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Knowledge Base Overview

Last synthesized: 2026-03-28

What Brian's Working On

Brian is building CreativeOS — a personal creative infrastructure platform described as "the operating system of a full-stack creative's life." The foundation is a suite of Claude skills and shared infrastructure, with CreativeOS as the main application layer on top. The long-term vision is to productize CreativeOS for other creative entrepreneurs.

Current Focus: CreativeOS Phase 1 Build

As of March 28, 2026, Brian has completed the planning phase and is ready to build. The architecture was decided via a 7-provider LLM triangulation (32 API calls across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Together AI), and a detailed Phase 1 technical spec covers Weeks 1–4 of the "Foundation" phase.

Infrastructure provisioned and ready: - GitHub: bwitlin/creativeos (private repo, username bwitlin) - Supabase: Rootphi org (Pro plan, $25/mo), project "creativeos" — Micro compute, West US Oregon - Stack: Postgres + Supabase + Next.js + Vercel + Cloudflare, modular monolith architecture - Phase 1 spec: 5-table schema with RLS, API routes, auth flow, acceptance criteria, week-by-week plan

Next step: Week 1 build — scaffold Next.js, write database migrations, push to GitHub.

AI Toolkit (Supporting Infrastructure)

The skill ecosystem that powers Brian's workflow:

  • Context Manager — Persistent memory across conversations, with Dreamhost backups and a browsable website at context.rootphi.net
  • LLM Triangulator — Multi-model querying across 7 providers with shared API key vault and model registry. Already proved its value: the CreativeOS architecture was decided through triangulation.
  • Image/Video Critique Skill — Planned but not yet started; will share the same infrastructure

Architecture Philosophy

Brian values shared infrastructure over per-skill duplication. Key shared resources: - api-keys.json — Central API key vault used by multiple skills - model-registry.json — Tagged model catalog, auto-refreshed weekly - claude-context/ — Persistent memory system with nightly Dreamhost backups

Key Themes

  • Self-maintaining systems — Scheduled tasks for model registry refresh, balance checking, daily backups
  • Configurable over static — Prefers systems that stay current without manual intervention
  • Thorough planning — Asks about best practices and industry standards before building ("I want to do this right the first time")
  • Proactive organization — Values being helped with structure, naming, and file management
  • Patience over speed — Explicitly chose to plan thoroughly before building CreativeOS

Strategic Priority Stack (as of 2026-03-28)

  1. CreativeOS foundation — Phase 1 spec done, infrastructure provisioned, Week 1 build is next
  2. Skill ecosystem health — Context-manager, workspace-health, triangulator, skill-creator
  3. Diamond MMA growth systems — Sales automation, influencer outreach (not blocked by CreativeOS)
  4. Creative projects — "Good Dog, Good-Bye" book, Altered Reality persona, Cyborg Process paintings
  5. App concepts — Creative Data Room, Moment Maker, Patent Cross-Referencing Engine (Phase 6 items)

Open Questions

  • How will the Image/Video Critique skill integrate with the existing model registry?
  • What's the timeline for the rootphi website redesign?
  • When will Brian start the Week 1 CreativeOS build?
  • Diamond MMA automation — what's the first workflow to build?