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 ## How it works
 
 ```mermaid
-flowchart TB
-    subgraph host["Your Machine"]
-        secrets["Secrets and Keys"]
-        folders["Workspace Folders"]
-    end
+flowchart LR
+    host["Your Machine<br/>Secrets and workspace folders"]
+    container["Bounded Container<br/>Claude Code, Codex, Gemini"]
+    repo["Git Repository<br/>Rules, state docs, scripts"]
 
-    subgraph container["Bounded Container — Agents Work Here"]
-        claude["Claude Code"]
-        codex["Codex CLI"]
-        gemini["Gemini CLI"]
-    end
-
-    subgraph repo["Git Repository — The Persistent Memory"]
-        rules["Rules"]
-        state["State Docs"]
-        tools["Scripts"]
-    end
-
-    folders -->|mounts into| container
-    container <-->|reads before acting / writes when done| repo
-    secrets -.->|stays on host — never enters container| host
+    host -->|mounts into| container
+    container -->|reads and writes| repo
 ```
 
 The container is bounded and disposable. The repository is permanent. Agents read the repo before every session — not the chat history — so context survives restarts, rebuilds, and parallel sessions.