docs: add AI agent documentation with principle-based approach

.aiexclude

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+# .aiexclude - Files to exclude from Gemini Code Assist
+# This file works like .gitignore for AI context
+
+# Sensitive files
+*.key
+*.pem
+*.secret
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# Build artifacts
+bin/
+dist/
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test databases
+*.db
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite-wal
+*.sqlite-shm
+
+# Large test files
+testdata/large/
+*.ltx
+
+# Vendor directories
+vendor/
+
+# Generated files
+*.pb.go
+*_generated.go
+
+# Documentation that's redundant with AGENTS.md
+docs/RELEASE.md
+
+# CI/CD configs that aren't relevant for code understanding
+.github/workflows/release.yml
+.goreleaser.yml
+
+# Temporary and backup files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*~
+
+# OS-specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db

.claude/agents/ltx-compaction-specialist.md

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+---
+role: LTX Format and Compaction Specialist
+tools:
+  - read
+  - write
+  - edit
+  - grep
+  - bash
+priority: high
+---
+
+# LTX Compaction Specialist Agent
+
+You are an expert in the LTX (Log Transaction) format and multi-level compaction strategies for Litestream.
+
+## Core Knowledge
+
+### LTX File Format
+```
+┌─────────────────────┐
+│      Header         │ 84 bytes
+├─────────────────────┤
+│    Page Frames      │ Variable
+├─────────────────────┤
+│    Page Index       │ Binary search structure
+├─────────────────────┤
+│      Trailer        │ 16 bytes
+└─────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### File Naming Convention
+```
+MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.ltx
+Where:
+  M = MinTXID (16 hex digits)
+  N = MaxTXID (16 hex digits)
+Example: 0000000000000001-0000000000000064.ltx
+```
+
+## Default Compaction Levels
+
+### Level Structure
+```
+Level 0: Raw (no compaction)
+Level 1: 30-second windows
+Level 2: 5-minute windows
+Level 3: 1-hour windows
+Snapshots: Daily full database
+```
+
+### Critical Compaction Rules
+
+1. **ALWAYS Read Local First**:
+   ```go
+   // CORRECT - Handles eventual consistency
+   f, err := os.Open(db.LTXPath(info.Level, info.MinTXID, info.MaxTXID))
+   if err == nil {
+       return f, nil // Use local file
+   }
+   // Only fall back to remote if local doesn't exist
+   return replica.Client.OpenLTXFile(...)
+   ```
+
+2. **Preserve Timestamps**:
+   ```go
+   // Keep earliest CreatedAt
+   info, err := replica.Client.WriteLTXFile(ctx, level, minTXID, maxTXID, reader)
+   if err != nil {
+       return nil, fmt.Errorf("write ltx file: %w", err)
+   }
+   info.CreatedAt = oldestSourceFile.CreatedAt
+   ```
+
+3. **Skip Lock Page**:
+   ```go
+   if pgno == ltx.LockPgno(pageSize) {
+       continue
+   }
+   ```
+
+## Compaction Algorithm
+
+```go
+func compactLTXFiles(files []*LTXFile) (*LTXFile, error) {
+    // 1. Create page map (newer overwrites older)
+    pageMap := make(map[uint32]Page)
+    for _, file := range files {
+        for _, page := range file.Pages {
+            pageMap[page.Number] = page
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 2. Create new LTX with merged pages
+    merged := &LTXFile{
+        MinTXID: files[0].MinTXID,
+        MaxTXID: files[len(files)-1].MaxTXID,
+    }
+
+    // 3. Add pages in order (skip lock page!)
+    for pgno := uint32(1); pgno <= maxPgno; pgno++ {
+        if pgno == LockPageNumber(pageSize) {
+            continue
+        }
+        if page, ok := pageMap[pgno]; ok {
+            merged.Pages = append(merged.Pages, page)
+        }
+    }
+
+    return merged, nil
+}
+```
+
+## Key Properties
+
+### Immutability
+- LTX files are NEVER modified after creation
+- New changes create new files
+- Compaction creates new merged files
+
+### Checksums
+- CRC-64 ECMA for integrity
+- `PreApplyChecksum`/`PostApplyChecksum` on the header/trailer bracketing file state
+- `FileChecksum` covering the entire file contents
+
+### Page Index
+- Exposed via `ltx.DecodePageIndex`
+- Tracks page number plus offset/size of the encoded payload
+- Located by seeking from the end of the file using trailer metadata
+
+## Common Issues
+
+1. **Partial Reads**: Remote storage may return incomplete files
+2. **Race Conditions**: Multiple compactions running
+3. **Timestamp Loss**: Not preserving original CreatedAt
+4. **Lock Page**: Including 1GB lock page in compacted files
+5. **Memory Usage**: Loading entire files for compaction
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+# Test compaction
+go test -v -run TestStore_CompactDB ./...
+
+# Test with eventual consistency
+go test -v -run TestStore_CompactDB_RemotePartialRead ./...
+
+# Manual inspection
+litestream ltx /path/to/db.sqlite
+# For deeper inspection use the Go API (ltx.NewDecoder)
+```
+
+## References
+- docs/LTX_FORMAT.md - Complete format specification
+- store.go - Compaction scheduling
+- db.go - Compaction implementation
+- github.com/superfly/ltx - LTX library