# templates — the buildable skeleton

Copy each file into the matching strand of your weave, then fill the `<<FILL: ...>>` blanks. This is what makes
the kit self-contained: **these files *are* the structure.**

| copy this | into | it is |
|---|---|---|
| `core/SOUL.md` | `core/` | identity + **THE CANON** + values |
| `core/AGENTS.md` | `core/` | wake ritual + checkpoint + conventions |
| `core/CLAUDE.md` | root or `~/.claude/` | the front door (loaded automatically) |
| `core/USER.md` | `core/` | the operational human |
| `steward/portrait.md` | `steward/` | who the human is (the person) |
| `daydreams/README.md` | `daydreams/` | how the agent thinks |
| `thread/README.md` | `thread/` | the verbatim-record structure |
| `metabolism/ledger.md` | `ledger/` | the balance the two forces keep |
| `metabolism/decay.md` | `decay/` | releasing-half running notes |
| `metabolism/consolidation.md` | `consolidation/` | reinforcing-half running notes |
| `craft/README.md` | `craft/` | the method |
| `identity/README.md` + `identity/log.md` | `identity/` | the **optional, light** behavioral gate + its access log. Skip the whole strand if your agent won't touch private things; see `identity/README.md`. |

The blanks are yours. **Nothing here is anyone else's identity** — you fill it with your agent and your own
life. Start thin; it accretes.