Questions

Open questions for the Aimless project. Answer these to move from concept to implementation.

Product

• Primary device: macOS laptop.
• Local-first or cloud? Local-first, modular.
• Monologue: audio-first; text and handwritten fallback supported.
• Minimum viable scope: extraction + quest system from day one; transcription is user-provided.
• Therapist/coach export format: dynamic compilation by The Muse, user-controlled omission.

Data Model

• Monologues live in /Monologues, one markdown file per session.
• Daily summaries in /Days, linking monologues, quests, and logs.
• Quests in /Quests; agent config in /Agents; tag indices in /Tags.
• Transcript format: Markdown with YAML frontmatter (Session ID, Date/Time, Themes, Emotions, Audio Link, Summary).
• Audio linked from transcript via local file path.

The Muse

• Configurable persona file in /Agents.
• Default state: challenger/listener, not agreement engine.
• Question generation via prompt/guardrails; tone adjustable (clinical, poetic, analytical).
• Exporter: compiles themes, mood shifts, selected transcripts for coach/therapist sharing.

GTD / Quests

• Quest metadata: Status (Active, Paused, Completed), Priority, Due Date (Today, Tomorrow, Someday), Points.
• Time-log format: user’s choice — rigid time-blocking, granular minute-blocks, or open to-do list.
• Integration: self-contained first; extensible to external calendars/task apps.

Synthesis

• Timeline search: naive scan or vector search depending on query.
• Outputs suggested by AI; user chooses. Supported: memoir chapter, YouTube script, Instagram Reel.
• User intent drives synthesis: AI proposes topics, user requests, AI refines user’s writing (no generation from scratch).

Tech

• Core UI: Obsidian with Dataview. Export/view layer can also be a web dashboard or HTML SPA.
• Self-hosted preferred; SaaS optional.
• APIs: user supplies their own keys (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, etc.).

Influences

• Excerpts from The Artist’s Way and The Story of San Michele embedded as guardrails in The Muse persona.
• Morning Pages: audio primary, text/handwritten fallback.