** with 3D "M" logo incorporating Markdown symbols
+- **Color palette**: Deep teal/navy (primary), vibrant orange, lime green
+- **Core pillars**: Structural Integrity, Consistency, Reusability, Automation
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+markitect_project/
+├── markitect/           # Main Python package
+│   ├── __init__.py
+│   └── parser.py        # Core parsing functionality
+├── tests/               # Test suite
+│   └── test_parser.py   # Parser tests
+├── wiki/                # Git submodule with comprehensive documentation
+├── Makefile             # Development workflow automation
+├── pyproject.toml       # Python package configuration
+├── ProjectStatusDigest.md  # This document
+└── README.md            # Project overview
+```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. **Environment Setup:**
+   ```bash
+   make setup          # Create venv and install dependencies
+   make venv-status    # Check environment activation state
+   ```
+
+2. **Development Workflow:**
+   ```bash
+   make test           # Run test suite
+   make update         # Pull latest changes from upstream
+   make status         # Check git status
+   ```
+
+3. **Building:**
+   ```bash
+   make build          # Build the package
+   make clean          # Clean build artifacts
+   ```
+
+---
+
+MarkiTect represents a significant evolution toward treating documentation as **structured, validatable, and reusable data** rather than simple text files, with robust tooling for large-scale content management and automation.
+
+> **Note:** This digest is maintained using Claude Code. Run `make update-digest` to refresh with latest project information.