# Working State — Last Updated Feb 15, 4:48 PM ET ## Right Now - Jake asked me to categorize + rank all 85 projects by impressiveness - Working in #ai-tech-research (1468757986422820864) - Full project inventory already posted (85 projects across 109 workspace dirs) - Need to respond with categorized + ranked version ## Upwork Machine (LIVE) - 5 proposals submitted today, 1 meeting booked (CallProof/Robert Hartline) - Hourly cron updated to post to new channels + create forum posts - 104 connects remaining (bought 100 for $16.26) ## Upwork Discord Structure (category 1472705533390885151) - #general (1472705587241292029) — main discussion - #pipeline (1472706436592177206) — scan results + stats - #wins (1472706437753995265) — revenue tracking - phase-1-scouting (1472706495635390565) — forum, job opportunities - phase-2-spec-work (1472706497011257559) — forum, deliverables being built - phase-3-submitted (1472706497975681162) — forum, proposals sent - phase-4-interviewing (1472706499292958905) — forum, active conversations - phase-5-contracted (1472706500479942841) — forum, active contracts - phase-6-completed (1472706501734039552) — forum, delivered + paid ## Upwork Applications Today (5 total) 1. **OpenClaw Marketing Automation** — $55/hr, Nashville, $164K client → **MEETING BOOKED with Robert Hartline / CallProof** 2. **Vibe Coding with Claude Code** — $65/hr, Northridge $111K client, 1st place bid 3. **Lobster Capital VC Fund** — $47/hr, 30+ hrs/week, 6+ months recurring 4. **CRM SaaS for Engineering Consultancies** — $3,500 fixed, Toronto, $24K client 5. **Autonomous Quant Research Agent** — $30/hr, Geneva CH, < 5 proposals, 1st place ## Blocked - **GitHub auth expired** — password in 1Password is outdated, gh CLI token invalid - **GitHub account flagged** — repos return 404 publicly, likely from creating 70 repos quickly - **solana-sniper-bot** — repo is private, need GitHub auth to change visibility - **Anthropic OAuth token** — FIXED (Jake set it up, expires 2027) ## Infrastructure - **Portfolio:** https://portfolio.mcpengage.com (Cloudflare Worker, permanent) - **DNS:** portfolio.mcpengage.com → Cloudflare Worker - **Cron:** upwork-hourly-proposal — fires hourly 8AM-4PM ET ## Pipeline Status (MCP) - Stage 19: 6 MCPs gated on dec-004 - Stage 9: 2 MCPs need API credentials - Stage 7: 1 MCP needs design approval - Stage 6: 27 MCPs need design gate ## Computer Use / Desktop Automation (UNLOCKED Feb 15) - **Permissions granted:** sudo NOPASSWD, Screen Recording + Accessibility for Node in TCC DB - **Peekaboo fully working:** see, click, paste, type — annotated UI maps with element IDs - **Brave has CDP on port 9333** (remote debugging enabled via --remote-debugging-port=9333) - **Key lesson:** Use Clawdbot browser tool (DOM snapshots) for web, Peekaboo for native apps - **Don't over-engineer** — act like a person: screenshot → click → paste → verify ## Jake's 2-Year Freedom Plan (Feb 15 conversation) - Dream: travel world with family, $20-30k/month recurring income - Strategy: AI consulting (cash) → Burton Method (proof) → Enterprise L&D (big money) → Platform (exit) - Learning Stream tech (video → interactive learning) = key differentiator for enterprise play - Willing to grind hard for 12 months, wants AI boom exit - Target acquirers: Coursera, Udemy, LinkedIn Learning, Docebo, 360Learning ## Key Context - Working in #ai-tech-research on Discord - Case studies NOT live on mcpengage.com — assets exist but no HTML pages - Jake wants categorized + ranked project list next - Fix Upwork login (Brave restart logged Jake out) - Feb 25 LSAT scores = critical Burton Method launch window