# Aether Project Brief: aether_api_fastapi
**Last Updated:** 2026-01-16 17:22:55
**Current Agent:** mcp_agent

## 🛠️ What I Just Did
1. Resolved 'Bootstrap Paradox' bug in lib_config_v3.py (hosted file path fix). 2. Developed Aether Field Manager (ae_field_manage.py) with table/view snapshotting and complex view detection. 3. Verified infrastructure and dry-run logic for vertical-slice field management.

## 🚧 Current Blockers
None. Awaiting user verification of the first 'execute' run for the Field Manager.

## ➡️ Exact Next Steps
1. Execute real-world test of ae_field_manage.py with user. 2. Proceed with Journal Management architecture review (Task 155435511). 3. Initiate Pydantic V2 migration impact analysis.

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