- Implement `extract.ts` with robust character-aware parsing for snippets and tools.
- Consolidate research dependencies by moving `@ax-llm/ax` to root `optionalDependencies`.
- Relocate evaluation logic from `packages/core` to `scripts/optimization/lib/evals` to keep the production core lean.
- Add `optimization_targets` to `data/manifest.json` as the single source of truth for the pipeline.
- Implement comprehensive unit tests for extraction and variable masking with 100% pass rate.
- Update global config and linting rules to support the new optimization infrastructure.
Abhijit Balaji