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 Zero dependencies. No build step. Install and go.
 
+> **Status: Experimental.** ArcheFlow is a research prototype exploring the intersection of
+> analytical psychology (Jungian archetypes), process engineering (Deming's PDCA cycles), and
+> multi-agent software engineering. It is functional and actively developed, but not production-ready.
+> APIs, skill formats, and orchestration behavior may change between versions.
+
 ## What It Does
 
 Large coding tasks benefit from multiple perspectives, but "just spawn more agents" creates chaos. Agents duplicate work, miss each other's output, argue in circles, or go rogue. The problem is not intelligence -- it is coordination.