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Brainforge Vault: Quick Start Guide

Goal: Get value from your vault in the next 30 minutes

🎯 What You Can Do Right Now

1. Use Your Personal Brain (5 minutes)

Your personal knowledge base is at: knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/

Try this:

Open: knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/AGENTS.md
Ask me: "What's our positioning?" or "Help me write a follow-up email"

I’ll use your memory files to answer with context.

2. Find Existing Knowledge (10 minutes)

Company Knowledge:

  • company/planning/ - Strategic planning docs
  • company/initiatives/ - Company initiatives
  • knowledge/sales/ - Sales materials (SOWs, proposals)
  • engineering/ - Technical knowledge

Client Knowledge:

  • lmnt/ - LMNT project documentation
  • meeting/transcripts/ - Meeting transcripts

When to use: Before starting any task, check if knowledge exists.

3. Capture New Knowledge (15 minutes)

After a meeting:

  1. Save transcript → meeting/transcripts/[date]-[topic].md
  2. Extract key decisions → company/planning/
  3. Extract patterns → knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/memory/patterns/

After a client interaction:

  1. Save notes → knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/experiences/[client-name]/
  2. Extract learnings → /learn command (if using Second Brain workflow)
  3. Update customer profile → memory/customers/

After creating a deliverable:

  1. Save to examples → memory/examples/[type]/
  2. Extract what worked → memory/patterns/

📚 Knowledge Structure Cheat Sheet

Personal Knowledge (knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/)

memory/
├── personal/          ← About you (expertise, services, positioning)
├── company/           ← About Brainforge (services, positioning)
├── customers/         ← Customer intelligence (ICP, pain points)
├── patterns/          ← What works (extracted wisdom)
├── examples/          ← Best-in-class work samples
└── values-beliefs/    ← Core values and frameworks

When to add: Personal context, your expertise, your approach

Organizational Knowledge (Top-level directories)

knowledge/
├── company/           ← Company-wide context
├── engineering/       ← Technical knowledge
├── sales/             ← Go-to-market (sales, marketing, partnerships vault)
├── ops/               ← Operations and processes
├── people/            ← People operations
└── research/          ← Research and vendor assessments

When to add: Shared company knowledge, processes, standards

Project Knowledge (lmnt/, meeting/)

lmnt/
├── meeting_notes/     ← Meeting notes
├── meeting_transcripts/ ← Full transcripts
├── resources/         ← Project resources
└── agents.md          ← Project-specific agent guide

When to add: Client-specific or project-specific knowledge

🚀 Daily Workflow

Morning Routine (5 minutes)

  1. Check for new knowledge:

    • Review meeting/transcripts/ for recent meetings
    • Check company/planning/ for updates

  2. Update your brain:

    • Add any new insights to memory/patterns/
    • Update customer profiles if new info

During Work

Before starting a task:

  • Search vault for existing knowledge
  • Check memory/examples/ for similar work
  • Review memory/patterns/ for what works

While working:

  • Document decisions and rationale
  • Capture what you learn

After completing:

  • Save deliverables to memory/examples/
  • Extract patterns with /learn (if using Second Brain)
  • Update relevant memory files

Weekly Review (30 minutes)

  1. Review brain health:

    • Check brain-health/growth-log.md
    • Review pattern confidence scores

  2. Update knowledge:

    • Clean up outdated information
    • Update low-confidence patterns
    • Add new examples

  3. Plan improvements:

    • Identify knowledge gaps
    • Plan new agent specializations

🤖 Using Agents (When Ready)

Current Agents Available

Chief of Staff (@chief-of-staff)

  • Strategic guidance
  • Routes work to specialists
  • Answers questions using memory

Email Agent (@email-agent)

  • Drafts and sends emails
  • Uses email templates from memory

Content Agent (@content-agent)

  • Creates documents
  • Writes proposals, emails, content
  • Uses examples and patterns

CRM Agent (@crm-agent)

  • Updates HubSpot
  • Manages contacts and deals

Data Agent (@data-agent)

  • Queries databases
  • Provides analytics

How to Use

  1. Ask a question: “What’s our positioning?” → Chief of Staff answers using memory

  2. Request a task: “Draft a proposal for [client]” → Chief of Staff routes to Content Agent

  3. Complex workflow: “Help me prepare for a sales call” → Use /plan command for systematic approach

📝 Knowledge Capture Templates

Meeting Notes Template

# Meeting: [Topic] - [Date]
 
## Attendees
- [Name] - [Role]
 
## Key Decisions
1. [Decision]
2. [Decision]
 
## Action Items
- [ ] [Task] - [Owner] - [Due Date]
 
## Insights
- [Insight 1]
- [Insight 2]
 
## Next Steps
1. [Next step]

Pattern Template

# Pattern: [Name]
 
## What Works
[Description of what works]
 
## Context
- When: [When this applies]
- Why: [Why it works]
 
## Examples
- [Example 1]
- [Example 2]
 
## Confidence: [LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH]

Customer Profile Template

# Customer: [Name/Type]
 
## Profile
- Industry: [Industry]
- Size: [Company size]
- Role: [Decision maker role]
 
## Pain Points
1. [Pain point 1]
2. [Pain point 2]
 
## How We Help
[How Brainforge solves their problems]
 
## Objections
- [Objection 1]: [Response]
- [Objection 2]: [Response]
 
## Examples
- [Link to relevant proposal]
- [Link to case study]

🎯 Your First Week

Day 1: Explore (30 min)

  • Read this guide
  • Explore knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/ structure
  • Check what’s in memory/ directories

Day 2: Capture (30 min)

  • Document one customer profile
  • Save one example to memory/examples/
  • Extract one pattern from recent work

Day 3: Use (30 min)

  • Ask a question using your brain
  • Reference memory when writing something
  • Check if knowledge exists before starting a task

Day 4: Organize (30 min)

  • Review and organize memory/ files
  • Update outdated information
  • Add missing context

Day 5: Expand (30 min)

  • Add company knowledge to shared structure
  • Document a process
  • Create an agent (if ready)

❓ FAQ

Q: Where do I put new knowledge? A:

  • Personal context → knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/memory/
  • Company-wide → Top-level directories (company/, sales/, plans/, etc.)
  • Project-specific → Project folder (lmnt/, etc.)

Q: How do I know if knowledge is good? A:

  • Specific (not vague)
  • Actionable (you can use it)
  • Contextual (includes when/why)
  • Examples included

Q: When should I create a new agent? A:

  • When you have a recurring task type
  • When you have enough knowledge in a domain
  • When a task requires specialized knowledge

Q: How do I keep knowledge fresh? A:

  • Weekly review of key files
  • Update when things change
  • Archive outdated info (don’t delete, move to archive/)

Q: What if I don’t know where something goes? A:

  • Put it where you’ll find it
  • Add links/cross-references
  • You can always reorganize later

🎓 Next Steps

  1. Today: Explore your vault, capture one piece of knowledge
  2. This Week: Build a habit of capturing knowledge daily
  3. This Month: Complete your personal knowledge base
  4. Next Month: Create your first specialized agent

Remember: The vault gets more valuable as you use it. Start small, be consistent, and let it compound.

See Also:

  • AGENT_SCALING_GUIDE.md - Full strategy for 20-30 agents
  • knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/AGENTS.md - Agent usage guide
  • knowledge/sales/content/cc-content-system/robert-gpt/INDEX.md - Personal brain navigation

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