diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a402f61..97315c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ analyze their contents. A lightweight, client-only pnpm monorepo.
 | `packages/mesh`     | 2D shapes + extrusion into 3D mesh geometry            | Isomorphic |
 | `packages/shared`   | Shared types + zod schemas                             | Isomorphic |
 
-See [`docs/architecture.md`](docs/architecture.md) for the architecture and
-[`docs/implementation-plan.md`](docs/implementation-plan.md) for the plan.
+See [`docs/overview.md`](docs/overview.md) for the docs index,
+[`docs/architecture.md`](docs/architecture.md) for the architecture, and
+[`docs/status/implementation-plan.md`](docs/status/implementation-plan.md) for the plan.
 
 ## Setup
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/sharedResources.ts b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/sharedResources.ts
index 5307288..7f22301 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/sharedResources.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/sharedResources.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function tintedColor(base: THREE.Color, tint: THREE.Color): THREE.Color {
  * the same image.
  *
  * These caches live for the session (like drei's global texture cache) and are
- * not disposed on unmount; see `docs/full-setup-view.md`.
+ * not disposed on unmount; see `docs/status/full-setup-view.md`.
  */
 
 const geometryCache = new Map<string, THREE.BufferGeometry>();
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 750740a..7251a36 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 > **Scope:** The system's architecture and dependency graph. For implementation
 > details (files, endpoints, build order), see
-> [`implementation-plan.md`](./implementation-plan.md). For the rationale behind
-> key decisions, see [`decisions.md`](./decisions.md).
+> [`status/implementation-plan.md`](./status/implementation-plan.md). For the
+> rationale behind key decisions, see [`decisions.md`](./decisions.md).
 
 ## Overview
 
diff --git a/docs/bgm-commands.md b/docs/bgm/commands.md
similarity index 94%
rename from docs/bgm-commands.md
rename to docs/bgm/commands.md
index a3f3ece..f6b4972 100644
--- a/docs/bgm-commands.md
+++ b/docs/bgm/commands.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # bgm-commands
 
-Command execution for [bgm](./bgm-format.md) board games, built into
-[`@tts/tabletop`](./bgm-tabletop.md). A command is a unit of scripted
+Command execution for [bgm](./format.md) board games, built into
+[`@tts/tabletop`](./tabletop.md). A command is a unit of scripted
 interaction — focus the camera, wait for a tap, move a part, show a caption —
 that runs against the tabletop state store and render layer.
 
 This doc covers **command execution**: the async lifecycle, run contexts, and
 tap interaction. The message layer above this — how commands are *declared*
 and *fired* (triggers, orchestrators, the message queue) — is specified in
-[`bgm-engine.md`](./bgm-engine.md). Commands are async functions registered
+[`engine.md`](./engine.md). Commands are async functions registered
 with the engine's handler registry; `@tts/tabletop` provides the concrete
 commands that mutate the tabletop store and render layer.
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ commands that mutate the tabletop store and render layer.
 
 A command is an async function that returns a result. Every command ends in
 one of three states, emitted as a message discriminated on the type suffix
-(see `bgm-engine.md` §3):
+(see `engine.md` §3):
 
 - `:done` — completed normally.
 - `:cancel` — interrupted (a newer command superseded it, the user skipped,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ cancel, so a cancelled `wait: tap` never leaks a handler.
 ## 5. run context
 
 The context a command receives is the handle to everything it can affect. The
-engine defines the base `RunContext` (see `bgm-engine.md` §5): `signal`
+engine defines the base `RunContext` (see `engine.md` §5): `signal`
 (cancellation), `emit`, `wait`, and `enableTrigger`/`disableTrigger`. Tabletop
 extends it with the handles commands need to mutate the board:
 
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ interface TabletopRunContext extends RunContext {
 The tap detector reads trigger points from a runtime map keyed by part id; it
 does not care where they are declared. Declaration (on the part definition, in
 a setup, or in a script) is the deferred "how to declare" half and lives in
-`bgm-format.md`.
+`format.md`.
 
 ## Open decisions
 
 - **Where commands are declared** — the `script` role and its schema
-  (`bgm-format.md`), deferred.
+  (`format.md`), deferred.
 - **Animation** — a general "ease toward target placement" layer (preferred)
   vs explicit per-move tweens.
 - **Camera** — `CameraControls` (drei) vs hand-rolled.
diff --git a/docs/bgm-engine.md b/docs/bgm/engine.md
similarity index 96%
rename from docs/bgm-engine.md
rename to docs/bgm/engine.md
index 8ba9102..ff5c024 100644
--- a/docs/bgm-engine.md
+++ b/docs/bgm/engine.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # bgm-engine
 
-The message layer that drives [bgm](./bgm-format.md) board games, built into
-[`@tts/engine`](./architecture.md). It unifies the two halves of scripted
+The message layer that drives [bgm](./format.md) board games, built into
+[`@tts/engine`](../architecture.md). It unifies the two halves of scripted
 interaction — *declaring* what should happen and *executing* it — into a single
 reactive loop: **messages** flow through a **queue**, and **handlers** react to
 them.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ them.
 This doc covers the message model (what flows), the queue and its tick (how it
 flows), and the handlers (who reacts). Command *execution* — the async
 lifecycle, run contexts, and tap interaction — is specified in
-[`bgm-commands.md`](./bgm-commands.md); this doc is the layer above it.
+[`commands.md`](./commands.md); this doc is the layer above it.
 
 ## package split
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ is node-testable in isolation (mirroring `@tts/extract`'s isomorphic, zero-dep
 style). It defines the contract — `Message`, the handler registry, `Trigger`,
 `Orchestrator`, and `RunContext`.
 
-[`@tts/tabletop`](./bgm-tabletop.md) is one consumer of that contract: it
+[`@tts/tabletop`](./tabletop.md) is one consumer of that contract: it
 registers the built-in commands (`move`, `focus`, `caption`, `enableSurface`,
 ...) that mutate the tabletop store and drive the render layer. The engine
 never imports tabletop; tabletop depends on the engine for the message types
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ it cannot re-enter itself.
 ### interaction messages
 
 Interaction is the player's input, reported to the engine as messages. Only
-tap interaction is supported (see `bgm-commands.md` §4).
+tap interaction is supported (see `commands.md` §4).
 
 ```ts
 interface TapMessage {
diff --git a/docs/bgm-format.md b/docs/bgm/format.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/bgm-format.md
rename to docs/bgm/format.md
diff --git a/docs/bgm-tabletop.md b/docs/bgm/tabletop.md
similarity index 79%
rename from docs/bgm-tabletop.md
rename to docs/bgm/tabletop.md
index 87d8002..dfff70d 100644
--- a/docs/bgm-tabletop.md
+++ b/docs/bgm/tabletop.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # bgm-tabletop
 
-a r3f based interactive component library to work with [bgm](./bgm-format.md) board games. will be used somewhere in the `web` app's bgm inspector routes.
+a r3f based interactive component library to work with [bgm](./format.md) board games. will be used somewhere in the `web` app's bgm inspector routes.
 
 ## 1. stack
 
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ the render map is per enabled surface: a piece may appear on more than one enabl
 
 ## 4. stacking
 
-the format's stacking strategy (`curve` / `limit` / `align` / `steps` / `tilt` / `zStart` / `zEnd`, see `bgm-format.md` §4) is implemented as a hook, e.g. `useStacking(route.stacking, index, stackSize)`, returning the offset/rotation to apply to a piece: `{ x, y, rotation, z, tilt }`. `x`/`y`/`rotation` come from the `curve`; `z` is the surface-normal height ramped from `zStart` to `zEnd`; `tilt` is the rotation about the card's local Y (long) axis, applied to every part. `PartPlacement` consumes it.
+the format's stacking strategy (`curve` / `limit` / `align` / `steps` / `tilt` / `zStart` / `zEnd`, see `format.md` §4) is implemented as a hook, e.g. `useStacking(route.stacking, index, stackSize)`, returning the offset/rotation to apply to a piece: `{ x, y, rotation, z, tilt }`. `x`/`y`/`rotation` come from the `curve`; `z` is the surface-normal height ramped from `zStart` to `zEnd`; `tilt` is the rotation about the card's local Y (long) axis, applied to every part. `PartPlacement` consumes it.
 
 ## 5. commands
 
 Scripted interaction — focus, tap-to-advance, move, caption — is built on an
-async command layer. See [`bgm-commands.md`](./bgm-commands.md) for command
+async command layer. See [`commands.md`](./commands.md) for command
 execution (lifecycle, run contexts, tap interaction), and
-[`bgm-engine.md`](./bgm-engine.md) for the message layer above it (the queue,
+[`engine.md`](./engine.md) for the message layer above it (the queue,
 triggers, and orchestrators that declare and fire commands).
 
 ## 6. usage
diff --git a/docs/decisions.md b/docs/decisions.md
index 0722373..47d2913 100644
--- a/docs/decisions.md
+++ b/docs/decisions.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > **Scope:** The rationale behind key design decisions. For the system's
 > architecture, see [`architecture.md`](./architecture.md). For the concrete
-> build plan, see [`implementation-plan.md`](./implementation-plan.md).
+> build plan, see [`status/implementation-plan.md`](./status/implementation-plan.md).
 >
 > Each entry records the decision, the context, and the alternatives considered.
 > New entries are appended; existing entries are updated only to correct facts,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ group starts (e.g. a `camera` group so a second focus cancels the first).
 **Context:** The user wants to script interaction sequences — focus, caption,
 title, highlight, tap-to-advance, move, camera away. The state store and
 render layer already exist; what's missing is a way to drive them over time
-and react to input. Design: [`bgm-commands.md`](./bgm-commands.md).
+and react to input. Design: [`bgm/commands.md`](./bgm/commands.md).
 
 **Alternatives considered:** A single monolithic script interpreter. Rejected
 — commands as self-contained async units are testable in isolation and let
diff --git a/docs/overview.md b/docs/overview.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99907a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/overview.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Docs
+
+The documentation is split into the living specs, which describe how the
+system works today, and the status/plans, which track development iterations
+and go stale as work lands.
+
+## Specs — how the system works
+
+| Doc | Covers |
+| --- | --- |
+| [`architecture.md`](./architecture.md) | System architecture and the package dependency graph |
+| [`decisions.md`](./decisions.md) | Key design decisions and the rationale behind them |
+| [`bgm/format.md`](./bgm/format.md) | The board game manifest (bgm) format spec |
+| [`bgm/engine.md`](./bgm/engine.md) | The bgm message layer: queue, triggers, orchestrators |
+| [`bgm/commands.md`](./bgm/commands.md) | bgm command execution: lifecycle, run contexts, tap interaction |
+| [`bgm/tabletop.md`](./bgm/tabletop.md) | The r3f tabletop component library |
+
+## Status & plans (dev logs)
+
+| Doc | Covers |
+| --- | --- |
+| [`status/implementation-plan.md`](./status/implementation-plan.md) | Original build plan |
+| [`status/bgm-loader.md`](./status/bgm-loader.md) | bgm loader — what's built, works, missing |
+| [`status/bgm-tabletop.md`](./status/bgm-tabletop.md) | bgm tabletop — implementation plan / status |
+| [`status/full-setup-view.md`](./status/full-setup-view.md) | Full-setup view plan |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/bgm-loader-status.md b/docs/status/bgm-loader.md
similarity index 97%
rename from docs/bgm-loader-status.md
rename to docs/status/bgm-loader.md
index dd2b86c..82a53df 100644
--- a/docs/bgm-loader-status.md
+++ b/docs/status/bgm-loader.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # bgm Loader — Status
 
 > WIP. What's built, what works, what's missing, and the known issues.
-> Spec: [`bgm-format.md`](./bgm-format.md).
+> Spec: [`../bgm/format.md`](../bgm/format.md).
 
 ## What's built
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ A real 52-card deck: a single `card` part expanded by `$variants` into 52 cards,
 
 ### `packages/tabletop` — rendering library (new)
 
-A standalone r3f library that renders bgm parts. `PartView`/`PartMesh` build a mesh from a `Part` definition via `@tts/mesh` (size/fillet, face/back sprite UVs, traced `shape` or rect fallback). Proxy calls (`/asset`, `/trace`) default to `@tts/http` handlers and are overridable via `TabletopProvider`. Plan: [`bgm-tabletop-plan.md`](./bgm-tabletop-plan.md).
+A standalone r3f library that renders bgm parts. `PartView`/`PartMesh` build a mesh from a `Part` definition via `@tts/mesh` (size/fillet, face/back sprite UVs, traced `shape` or rect fallback). Proxy calls (`/asset`, `/trace`) default to `@tts/http` handlers and are overridable via `TabletopProvider`. Plan: [`bgm-tabletop.md`](./bgm-tabletop.md).
 
 ### `packages/http` — shared proxy HTTP (new)
 
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ The vite plugin itself lives in `packages/bgm/src/vite.ts` (exported from `@tts/
 - **`$variants` URL paths** — spec mentions file/URL; URLs deferred.
 - **zod `SerializedPackage` shape for the emitted JSON** — the plugin emits `SerializedPackage` objects; a zod schema for the emitted module would give runtime validation beyond the ambient `declare module`.
 - **`setup` value expansion** — `type` without `id` → all parts of that type is documented but not implemented in the loader (it's a game-state init concern; noted as future).
-- **Surface mounting is validated but not resolved** — `mount`/`children`/`surfaces` are parsed and validated, but the loader doesn't resolve child→parent relationships or enforce that a setup's `surfaces`/a surface's `children` reference existing surfaces. That's a game-state/rendering concern (see `docs/bgm-tabletop.md`).
+- **Surface mounting is validated but not resolved** — `mount`/`children`/`surfaces` are parsed and validated, but the loader doesn't resolve child→parent relationships or enforce that a setup's `surfaces`/a surface's `children` reference existing surfaces. That's a game-state/rendering concern (see `../bgm/tabletop.md`).
 - Docs for the loader itself (this file is the start).
diff --git a/docs/bgm-tabletop-plan.md b/docs/status/bgm-tabletop.md
similarity index 92%
rename from docs/bgm-tabletop-plan.md
rename to docs/status/bgm-tabletop.md
index 4b42f01..ec25aad 100644
--- a/docs/bgm-tabletop-plan.md
+++ b/docs/status/bgm-tabletop.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # bgm-tabletop — Implementation Plan / Status
 
-> **Scope:** A standalone r3f component library that renders [bgm](./bgm-format.md)
-> board games: a state store, surface mounting, part placement with stacking,
-> and per-part meshes. Design: [`bgm-tabletop.md`](./bgm-tabletop.md).
+> **Scope:** A standalone r3f component library that renders
+> [bgm](../bgm/format.md) board games: a state store, surface mounting, part
+> placement with stacking, and per-part meshes. Design:
+> [`../bgm/tabletop.md`](../bgm/tabletop.md).
 > **Status:** items 1–8 implemented and the full tabletop scene is wired into
 > the web app's setup detail route (`/bgm/:id/setups/:type/:setup`). The
 > part-inspection route renders `PartView` from the library.
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ useful slice and unblocks the web app's part inspection route immediately.
 
 ### 3. State store (`state.ts`) ✅
 
-Source-of-truth game state per `bgm-tabletop.md` §2:
+Source-of-truth game state per `../bgm/tabletop.md` §2:
 
 ```ts
 interface GameState {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ interface PartState {
   Computed with a selector/memo so the render list is stable. A path's ordered
   children (for stacking) are derived from the parts map by sorting on `index`.
 - **Assumption**: each piece id is unique on the board (documented in
-  `bgm-tabletop.md`); the render map is keyed by piece id.
+  `../bgm/tabletop.md`); the render map is keyed by piece id.
 
 ### 4. Setup seeding (`setup.ts`) ✅
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ interface PartState {
   `Setup` — enables its `surfaces` (or all when omitted) and applies its
   ordered `setup` placements (each moves its `parts` to a `path`).
 - `setup` value expansion: a bare `type` (no id) expands to all parts of that
-  type (documented in `bgm-format.md` §3; the loader doesn't do this — it's a
+  type (documented in `../bgm/format.md` §3; the loader doesn't do this — it's a
   game-state init concern, so it lives here).
 
 ### 5. Surface mounting (`mount.ts`) ✅
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ interface PartState {
 ### 7. Stacking (`stacking.ts`) ✅
 
 - `useStacking(route.stacking, index, stackSize)` → `{ x, y, rotation, z, tilt }`.
-- Implements the format's positioning process (`bgm-format.md` §4): step
+- Implements the format's positioning process (`../bgm/format.md` §4): step
   length from curve length / `max(steps, count-1)`, alignment (`start`/`end`/
   `center`), and `limit` (`0` all, `n` first n, `-n` last n).
 - `z` ramps linearly from `zStart` to `zEnd` across the curve's span; `tilt`
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ consumers share them (see Open decisions).
 
 ## Commands (not yet implemented)
 
-Scripted interaction is designed in [`bgm-commands.md`](./bgm-commands.md):
+Scripted interaction is designed in [`../bgm/commands.md`](../bgm/commands.md):
 async commands with `ok`/`cancel`/`error` results, per-invocation run
 contexts, fire-and-forget vs self-managed waiting, and tap interaction with
 part-local trigger points. Implementation order: types + run-context manager,
diff --git a/docs/full-setup-view.md b/docs/status/full-setup-view.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/full-setup-view.md
rename to docs/status/full-setup-view.md
diff --git a/docs/implementation-plan.md b/docs/status/implementation-plan.md
similarity index 97%
rename from docs/implementation-plan.md
rename to docs/status/implementation-plan.md
index 0d8bb2b..46a687c 100644
--- a/docs/implementation-plan.md
+++ b/docs/status/implementation-plan.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 > **Scope:** The concrete build plan — files, endpoints, dependencies, build
 > order. For the system's architecture and dependency graph, see
-> [`architecture.md`](./architecture.md). For the rationale behind key decisions,
-> see [`decisions.md`](./decisions.md).
+> [`../architecture.md`](../architecture.md). For the rationale behind key decisions,
+> see [`../decisions.md`](../decisions.md).
 
 A lightweight, client-only pnpm monorepo for searching the Tabletop Simulator
 Steam Workshop, fetching full TTS save files, and analyzing their contents.
@@ -55,7 +55,16 @@ tts-workshop/
 ├── .npmrc
 ├── .env.example                # STEAM_API_KEY, PORT
 ├── docs/
-│   └── implementation-plan.md  # this file
+│   ├── overview.md
+│   ├── architecture.md
+│   ├── decisions.md
+│   ├── bgm/
+│   │   ├── format.md
+│   │   ├── engine.md
+│   │   ├── commands.md
+│   │   └── tabletop.md
+│   └── status/
+│       └── implementation-plan.md  # this file
 ├── apps/
 │   ├── proxy/
 │   │   ├── package.json
diff --git a/packages/bgm/src/collect.ts b/packages/bgm/src/collect.ts
index cd2eeac..3d5ce42 100644
--- a/packages/bgm/src/collect.ts
+++ b/packages/bgm/src/collect.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *    their `include` patterns, and assembles the package's parts, surfaces,
  *    and setups.
  *
- * See docs/bgm-format.md for the format's concrete behavior.
+ * See docs/bgm/format.md for the format's concrete behavior.
  */
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import picomatch from 'picomatch';
diff --git a/packages/bgm/src/parse.ts b/packages/bgm/src/parse.ts
index 29982ac..d158f4f 100644
--- a/packages/bgm/src/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/bgm/src/parse.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Parse raw definition files (yaml/json/toml text) into JSON objects.
  *
  * A def file's document can be either a single JSON object (the root) or a
- * list of objects; both are handled per docs/bgm-format.md §3. In list mode,
+ * list of objects; both are handled per docs/bgm/format.md §3. In list mode,
  * each object is a separate definition.
  */
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
diff --git a/packages/bgm/src/schemas.ts b/packages/bgm/src/schemas.ts
index c6916cb..6a39924 100644
--- a/packages/bgm/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/bgm/src/schemas.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * These validate the raw definition objects (after `$variants` expansion)
  * and produce the typed `Part` / `Surface` / `Setup` / `PackageDef` values.
- * See docs/bgm-format.md for the format's concrete behavior.
+ * See docs/bgm/format.md for the format's concrete behavior.
  */
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import type { PackageDef, Part, Setup, Surface } from './types.js';
diff --git a/packages/bgm/src/types.ts b/packages/bgm/src/types.ts
index 6f7f97f..7925ad7 100644
--- a/packages/bgm/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bgm/src/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * discovered as JSON objects from yaml/json/toml files and from markdown
  * code blocks, then assembled into a `Package` (see `collect.ts` / `emit.ts`).
  *
- * The concrete behavior of the format is described in `docs/bgm-format.md`.
+ * The concrete behavior of the format is described in `docs/bgm/format.md`.
  */
 
 /** Part value types. */
diff --git a/packages/bgm/src/variants.ts b/packages/bgm/src/variants.ts
index ded4495..203aac8 100644
--- a/packages/bgm/src/variants.ts
+++ b/packages/bgm/src/variants.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * The `$variants` directive: parse a CSV into a typed object array and
  * extend the original object with each row.
  *
- * Per docs/bgm-format.md §1:
+ * Per docs/bgm/format.md §1:
  * - The CSV's first row is the header, the second row is the type declaration
  *   (`string`, `number`, `string[]`, `[number;number;number;number]`, ...),
  *   the remaining rows are data.
diff --git a/packages/tabletop/src/stacking.ts b/packages/tabletop/src/stacking.ts
index 910d4b5..c5f56a5 100644
--- a/packages/tabletop/src/stacking.ts
+++ b/packages/tabletop/src/stacking.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Stacking — the format's positioning process (`bgm-format.md` §4).
+ * Stacking — the format's positioning process (`docs/bgm/format.md` §4).
  *
  * Given a route's `stacking` strategy and a piece's position in its path's
  * stack, compute the offset/rotation to apply. Parts are spread along an SVG