{
  "packet": "ngoni",
  "mode": "root",
  "title": "Ngoni - Studio Explorer",
  "instrument": "Ngoni",
  "build_target": "Kamele ngoni 10-string shop packet",
  "artifact_focus": "Root-mode ngoni packet: design, BOM, validation, drawings, Wolfram starter, print packet, build-log site, and learn-to-play material.",
  "family_members": [
    "West African harp-lute / chordophone",
    "Donso 6-string",
    "Kamele 10-string",
    "Kamele 14-string"
  ],
  "release_status": "private review",
  "packet_version": "instrument-maker v4.3 root-mode packet; explorer R2",
  "readiness": "L2/L2+",
  "slides": "capstone-deck.md",
  "print_packet": "print-packet.md",
  "release_gate": {
    "public_candidate": false,
    "required_before_public": [
      "SolidWorks CAD model and browser-renderable GLB/GLTF export are pending.",
      "Physical prototype photos are pending.",
      "Measured tuning, bridge, head, and resonator validation data are pending.",
      "Capstone deck PPTX and print-packet PDF exports are pending."
    ]
  },
  "cultural_provenance": {
    "claim": "The ngoni is a living Mande harp-lute tradition. This repository documents a respectful shop-built engineering adaptation with a segmented wood bowl; it does not claim cultural authority over traditional musical or ceremonial practice."
  },
  "engineering": {
    "wolfram": [
      {
        "source_file": "wolfram/ngoni-model.wl",
        "cloud_path": "wolfram/ngoni-model.wl",
        "kind": "local-wl",
        "permission": "local"
      },
      {
        "source_file": "ngoni-starter.wl",
        "cloud_path": "ngoni-starter.wl",
        "kind": "local-wl",
        "permission": "local"
      }
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Repository bibliography and cultural provenance",
      "credit": "See resources.md for cited ngoni and Mande music references.",
      "url": "resources.md"
    },
    {
      "title": "Validation report",
      "credit": "Predictive packet validation; measured data remains pending.",
      "url": "validation-report.md"
    },
    {
      "title": "Public release triage",
      "credit": "Readiness and public-safety assessment for the current packet.",
      "url": "public-release-triage.md"
    }
  ],
  "pending": [
    "capstone-deck.pptx",
    "print-packet.pdf",
    "SolidWorks CAD model",
    "prototype photos",
    "measured tuning data"
  ]
}