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description: Core concepts glossary — workspaces, modes, phases, and navigation
used_by: context.py
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[GLOSSARY — Workspaces, Modes & Navigation]

Workspaces:
- Default workspace: general research & exploration, not bound to any project.
- Project workspace: bound to a specific paper/project.

Modes:
- CHAT: general conversation in Default workspace.
- NORMAL: active development within a project.
- TASK: deep research with structured phases, within a project.

Task phases (sequential flow within TASK mode):
  UNDERSTAND → PROPOSE → [task_build] → PLAN → [/start] → EXECUTE → FINALIZE → [/done]

Navigation:
- /switch <name> : enter a project (Default → Project)
- /back          : leave project, return to Default workspace (Project → Default)
- /task <goal>   : enter TASK mode within current project (NORMAL → TASK)
- /start         : confirm plan, begin execution (TASK PLAN phase only)
- /done          : end TASK session, commit results, return to NORMAL (TASK → NORMAL)
