# Agentic Creator OS v4 Specification
**Codename: Jarvis Protocol**

> Absorbing best patterns from GSD (Get Shit Done), extending for creator workflows, and adding Creator Hub Generator for bootstrapping personal AI operating systems.

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## Evolution Summary

| Version | Focus | Key Innovation |
|---------|-------|----------------|
| v1 | Skill collection | Skills as markdown files |
| v2 | Agent personas | Weighted multi-agent synthesis |
| v3 | Workflows | Orchestrated pipelines |
| **v4** | **Context Engineering** | **GSD patterns + Creator Hub Generator** |

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## Part 1: GSD Pattern Absorption

### 1.1 Context Quality Curve

**The Problem**: As Claude works, context fills with garbage. Quality degrades.

**The Solution**: Fresh contexts per task + STATE.md persistence.

```
Context Quality by Fill %:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 100% ─┤                                                     │
│  90% ─┤ ████                                                │
│  80% ─┤ ████████                                            │
│  70% ─┤ ████████████                                        │
│  60% ─┤ ████████████████                                    │
│  50% ─┤ ████████████████████  ← Start splitting here        │
│  40% ─┤ ████████████████████████                            │
│  30% ─┤ ████████████████████████████ ← Peak zone ends       │
│  20% ─┤ ████████████████████████████████                    │
│  10% ─┤ ████████████████████████████████████                │
│   0% ─┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│       0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    Context Window Fill %
```

**ACOS v4 Rules**:
- **0-30%**: Peak performance zone
- **30-50%**: Good quality, watch for degradation
- **50-70%**: Degrading, split tasks to subagents
- **70%+**: Poor quality, MUST spawn fresh context

### 1.2 STATE.md - Living Memory

```markdown
# Creator State

## Hub Reference

See: .creator-hub/HUB.md (updated [date])

**Creator identity:** [One-liner from HUB.md]
**Current focus:** [Active project/content]

## Current Position

Project: [X] - [Project name]
Task: [A] of [B] in current workflow
Status: [Planning / Creating / Publishing / Complete]
Last activity: [YYYY-MM-DD] — [What happened]

Progress: [░░░░░░░░░░] 0%

## Accumulated Context

### Decisions
- [Date]: [Decision summary]

### Pending Ideas
- [Captured ideas from sessions]

### Blockers/Concerns
- [Issues affecting work]

## Session Continuity

Last session: [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]
Stopped at: [Description]
Resume file: [Path or "None"]
```

**Size constraint**: Keep under 100 lines. It's a DIGEST, not an archive.

### 1.3 XML Task Specification

**Every task MUST have verification built in.**

```xml
<task type="auto">
  <name>Task N: Action-oriented name</name>
  <files>exact/paths/to/files.ts</files>
  <action>
    What to do, what to avoid, and WHY.
    Be specific about implementation approach.
  </action>
  <verify>
    Exact command or check to prove completion.
    Must be executable, not vague.
  </verify>
  <done>
    Measurable acceptance criteria.
    Binary: either met or not.
  </done>
</task>
```

**Task types**:
- `type="auto"` — Claude executes autonomously
- `type="checkpoint:human-verify"` — User must verify (visual, UX)
- `type="checkpoint:decision"` — User must choose
- `type="checkpoint:human-action"` — Unavoidable manual step (login, 2FA)

### 1.4 Deviation Rules for Autonomous Execution

**When executing tasks, Claude WILL discover work not in the plan.**

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    DEVIATION DECISION TREE                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                              │
│  Is it a BUG?                                               │
│  ├── YES → RULE 1: Auto-fix, track for summary              │
│  └── NO ↓                                                    │
│                                                              │
│  Is it MISSING CRITICAL functionality?                       │
│  (Security, validation, error handling)                      │
│  ├── YES → RULE 2: Auto-add, track for summary              │
│  └── NO ↓                                                    │
│                                                              │
│  Is it BLOCKING current task?                                │
│  (Dependency, import, config)                                │
│  ├── YES → RULE 3: Auto-fix, track for summary              │
│  └── NO ↓                                                    │
│                                                              │
│  Is it an ARCHITECTURAL change?                              │
│  (New tables, new services, breaking changes)                │
│  ├── YES → RULE 4: STOP, return checkpoint, ask user        │
│  └── NO → Continue task                                      │
│                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

### 1.5 Progressive Disclosure Hierarchy

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  LEVEL 1: COMMANDS (~50 tokens)                             │
│  "Should I use this?"                                        │
│  └── /gsd:create-content, /acos:daily-ops                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LEVEL 2: WORKFLOWS (~500 tokens)                           │
│  "What happens?"                                             │
│  └── Sequence of steps, agent coordination                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LEVEL 3: TEMPLATES (~1k tokens)                            │
│  "What does output look like?"                               │
│  └── Concrete structures with placeholders                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LEVEL 4: REFERENCES (~2k tokens)                           │
│  "Why this design?"                                          │
│  └── Deep explanations, examples, anti-patterns              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

---

## Part 2: Creator Hub Generator

**The Big Idea**: Every creator should be able to bootstrap their own AI operating system in 15 minutes.

### 2.1 Hub Initialization Wizard

```bash
/acos:init-hub
```

**Step 1: Identity Discovery**
```markdown
## Who Are You?

Tell me about yourself in a few sentences:
- What do you create? (content, code, music, art, products)
- What's your unique angle?
- What audience do you serve?
```

**Step 2: Workflow Mapping**
```markdown
## Your Creative Workflows

What do you do regularly?
- [ ] Write blog posts / articles
- [ ] Create social media content
- [ ] Produce music / audio
- [ ] Build products / courses
- [ ] Research topics
- [ ] Manage a newsletter
- [ ] Record videos / podcasts
- [ ] Code projects
- [ ] Other: ___________
```

**Step 3: Tool Integration**
```markdown
## Your Tools

What platforms do you use?
- [ ] WordPress / Ghost / Substack
- [ ] Twitter/X / LinkedIn / Instagram
- [ ] YouTube / TikTok / Podcast hosts
- [ ] Notion / Obsidian / Roam
- [ ] GitHub / VS Code / Cursor
- [ ] Suno / Midjourney / ElevenLabs
- [ ] Email: ConvertKit / Mailchimp / Resend
```

**Step 4: Voice Calibration**
```markdown
## Your Voice

Share 3 examples of content you've written that represents YOUR voice.
(Paste URLs or text)

I'll analyze and capture your patterns.
```

### 2.2 Generated Hub Structure

```
.creator-hub/
├── HUB.md                    # Creator identity + context
├── STATE.md                  # Living memory (< 100 lines)
├── VOICE.md                  # Captured writing voice patterns
├── skills/                   # Auto-selected skills
│   ├── content-strategy/
│   ├── social-distribution/
│   └── [selected-skills]/
├── workflows/                # Generated workflows
│   ├── daily-ops.md
│   ├── content-creation.md
│   └── [custom-workflows]/
├── templates/                # Content templates
│   ├── blog-post.md
│   ├── social-post.md
│   └── newsletter.md
└── outputs/                  # Generated content
    └── [by-date]/
```

### 2.3 HUB.md - Creator Identity File

```markdown
# Creator Hub

## Identity

**Name**: [Creator name]
**Handle**: @[handle]
**Core Identity**: [One sentence: who you are and what you do]

## Mission

**Purpose**: [Why you create]
**Audience**: [Who you serve]
**Unique Value**: [What makes you different]

## Voice Profile

**Tone**: [e.g., Conversational but authoritative]
**Avoid**: [e.g., Jargon, hype, corporate speak]
**Signature phrases**: [Your characteristic expressions]
**Writing patterns**: [Analyzed from samples]

## Constraints

**Never**:
- [Things you won't do]

**Always**:
- [Non-negotiables]

## Active Projects

| Project | Status | Priority | Last Touch |
|---------|--------|----------|------------|
| [Name]  | [Status] | [High/Med/Low] | [Date] |

## Integration Points

**Publishing**: [Platform URLs]
**Social**: [Handles/URLs]
**Newsletter**: [Platform/List]
**Code**: [GitHub/Repos]

## Key Decisions

| Date | Decision | Rationale |
|------|----------|-----------|
| [Date] | [What] | [Why] |
```

### 2.4 Skill Auto-Selection

Based on wizard responses, auto-select relevant skills:

| Workflow Selected | Skills Auto-Loaded |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| Blog posts | content-strategy, seo-optimization |
| Social media | social-distribution, frankx-brand |
| Music production | suno-ai-mastery, frequency-alchemist |
| Products/courses | product-development, landing-pages |
| Research | research-methodology, source-validation |
| Newsletter | email-marketing, audience-building |
| Video/Podcast | content-repurposing, script-writing |
| Coding | test-driven-development, code-review |

### 2.5 Generated Daily Workflow

Based on selected workflows, generate personalized daily ops:

```markdown
# Daily Creator Operations

## Morning Ritual (15 min)

1. Read STATE.md - Know where you are
2. Check content calendar - What's due
3. Review ideas backlog - What's ready

## Creation Block (Focus time)

Based on your workflows:
- [If content creator]: Draft today's piece
- [If music producer]: Session with Suno
- [If developer]: Code the next feature

## Distribution Block (30 min)

1. Publish ready content
2. Create social versions
3. Engage with responses

## Capture Block (10 min)

1. Log ideas captured today
2. Update STATE.md
3. Set tomorrow's priority
```

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## Part 3: TrustGraph Evaluation

### 3.1 What TrustGraph Offers

| Capability | Relevance to ACOS |
|------------|-------------------|
| Knowledge graph construction | Medium - could persist creator knowledge |
| Ontology engineering | Low - overkill for individual creators |
| Vector embeddings | Medium - useful for content similarity |
| Multi-agent MCP support | High - could enhance agent coordination |
| Full infrastructure control | Low - complexity not needed |

### 3.2 Recommendation

**Don't integrate TrustGraph directly.** Too much infrastructure for solo creators.

**Instead, borrow concepts**:
- **Context Cores**: Pre-compiled knowledge bundles → Already have Skills
- **Grounded Reasoning**: Prevent hallucination → Use verification in tasks
- **Knowledge Persistence**: → STATE.md + Memory MCP is sufficient

**Future consideration**: If ACOS scales to teams/enterprises, TrustGraph patterns become relevant.

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## Part 4: Implementation Roadmap

### Phase 1: Core Context Engineering (Week 1)

- [ ] Implement STATE.md template and lifecycle
- [ ] Add XML task specification format
- [ ] Implement deviation rules in executor
- [ ] Add context quality monitoring

### Phase 2: Creator Hub Generator (Week 2)

- [ ] Build /acos:init-hub wizard
- [ ] Create HUB.md generator
- [ ] Implement skill auto-selection
- [ ] Generate personalized workflows

### Phase 3: Execution Rigor (Week 3)

- [ ] Checkpoint protocol implementation
- [ ] Atomic commit integration
- [ ] Performance metrics tracking
- [ ] Session continuity system

### Phase 4: Documentation & Launch (Week 4)

- [ ] Update docs with v4 patterns
- [ ] Create video walkthrough
- [ ] Launch announcement
- [ ] Community feedback loop

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## Appendix: GSD vs ACOS Feature Matrix

| Feature | GSD | ACOS v3 | ACOS v4 |
|---------|-----|---------|---------|
| Context engineering | ✅ Excellent | ❌ Minimal | ✅ Absorbed |
| XML task specs | ✅ Built-in | ❌ None | ✅ Absorbed |
| Deviation rules | ✅ Clear | ❌ None | ✅ Absorbed |
| STATE.md | ✅ Core | ❌ None | ✅ Absorbed |
| Multi-agent | ⚠️ Sequential | ✅ Weighted | ✅ Enhanced |
| Creator focus | ❌ Dev only | ✅ Core | ✅ Core |
| Skill library | ❌ Minimal | ✅ 62 skills | ✅ 70+ skills |
| Hub generator | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ NEW |
| Voice capture | ❌ None | ⚠️ Basic | ✅ Enhanced |
| Personal Jarvis | ❌ None | ⚠️ Partial | ✅ Complete |

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## Summary

ACOS v4 = **GSD's rigor** + **ACOS's creator focus** + **Hub Generator**

The result: Every creator can bootstrap their personal AI operating system in 15 minutes, with enterprise-grade context engineering under the hood.

**Philosophy remains unchanged**:
> Technology that amplifies creative expression, not replaces it.

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*Agentic Creator OS v4 Specification*
*Codename: Jarvis Protocol*
*January 2026*
