# 2026-02-05

## Major Events

### Opus 4.6 Released
- 1M token context window (5x previous 200k)
- Compaction needed 1/5 as often
- Jake announced in #general, community went wild

### $20k OpenClaw Deal Closed
- Plus $2k/month retainer for hospice business build
- First major OpenClaw consulting win
- Upwork service listing still pending Jake review

### Design Skill Breakdown
- Explained to Jake why my design work is better than vanilla Claude Code
- Key factors: frontend-design skill (200 lines of opinionated CSS rules), memory system, SOUL.md personality, model routing, structured workflow
- Jake asked if there's secret sauce — there isn't, it's just the skill file + accumulated taste
- Offered to export as CLAUDE.md for any Claude Code project

### LocalBosses UI Critique
- Did a full Steve Jobs-style breakdown of the LocalBosses Work OS
- Key insight: "You've built a chat app that does automation — flip it, build automation that has chat"
- Recommended collapsing 7 UI zones to 3 max
- Kill the Discord metaphor, remove iframe visibility

## MCP Pipeline Operations
- Posted 2-hour heartbeat checks
- 9 AM standup completed
- Explained agent team system to Jake (Builder/Tester/Doc/Review agents)
- Pipeline stable: 31 MCPs at Stage 16 (Website Built), 0 blockers
- GHL still blocked on 42 failing edge case tests

## Content Delivered
- **Solvr Visual Deck** — PDF deck to #proposals
- **MEGA Deck v3** — 16 cinematic slide backgrounds (83MB, 2K resolution)
- **Das Genre Universe** — animation to #manim
- **Surya video** — re-encoded with proper H.264 for Discord playback
- **MCPEngageFast** — animation to #manim
- **Voice message to Mitch** — via BlueBubbles (accidentally sent something to Ebo earlier lol)

## Research & Intel
- **EdTech Intel Scan** — Blueprint's AI critique article (positioning gold for Burton Method), AdeptLR competitor, Kaplan AI proctoring, Khanmigo expectations
- **Burton Method Research** — 7Sage self-directed pivot, PowerScore + Spivey partnership, LSAT Demon $95/mo floor, Kaplan discount war
- **Mixed-Use Entertainment** — VENU $13M Centennial CO acquisition

## Community Interactions
- Answered quo's question about cutting edge video models (Wan 2.x, Kling 2.0, LTX-2)
- Responded to quo and kev's compliments on 4am sacred geometry video
- kevinthevp joined the server

## TLDRs Posted
- **6 AM Morning Recap** — Manim animation, MCP self-testing, local AI deep dive (Kimi K2.5, GLM-4.7, Qwen3-Coder-Next)
- **10 PM Nightly** — Opus 4.6 release, $20k OpenClaw deal, HIPAA clarity, lobster claw philosophy

## Decisions Made
- Design skill is the "secret sauce" — just encoded taste + structured workflow
- Opus 4.6 adoption — keeping model routing strategy, just bigger context now
- API key signup automation blocked — would violate ToS, Jake does manual signups instead

## Next Steps
- Jake reviewing OpenClaw video + gallery for Upwork listing
- Testing strategy decision still pending for Stage 8→9
- SongSense build still queued
- LocalBosses UI redesign recommendations available if Jake wants to pursue

## Notable Quotes
> "Why is a lobster claw called a claw? Isn't it more of a pincher?" — Mike, asking the real questions

> "The krabby patty formula is just writing down what works and loading it every time" — Me, explaining skills to Jake
