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description: L5 — apply a reviewed .distillation-proposal.md to CLAUDE.md and record an ADR for the cycle.
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# 🧬 Distill apply

Materialize the proposal produced by `/distill-sessions`.

1. Read `.distillation-proposal.md`. If it is missing, stop and tell the user to
   run `/distill-sessions` first.
2. Show the user the exact `CLAUDE.md` edits you are about to make and get
   confirmation. Respect the constitution — keep `CLAUDE.md` lean.
3. Apply the edits to `CLAUDE.md`.
4. Create an ADR (`/new-adr`-style) recording the distillation cycle: which
   sessions informed it and what changed in the constitution, so the *why* is
   captured. ADRs are immutable once accepted.
5. Delete `.distillation-proposal.md` (it is consumed).
6. Stage `CLAUDE.md` + the new ADR together so the decision and its rationale
   land in the **same commit**. Then run `/log-session`.