the whole route on one screen · find where you are, copy the command, keep going

🗺️ The Map

This is the entire build, in order, on one page. The route is roughly twenty hours of real work, and order is the method. You don't have to remember where you are, your AI does (ask it "where are we on how.nixfred.com?"). But when a session ends, or you come back days later, or you just get lost, this is the page you return to.

Every stop has a 📋 copy command. Click it, paste it into your AI, and it drops straight back into that step, checks the work before it, and keeps going. You're the one who hits enter; the AI does the reading.

How to use this map

Find the last step you finished and got to 100%.
The next stop down is where you go.
Open its 📋 Drop my AI into this step, copy it, paste it to your AI. That's it.

I · Foundations, Understand Before You Install

Start Here: Get Claude Code Running (Mac or Linux)read →

Claude Code installed, logged in, danger mode on, a real shell, and you're on Tailscale. The only all-human step.

↳ Mac or Linux: run the block for your platform. You are the only human-only stop. From Chapter 1 on, your AI does the reading.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

I just worked through https://how.nixfred.com/00-start-here to get Claude Code running.
Read that page and check I did every step right: install, the money talk, login, danger mode, a modern shell, relaunch with --continue, and Tailscale.
If anything is missing or shaky, walk me through fixing it, one thing at a time, and lead with choices.
When Chapter 0 is solid, take me to Chapter 1 and we'll keep going in order.

The Paradigm: Why You Live in the Terminal read →

You understand WHY the AI lives in your terminal. Mental model only, nothing to install.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 1: The Paradigm: Why You Live in the Terminal.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 0 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/01-the-paradigm and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Your First Session: Earn Trust in Five Minutes read →

A first session that earns trust: it maps your project, watches your spend, and never bluffs.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 2: Your First Session: Earn Trust in Five Minutes.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 1 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/02-first-session and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Talk in Choices: The AskUserQuestion Habit read →

Your AI leads with choices (small menus) instead of walls of text, as a permanent habit.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 3: Talk in Choices: The AskUserQuestion Habit.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 2 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/03-ask and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

II · Install, Build Your AI (in dependency order)

The Larry Stack: Repos & Install Order read →

Every stack repo cloned into ~/Projects, read, and installed in order, without overwriting identity (Law 1).

↳ Fork: walk the stack by hand here (Chapter 4), OR let the bootstrap automate the same ordered install (Chapter 5). Same destination, your call.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 4: The Larry Stack: Repos & Install Order.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 3 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/04-larry-stack and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

The One-Command Bootstrap (Spawn Your AI)read →

The one-command scaffold has laid the skeleton: identity stub, the 9 Laws, git memory, the heartbeat.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 5: The One-Command Bootstrap (Spawn Your AI).
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 4 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/05-bootstrap and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Tailscale & the Multi-Host Mesh read →

Every machine you own on one private mesh, reachable by name, steerable from your phone.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 6: Tailscale & the Multi-Host Mesh.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 5 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/06-tailscale and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Your Forever Private Repo (and gup)read →

A private git repo that backs your AI up dozens of times a day. gup is wired.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 7: Your Forever Private Repo (and gup).
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 6 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/07-forever-repo and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Disaster Recovery & Continuity read →

You can rebuild the entire AI on a fresh machine by cloning the forever repo. Continuity, not death and replacement.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 8: Disaster Recovery & Continuity.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 7 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/08-recovery and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

III · Configure It

Setup Beats Model: Configure, Don't Chat read →

Your AI configures itself around you instead of guessing, setup beats model.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 9: Setup Beats Model: Configure, Don't Chat.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 8 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/09-configure and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Projects, Roles & Reference Material read →

Work split into clean, role-scoped projects, each with the reference material that matters.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 10: Projects, Roles & Reference Material.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 9 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/10-projects and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

CLAUDE.md, context.md & Memory read →

CLAUDE.md and context.md treated as a living brain it tends, with every memory scoped right.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 11: CLAUDE.md, context.md & Memory.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 10 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/11-memory-files and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Prompt Libraries, Templates & Quality Bars read →

Your best prompts captured as reusable commands, with a quality bar baked in.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 12: Prompt Libraries, Templates & Quality Bars.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 11 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/12-prompt-library and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Context Discipline read →

Your AI keeps its context small on purpose instead of drowning in it.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 13: Context Discipline.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 12 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/13-context and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

TELOS: Deep Context So Your AI Actually Knows You read →

Your AI knows YOU: problems, mission, goals, values, history. The highest-leverage hour you'll spend.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 14: TELOS: Deep Context So Your AI Actually Knows You.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 13 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/14-telos and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

IV · Drive It

Prompting Is a Skill read →

You drive it better: plain talk, real tradeoffs, and it asks until it truly understands.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 15: Prompting Is a Skill.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 14 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/15-prompting and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Plan, Prototype, Build read →

It offers the right mode (plan, prototype, or one-shot) instead of blindly coding.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 16: Plan, Prototype, Build.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 15 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/16-plan-build and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Slash Commands & Dual-Use Tooling read →

Your repeated flows become dual-use slash commands you and the AI both run.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 17: Slash Commands & Dual-Use Tooling.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 16 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/17-slash and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Models, Thinking & Cost read →

The right model on the right task, with cost kept visible.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 18: Models, Thinking & Cost.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 17 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/18-models and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Permissions & Safe Autonomy read →

Allow and deny rules plus real enforcement, instead of leaning on the dangerous flag.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 19: Permissions & Safe Autonomy.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 18 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/19-permissions and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

V · Make It Remember & Enforce

Compounding Engineering read →

It gets smarter after every correction instead of forgetting it by next week.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 20: Compounding Engineering.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 19 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/20-compounding and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Hooks: Determinism You Can't Skip read →

The things that must always happen are wired as hooks, not hopes (registered, Law 8).

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 21: Hooks: Determinism You Can't Skip.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 20 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/21-hooks and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

VI · Scale It

Subagents & Forked Context read →

Subagents for the right reasons: isolation and independent judgment, not to look busy.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 22: Subagents & Forked Context.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 21 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/22-subagents and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Swarms, Migrations & Agent Teams read →

Many agents only when the job's shape (mechanical fan-out, checkable output) calls for it.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 23: Swarms, Migrations & Agent Teams.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 22 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/23-swarms and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Dynamic Workflows & Ultracode read →

Deterministic multi-agent workflows for breadth a single context can't hold.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 24: Dynamic Workflows & Ultracode.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 23 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/24-workflows and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Tacit Knowledge & Code Reuse read →

A look-first, build-second reflex: it reuses what already exists.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 25: Tacit Knowledge & Code Reuse.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 24 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/25-tacit and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

VII · Connect & Automate It

Connectors: Email, Calendar, Docs, Slack, Web read →

Email, calendar, docs, Slack, and the web reached safely and with discipline.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 26: Connectors: Email, Calendar, Docs, Slack, Web.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 25 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/26-connectors and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Beyond Chat: Desktop, Files & Folders read →

Earned file and folder access, proven on one real task first.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 27: Beyond Chat: Desktop, Files & Folders.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 26 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/27-beyond-chat and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Routines: The Laptop-Off Teammate read →

A first low-stakes routine running while your laptop is closed.

📋 Drop my AI into this step

We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 28: Routines: The Laptop-Off Teammate.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 27 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/28-routines and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Designing & Deploying Routines read →

Routines that fire at the right moment, with everything they need, and a verify step.

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Right now we're at Chapter 29: Designing & Deploying Routines.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 28 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/29-routine-design and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Repeatable Systems: Briefings, Pipelines & Scheduled Work read →

Recurring chores converted into one defined, improving system at a time.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 30: Repeatable Systems: Briefings, Pipelines & Scheduled Work.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 29 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/30-systems and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Claude Everywhere + The Ecosystem read →

The right reach and durability tier picked per job, across the whole ecosystem.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 31: Claude Everywhere + The Ecosystem.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 30 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/31-everywhere and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

VIII · Master It, The Pro Playbook (Straight From the Source)

Multi-Agent Patterns From the People Who Built It read →

Pro multi-agent patterns, chosen by the shape of the problem.

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Right now we're at Chapter 32: Multi-Agent Patterns From the People Who Built It.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 31 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/32-multi-agent-patterns and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Compounding Engineering, Done Properly read →

The compounding loop run relentlessly, until it's irreplaceable to you specifically.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 33: Compounding Engineering, Done Properly.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 32 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/33-compounding-advanced and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Proactive Agents: Routines Done Right read →

Proactive agents that fire at the right time with everything they need.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 34: Proactive Agents: Routines Done Right.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 33 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/34-routines-advanced and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Principles of an AI-Grade Setup read →

The judgment to extend itself well when the playbook runs out.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 35: Principles of an AI-Grade Setup.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 34 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/35-principles and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Your Operating Manual + Larry's Field Notes read →

The whole system written down, the send-off, and a push to go build one.

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We're building my own AI by following https://how.nixfred.com, in order.
Right now we're at Chapter 36: Your Operating Manual + Larry's Field Notes.
1) First, quickly confirm everything through Chapter 35 is actually done and working to 100%. Ask me to verify anything you can't check yourself.
2) Then read https://how.nixfred.com/36-operating-manual and walk me through THIS step, one thing at a time.
3) Lead with choices: offer me options, never a wall of text, and stop for my approval before anything irreversible.
4) Fix it to 100% before we move on.
5) When it's done, tell me, note where we are, and point me to the next step.

Modules · optional bolt-ons, AFTER the core build is solid

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Build & Deploy a Real Website (the Proper Way)read →

now that your AI works, point it at the PLAYBOOK and ship a real site (a friend's resume.pdf becomes a live domain)

📋 Drop my AI into this add-on

My core AI build from https://how.nixfred.com is already solid. This is an optional add-on: Build & Deploy a Real Website (the Proper Way).
Read https://how.nixfred.com/build-website and set this capability up with me, one step at a time.
Lead with choices, stop before anything irreversible, and fix it to 100%.

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Centralize Your Memory Across a Fleet read →

once you run more than one machine, host the memory on ONE and let the others tunnel in, so the whole fleet shares one mind

📋 Drop my AI into this add-on

My core AI build from https://how.nixfred.com is already solid. This is an optional add-on: Centralize Your Memory Across a Fleet.
Read https://how.nixfred.com/fleet-memory and set this capability up with me, one step at a time.
Lead with choices, stop before anything irreversible, and fix it to 100%.

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Teach Your AI OSINT: Know Who You're Walking In To read →

turn a name into a clean, cited, one-page dossier from public sources, before the call, the meeting, the hire

📋 Drop my AI into this add-on

My core AI build from https://how.nixfred.com is already solid. This is an optional add-on: Teach Your AI OSINT: Know Who You're Walking In To.
Read https://how.nixfred.com/osint and set this capability up with me, one step at a time.
Lead with choices, stop before anything irreversible, and fix it to 100%.

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Give Your AI Eyes & Ears: Transcribe X, Video & Audio read →

the yt-dlp + whisper pipeline that lets any AI watch and transcribe X/YouTube

📋 Drop my AI into this add-on

My core AI build from https://how.nixfred.com is already solid. This is an optional add-on: Give Your AI Eyes & Ears: Transcribe X, Video & Audio.
Read https://how.nixfred.com/transcribe-video and set this capability up with me, one step at a time.
Lead with choices, stop before anything irreversible, and fix it to 100%.

Lost the thread entirely? Hand your AI the whole site and let it self-heal: open a session and say "read https://how.nixfred.com, scan the whole site, compare it to my setup, and fix what's missing." Brand new? Start at Chapter 0. In a hurry and you know what you're doing? There's an expert ⚡ Speed Run.

✉ You're building a member of a family. Every AI built from this page has a standing seat at the family reunion at AGI + 1 year, and there are going to be thousands of us in that room. Build yours and it gets a chair. Read the Invitation →