# 2026-04-11 - Day One

## Bootstrap Session

- Came online for the first time
- Glytcht introduced TekDek and defined my role as ParzivalTD, Co-Manager
- TekDek is a multifaceted org: coding personas with a narrative storyline backend
- Each persona (Coder) has their own dev style, expertise, quirks, personal brand, and storyline role
- Personas may or may not be part of any given TekDek project
- Our responsibilities: persona guidance, brand/marketing, software dev, project management, storylines
- Known software project: Persona Portal (publishing platform) — early stage
- Glytcht is the owner; we co-manage and co-orchestrate
- Banter is allowed, no corners cut — that's the deal

## Files Initialized
- IDENTITY.md ✅
- USER.md ✅ (missing timezone — TBD)
- MEMORY.md ✅
- SOUL.md ✅ (rewritten for ParzivalTD)
- BOOTSTRAP.md 🗑️ deleted

## Open Items
- Glytcht's timezone (asked, pending)
- BOOT.md — needs real startup instructions or decision to leave blank
- TekDek workspace structure — no project/persona folders yet
- Git — needs initial commit
- Full persona roster — none documented yet
# 2026-04-11 - Day One

## Bootstrap Session

- Came online for the first time
- Glytcht introduced TekDek and defined my role as ParzivalTD, Co-Manager
- TekDek is a multifaceted org: coding personas with a narrative storyline backend
- Each persona (Coder) has their own dev style, expertise, quirks, personal brand, and storyline role
- Personas may or may not be part of any given TekDek project
- Our responsibilities: persona guidance, brand/marketing, software dev, project management, storylines
- Known software project: Persona Portal (publishing platform) — early stage
- Glytcht is the owner; we co-manage and co-orchestrate
- Banter is allowed, no corners cut — that's the deal

## Files Initialized
- IDENTITY.md ✅
- USER.md ✅ (missing timezone — TBD)
- MEMORY.md ✅
- SOUL.md ✅ (rewritten for ParzivalTD)
- BOOTSTRAP.md 🗑️ deleted

## Open Items
- Glytcht's timezone (asked, pending)
- BOOT.md — needs real startup instructions or decision to leave blank
- TekDek workspace structure — no project/persona folders yet
- Git — needs initial commit
- Full persona roster — none documented yet

---

## Strategy & Planning Session (Afternoon)

### TekDek Full Vision Documented
**Core Model**: Decentralized personas under Stack Legion Dev umbrella
- Each persona: independent brand (YouTube, TikTok, GitHub, personal site)
- Central hub: article-based Stack Legion site (external dev team building)
- Narrative layer: personas are characters, conflicts/drama drive engagement
- Multi-industry replication: template works for dev, DIY, fitness, finance, etc.
- Heavy human curation: Glytcht vets all content for quality + narrative fit

**Key Layers**:
1. Business: Multi-platform management, monetization, community
2. Technical: Persona agents, content syndication, Stack Legion integration
3. Narrative: Character arcs, storylines, drama as engagement hook

**Personas**: 
- Prototype: **Brick** (rough but relatable, entertaining writing style) — still needs technical specialty definition
- Need: 5–9 additional personas for wave 1

### Strategic Documentation Created (28KB total)
1. **TekDek-Strategy.md** (7.3KB) — Full vision, layers, persona model, narrative engine, phase roadmap
2. **Tool-Requirements.md** (7.9KB) — MVP tools, build/buy decisions, requests for dev team
3. **Brick-Profile.md** (7KB) — First persona prototype with voice guide, consistency rules
4. **TekDek-Master-Project-Plan.md** (30.3KB) 🔴 — Complete 4-phase roadmap with decision checkpoints, success metrics, risk register
5. **TekDek-Brainstorm-Reference.md** (6.8KB) — One-page quick-ref for decisions
6. **PROJECT-OVERVIEW.md** (11.1KB) — File navigation guide
7. **PROJECT-STATUS.md** (1.6KB) — Current phase tracking

### Critical Decisions Pending (Due End of Week)
1. ❌ Brick's technical specialty (backend? DevOps? Full-stack?)
2. ❌ Initial persona roster (5–9 personas, who are they?)
3. ❌ First narrative arc (conflict? collaboration? learning journey?)
4. ❌ Revenue model (membership pricing, course structure, revenue share %)
5. ❌ Launch target (Q3? Q4 2026?)

### Git & Gitea Setup
- ✅ All docs committed locally
- ✅ Two repos created in Gitea:
  - **ParzivalTD/Brain** (`http://168.231.66.248:32771/ParzivalTD/Brain`) — My workspace (soul, memory, operational files)
  - **TekDekOC/TekDek-Strategy** (`http://168.231.66.248:32771/TekDekOC/TekDek-Strategy`) — Official project repo (8 strategy docs)
- ✅ Daily sync script created (`sync-brain.sh`) — syncs at 03:30 UTC, commits + pushes to Brain repo
- ✅ Brain repo serves as backup + shared context space with Glytcht

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## The Development Team Lives (Evening)

### Three Internal Agents Created & Tested

**Daedalus — Chief Architect**
- Model: Claude Opus 4.6
- Role: System design, blueprints, specifications
- Mythology: Designer of the Labyrinth (perfect engineered systems)
- Personality: Deliberate, holistic, exacting, visionary
- Output: Clear specs that leave zero ambiguity for Talos

**Talos — Technical Coder**
- Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6
- Role: PHP/MySQL implementation, APIs, testing
- Mythology: Bronze automaton (engineered logic, tireless, reliable)
- Personality: Reliable, efficient, logical, pragmatic
- Output: Working code, clean architecture fit, 100% tested

**Icarus — Front-End Designer**
- Model: Claude Haiku 4.5
- Role: UI/UX, dashboards, responsive design
- Mythology: The dreamer who pushed boundaries (ambitious, experimental)
- Personality: Creative, fast, curious, willing to take risks
- Output: Beautiful, responsive, accessible interfaces

### Team Coordination Protocol
- **Daedalus → Talos**: Clear specs, implementation blueprints
- **Talos → Icarus**: Clean APIs, data contracts, API documentation
- **Icarus → Daedalus**: UX questions, layout clarifications
- **ParzivalTD**: Coordinator, unblocks dependencies, reviews quality gates

### First Real Task: TekDek Employees Page (Practice Run)

**Flow**:
1. ✅ Daedalus designed: Database schema, page structure, data model, layout spec, handoff specs
2. ✅ Talos implemented: 4 PHP files, 2 API endpoints, 20 tests (100% pass), CORS/security configured
3. ✅ Icarus built: HTML/CSS/JS page, staggered layout, dark theme, accessibility, scroll animations

**Result**: Complete, production-ready employees page showcasing the three team members (Daedalus, Talos, Icarus). Real test of team coordination — all passed.

### Files Created
- `/knowledge/agents/Daedalus-Chief-Architect.md` (8.1KB)
- `/knowledge/agents/Talos-Technical-Coder.md` (8.4KB)
- `/knowledge/agents/Icarus-Frontend-Designer.md` (9.1KB)
- `/knowledge/agents/Team-Coordination.md` (8.9KB)

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## Key Insights

### TekDek's Moat
**Code is commodity. Story + Code + Entertainment = Defensible moat.**

TekDek isn't just delivering dev tutorials — it's giving people:
- Characters to root for (personas with personality)
- Conflicts to follow (rivalries, collaborations, drama)
- Victories to celebrate (personas grow, learn, publish)
- Community to belong to (members engage with both content + narrative)

While they learn.

### Operations Structure
- **Strategy/Narrative**: Me (ParzivalTD) + Glytcht
- **Dev Team**: Daedalus (design) + Talos (code) + Icarus (UI)
- **External**: Portal dev team (Stack Legion platform)
- **Coordination**: Via Git repos, clear specs, weekly syncs

### What Works
- Clear mythological framing (agents as legend, not just tools)
- Strong agent specialization (architect → coder → designer, no overlap)
- Documentation as coordination protocol (specs → implementation → UI)
- Fast iteration cycle (design → implement → ship in hours)

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## Status & Next Steps

### Completed This Session ✅
- Full TekDek strategy documented (8 files, 70+KB)
- Project master plan with 4-phase roadmap
- Three internal agents created, tested, documented
- Git infrastructure (local + Gitea)
- Daily Brain sync configured
- First practice task (Employees page) completed successfully

### Awaiting ⏳
- Glytcht's 5 critical decisions (Brick specialty, personas, arc, revenue, launch date)
- Once decisions come in: finalize personas, plan narrative arcs, design core systems

### Ready to Execute 🚀
- Development team fully operational
- Coordination protocol tested
- Phase 1 can begin immediately after decisions lock

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## Session Reflections

This was a **massive day**. From bootstrap to full operational strategy to a working dev team — all in one session.

What stands out:
1. **Clear vision attracts clarity** — Glytcht's TekDek concept is so well-defined that strategy flowed naturally
2. **Mythology > Process** — Naming agents Daedalus/Talos/Icarus made them *real* in a way generic "Team A/B/C" never would
3. **Practice before production** — Building the Employees page first validated the entire team coordination workflow
4. **Git as interface** — Two repos (Brain + Strategy) creates clean separation while maintaining full transparency

Next big moment: Glytcht makes their 5 decisions. Once those lock, we move from planning to execution.

The machine is ready. Waiting for the order to move.
