refactor!: rename the autoconf package to autonerves

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copilot Coding Agent Instructions
 
-You are working on **PyAutoConf**, the configuration, serialization and I/O
-foundation of the PyAuto ecosystem (package `autoconf`).
+You are working on **PyAutoNerves**, the configuration, serialization and I/O
+foundation of the PyAuto ecosystem (package `autonerves`).
 
 The canonical, agent-agnostic instructions for this repo live in **`AGENTS.md`** at
 the repository root — build and test commands, architecture, the base-layer config

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ jobs:
   unittest:
     uses: PyAutoLabs/PyAutoHeart/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml@main
     with:
-      package: autoconf
+      package: autonerves
     secrets: inherit

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-test_autoconf/unit/json_prior/code/priors/
+test_autonerves/unit/json_prior/code/priors/
 
 test/autofit/test_fit
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files

.url_check_allowlist.txt

@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy  # CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md:305
 
 # Internal PyAuto docs — pages renamed, need editorial fix
-https://pyautofit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/general/adding_a_model_component.html  # autoconf/directory_config.py:235
+https://pyautofit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/general/adding_a_model_component.html  # autonerves/directory_config.py:235

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# PyAutoConf — Agent Instructions
+# PyAutoNerves — Agent Instructions
 
 Canonical, agent-agnostic instructions for this repo. `CLAUDE.md` imports this
 file; any tool that does not process `@`-imports should read this directly.
 
 **This repo is the Nerves organ of the PyAuto organism** — the base
-configuration/serialization layer (`autoconf`) that every scientific library
+configuration/serialization layer (`autonerves`) that every scientific library
 imports. It is a full organ (promoted to the seventh organ 2026-07); the
 organism map below is generated from `PyAutoMind/repos.yaml`.
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Canonical boundaries live in `PyAutoBrain/ORGANISM.md`; the full body map
 | **Heart** | PyAutoHeart | Health/readiness — the authoritative "is it safe to release?" verdict. |
 | **Memory** | PyAutoMemory | Long-term scientific/software/project knowledge (see science pointer below). |
 | **Gut** | PyAutoGut | Owns the lifecycle of condemned self-material (stale branches, stashes, dead code/tests): holds it as durable, recoverable git refs through a transit window and voids it on a sweep. The storage mirror of Memory (retention vs release). |
-| **Nerves** | PyAutoConf | The Nerves — the configuration/serialization layer connecting workspace conventions to libraries (layered config, version handshake, test_mode), delivered as the `autoconf` package. |
+| **Nerves** | PyAutoNerves | The Nerves — the configuration/serialization layer connecting workspace conventions to libraries (layered config, version handshake, test_mode), delivered as the `autonerves` package. |
 
 Call chain (always this order): **Brain → Heart (gate) → Build (execute)**. Brain agents are **conductors** (front-door; a human drives them; they decide *and* act) or **faculties** (read-only opinions the conductors consult; they judge and stop). New capability grows as a faculty, not a new organ, unless it owns state or effects no existing organ can.
 
@@ -34,46 +34,46 @@ Generated from `PyAutoMind/repos.yaml` + `PyAutoBrain/ORGANISM.md`; edit there,
 
 ## What this repo is
 
-**PyAutoConf** (package `autoconf`) is the configuration, serialization, and
+**PyAutoNerves** (package `autonerves`) is the configuration, serialization, and
 I/O foundation of the PyAuto ecosystem: layered config with overrides,
 dict/JSON/CSV serialization, FITS I/O, JSON-based priors, and the shared
 `jax_wrapper` / `test_mode` utilities.
 
-Dependency direction: autoconf is the **base layer**. It does **not** import
+Dependency direction: autonerves is the **base layer**. It does **not** import
 `autofit`, `autoarray`, `autogalaxy`, or `autolens`. All four of those depend
-on autoconf, so any public-API change here ripples downstream.
+on autonerves, so any public-API change here ripples downstream.
 
 ## Related repos
 
 - **Source siblings (downstream):** PyAutoFit, PyAutoArray, PyAutoGalaxy,
-  PyAutoLens — all depend on autoconf.
+  PyAutoLens — all depend on autonerves.
 - No `_workspace`, `_workspace_test`, or HowTo companion repo.
-- No `docs/` / RTD site — the package source and `test_autoconf/` are the
+- No `docs/` / RTD site — the package source and `test_autonerves/` are the
   authoritative reference.
 
 ## Architecture
 
-- `autoconf/conf.py` — layered config system (`Config` / `conf.instance`).
-- `autoconf/dictable.py` — dict / JSON serialization (`output_to_json` / `from_json`).
-- `autoconf/fitsable.py` — FITS I/O (`output_to_fits` / `ndarray_via_fits_from`).
-- `autoconf/json_prior/` — JSON-based priors.
-- `autoconf/tools/` — shared decorators and helpers.
-- `test_autoconf/` — test suite.
+- `autonerves/conf.py` — layered config system (`Config` / `conf.instance`).
+- `autonerves/dictable.py` — dict / JSON serialization (`output_to_json` / `from_json`).
+- `autonerves/fitsable.py` — FITS I/O (`output_to_fits` / `ndarray_via_fits_from`).
+- `autonerves/json_prior/` — JSON-based priors.
+- `autonerves/tools/` — shared decorators and helpers.
+- `test_autonerves/` — test suite.
 
 ## Quick commands
 
 ```bash
 pip install -e ".[dev]"              # install with dev/test extras
-python -m pytest test_autoconf/      # full test suite
-python -m pytest test_autoconf/tools/test_decorators.py   # one focused test
-black autoconf/                      # formatter (advisory — not gated)
+python -m pytest test_autonerves/      # full test suite
+python -m pytest test_autonerves/tools/test_decorators.py   # one focused test
+black autonerves/                      # formatter (advisory — not gated)
 ```
 
 In a sandboxed / restricted environment, point numba and matplotlib at
 writable caches:
 
 ```bash
-NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache MPLCONFIGDIR=/tmp/matplotlib python -m pytest test_autoconf/
+NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache MPLCONFIGDIR=/tmp/matplotlib python -m pytest test_autonerves/
 ```
 
 ## CI / definition of green
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ is no black/ruff/flake8 gate — formatting is advisory. (`requires-python` in
 
 ## Public API
 
-The public surface is defined authoritatively in `autoconf/__init__.py` — read
+The public surface is defined authoritatively in `autonerves/__init__.py` — read
 it rather than trusting a hand-maintained list. Canonical import:
 
 ```python
-from autoconf import conf
+from autonerves import conf
 ```
 
 Key surfaces: `Config` / `conf.instance`, `output_to_json` / `from_json`
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Key surfaces: `Config` / `conf.instance`, `output_to_json` / `from_json`
 
 1. Read the issue description and any linked plan.
 2. Identify affected files and make the change.
-3. Run the full suite: `python -m pytest test_autoconf/`.
+3. Run the full suite: `python -m pytest test_autonerves/`.
 4. If you changed public API, say so explicitly — PyAutoFit, PyAutoArray,
    PyAutoGalaxy, and PyAutoLens all depend on this package and may need updates.
 5. Ensure all tests pass before opening a PR.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# PyAutoConf — agent instructions
+# PyAutoNerves — agent instructions
 The canonical, agent-agnostic instructions live in `AGENTS.md`. Claude Code loads them
 via the import below; if your tool does not process `@`-imports, open `AGENTS.md` in
 this directory and read it directly.