_00_MANIFESTS is a DZ root zone. It is storage architecture, not a website section.
| Purpose | Generated maps, audits, inventories, logs, and repair manifests. |
| Use For | Site operating maps, SQL and WordPress snapshots, script safety classifications, folder-audit repair records, and generated evidence used to orient future work. |
| Do Not Use For | Active project source, durable media libraries, scratch output, or unsourced manual notes. |
| Current Top-Level Examples | folder-audit, logs, site-operating-map, tools, wordpress-updates, active-machines.json, active-protected.csv, drop-candidates.csv |