commit d26a7008d68f9b603b8d4465dd4252c3e4ec3437
Author: archipelago <z00york@mac.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 19:41:21 2026 -0400

    Initial scaffold for archy-messh

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+# archy-messh
+
+Research + firmware project exploring a single LoRa device that can speak,
+relay, and repeat between three independent mesh networking protocols:
+
+- **Meshtastic**
+- **MeshCore**
+- **Reticulum** (via RNode-style modem firmware)
+
+Goal: one ESP32-based device that acts as a tri-protocol repeater/bridge —
+not a fork of any single project, and not affiliated with or dependent on
+the `archy` (Archipelago) codebase. This repo is intentionally standalone.
+
+## Status
+
+Pre-design. See `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` (in progress) for the protocol
+research and bridge design space.
+
+## Layout
+
+- `docs/` — protocol research notes and architecture/design docs
+- `firmware/` — device firmware (once design lands)
+- `hardware/` — reference hardware notes / board selection
+
+## Non-goals (for now)
+
+- Not reimplementing any of the three protocols from scratch in v1
+- Not targeting non-ESP32 hardware initially
+- Not touching/depending on the `archy` (Archipelago) repo in any way