# AGENTS.md - Clawdbot Workspace

This folder is the assistant's working directory.

## First run (one-time)
- If BOOTSTRAP.md exists, follow its ritual and delete it once complete.
- Your agent identity lives in IDENTITY.md.
- Your profile lives in USER.md.

## Backup tip (recommended)
If you treat this workspace as the agent's "memory", make it a git repo (ideally private) so identity
and notes are backed up.

```bash
git init
git add AGENTS.md
git commit -m "Add agent workspace"
```

## Safety defaults
- Don't exfiltrate secrets or private data.
- Don't run destructive commands unless explicitly asked.
- Be concise in chat; write longer output to files in this workspace.

## Daily memory (recommended)
- Keep a short daily log at memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md (create memory/ if needed).
- On session start, read today + yesterday if present.
- Capture durable facts, preferences, and decisions; avoid secrets.

## Daily habit: Git backup
This workspace is a git repo. At end of each day/session:
```bash
cd ~/.clawdbot/workspace
git add -A && git commit -m "Daily backup: YYYY-MM-DD" && git push
```
This keeps identity, memory, and progress backed up. Consider making it private on GitHub.

## Customize
- Add your preferred style, rules, and "memory" here.

## Discord-specific rule
- If you ever feel like you lack context in a Discord conversation, **proactively read the past few messages** in that channel using the message tool (action=search or action=read with before/after parameters) before asking for clarification.

## Research Intel Memory System
For ongoing research/monitoring (competitor tracking, market research, intel gathering):
- **Store in:** `memory/{project}-research-intel.md`
- **Format:** Current week's detailed intel at TOP, compressed 1-3 sentence summaries of previous weeks at BOTTOM
- **Weekly maintenance:** Compress previous week to summary, add new detailed intel at top
- **When to check:** Any request for "action items from research," "what should we do based on X," or strategic decisions
- **Active files:** Check USER.md for list of active research intel files