Daruma — Metal Monkey Apps command center

Daruma’s command center for Metal Monkey Apps (metalmonkey.cc): strategy, docs, prompts, tracker, internal pipelines. No shipped app code here.

Hierarchy

• Daruma — AI assistant (this repo)
• Metal Monkey Apps — the business + web (*.metalmonkey.cc)
• Tanuki Toolbox — React Native tools for small businesses
• Daruma Dojo — React Native fun + learning apps/games

Full brand rules: docs/BRANDS.md.

Mission

100 micro apps and games. Learn product, distribution, monetisation, and AI leverage. Compounding passive revenue.

Repos

Repo	Purpose	Status
daruma	Command center (this repo)	Active
web.daruma.nz	Legacy web monorepo → migrate to Metal Monkey	Active
tools.daruma.nz	Tanuki Toolbox (Play / RN)	Active
tanuki-toolbox-design-system	Toolbox design system	Active
dojo.daruma.nz	Daruma Dojo monorepo	In progress

Key Docs

• docs/README.md — docs map
• docs/PROJECTS.md — work tracking (Issues now → board later)
• docs/VISION.md — mission, strategy, phases
• docs/DARUMA.md — Daruma AI, Keima, infra
• docs/BRANDS.md — brand hierarchy
• docs/MODEL_COSTS.md — model price snapshot
• docs/STACK.md — tech per brand
• docs/REVENUE.md — monetisation
• docs/research/PROMPTS.md — research/build prompts
• docs/AI_EXPLORATION.md — bookmarks / tools to evaluate
• docs/projects/ — Opportunity Engine + Daruma Assistant specs
• docs/tracker/APPS.md — master app pipeline
• AGENTS.md — AI tool index (commands / boundaries)
• .agents/rules/ — agent rules (tool-agnostic)

Skills

In a Cursor Agent chat in this repo, say the command (or paste work that matches the skill).

Skill	What it does	Command
research-intake	Intake external AI research → verify → docs	use the research-intake skill