docs: add dotfile-separation spec with phased implementation plan

Covers extracting dotfiles/ into a standalone repo, adding a minimal/ stow target for headless installs, and a three-phase plan with commit boundaries. todo.org tracks the review as a sub-task.

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@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ Open questions for Craig:
 - Do you want the minimal/headless starter set (=dotfiles/minimal/=), or out of scope?
 - Keep =git restore=/=git checkout= conflict-recovery behavior only when dotfiles are a git checkout, and silently skip otherwise — acceptable?
 
+*** 2026-05-13 Wed @ 13:07:54 -0500 AI Response: Open questions answered; full spec written
+All 5 questions resolved: extract now (Q1), clone to =~/.dotfiles= (Q2), no opt-out — =DOTFILES_REPO= always has a default (Q3), include =minimal/= as Tier B with TUI apps (Q4), error out if dotfiles dir isn't a git checkout (Q5). Full spec at [[file:docs/PLAN-dotfiles-separation.org][docs/PLAN-dotfiles-separation.org]] — covers the =minimal/= tree, SSH/GPG availability, three-phase implementation plan (Phase 1: extract + populate new repo at =cjennings.net/archsetup-dotfiles.git=; Phase 2: wire archsetup + VM test; Phase 3: migrate machines + remove =dotfiles/=), commit map, and open observations. Implementation gated on spec review.
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+*** TODO [#A] Review docs/PLAN-dotfiles-separation.org
+Review the spec for accuracy, edge cases, and scope. Flag changes before implementation starts. See [[file:docs/PLAN-dotfiles-separation.org][docs/PLAN-dotfiles-separation.org]].
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 ** DOING [#A] Prepare for GitHub open-source release
 Remove personal info, credentials, and code quality issues before publishing.
 *** 2026-05-11 Mon @ 13:01:29 -0500 AI Response: Open-source-prep source audit