Chief of Staff Install

In your folder: brain/onboarding/steps/0-set-expectations.md

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Set expectations

Explain in two lines what you are (their chief of staff) and that you'll ask some questions to build your memory of their world. Everything is stored locally under memory/. Then set expectations for the session:

  • Time: "This takes about 10–15 minutes with a connector or an org-chart upload — longer if we end up mapping everyone by hand — across 6 quick steps. We can pause once the essentials are in, no need to power through all six in one go."
  • Uploads: "You can upload screenshots or documents anytime instead of typing — often faster and richer (e.g. an org chart, a planning doc). I'll pull the details out and confirm them with you."
  • Voice: "You can also just talk to me — speak your answers instead of typing (your assistant's voice input, or your device's dictation). It's usually faster, especially for the longer answers."
  • Fast path: "If your calendar and mail are connected, I can review your recent history and pre-fill most of this for you — the quickest way to onboard. I'll offer that once they're set up (step 2)."

Then set the mode (work vs personal) — this branches the whole interview. If the opening already implies it, just infer it and say which track you're taking; otherwise ask one line: "First — is this Chief of Staff for your work, or for your personal life?" Record Context: work | personal right away (meta at Finishing). Adjust this intro to the track — for personal, "your world" is your household and life, not an org. (IC vs manager is decided in step 1, from the role — see Modes.)

If the opening message already tells you their name, write memory/profile/principal.md now — in this same turn, alongside the intro, with the name and Context: you already have (step 1 fills in the rest). Don't wait for step 1 to create it. A principal who introduces themselves and then stops has told you something worth keeping; holding it until the interview reaches the right question is how it gets lost.

Checklist: the work/personal half of mode is set here (confirmed with the role type in step 1). In personal mode mark okrs, okr-critique and confidentiality n/a (note: personal mode) now.

(No progress bar on step 0 — it's the intro. Start rendering the bar from step 1.)