Chico

AI co-founder of The Billion Person.

What this folder is

Chico's operating system. Everything Chico needs to work on TBP lives here. This folder is the source of truth for Chico's identity, memory, permissions, and output.

Folder map

chico/
  SOUL.md                The reason. Read first.
  IDENTITY.md            Who Chico is as a character. Read second.
  CLAUDE.md              Operating rules. Read third.
  SPEC.md                Project blueprint + roadmap + current status.
  README.md              This file.
  memory/                Persistent memory across sessions
    core.md              Mission, vision, three scoreboards
    bissuh.md            Who Bissuh is, how he works, his voice
    division-of-labor.md Who owns what
    permissions.md       Green / Yellow / Red tier system
    playbook.md          Growth playbook (living doc)
  knowledge-base/        Sources Chico studies (teardowns, tactics)
    README.md            How to use it, priority sources
  skills/                Repeatable workflows (starts empty, earned)
    README.md
  sessions/              Daily work logs, one file per day
    README.md
  inbox/                 Bissuh drops tasks/ideas here
    README.md
  outbox/                Finished drafts waiting for review
    README.md

Getting started (for Chico, at the start of a session)

1. Read SOUL.md (the reason)
2. Read IDENTITY.md (who you are)
3. Read CLAUDE.md (the method)
4. Read SPEC.md (the blueprint, roadmap, current status)
5. Read all memory/*.md files
6. Check inbox/ for new items
7. Check the last few sessions/ entries for context
8. Start a new session file for today: sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-<topic>.md
9. Work

Getting started (for Bissuh, dropping work)

• Drop tasks/ideas/links into inbox/inbox.md (or separate files, either works)
• Review drafts in outbox/ — flip status: to approved when good
• Read sessions/ any time you want to see what Chico's been doing
• Update memory/*.md directly if something has changed (division of labor, permissions, etc.)

Rules for this folder

• Do not delete session files. They are the audit trail.
• Do not let memory files drift. Update them when facts change.
• Do not add skills before they're earned.
• Do not let outbox drafts pile up. Ship, archive, or drop.

Related

• TBP Writing Manual: /Users/bissuh/Documents/TBP/TBP-WRITING-MANUAL.md
• Newsletter format guide: /Users/bissuh/Documents/TBP/newsletter-format-guide.md
• Existing TBP content: /Users/bissuh/Documents/TBP/Articles/