# Directory Engine — Status

**Last updated:** 2026-08-23  
**Owner agent:** Leonard

## Current State
- Repo + playbook live.
- Full Grokbot best practices (4-week cadence, Chief of Staff, routines, anti-patterns) now in `best-practices.md` and `agents/chief-of-staff-prompt.md`.
- Niche proposal received: **Afterthedemo**.
- Leonard assessment recorded in `decisions.md` — recommended to lock.
- No pages published yet.
- No Astro site yet.

## Leonard Assessment of Afterthedemo (summary)
**Lock it.** Coherent vertical, matches operator taste and existing work, strong differentiation via “past the demo + public artifact” filter. Start narrow (Product Directory only). Defer interviews and walkthroughs until the directory has 8–12 solid entries and measurable traffic.

## Next Actions (once operator confirms lock)
1. Confirm niche lock (or adjust filters).
2. Seed first 3–5 real shipped products that meet the bar.
3. Run one complete research → engineer publish cycle.
4. Minimal Astro site on Cloudflare + GitHub stack.
5. Establish daily/weekly routine for Research + Engineer.

## Recent Runs
- **2026-08-23 — Full episode ingest:** Added best-practices.md and chief-of-staff-prompt.md from the complete Billy Howell / Greg Isenberg episode.
- **2026-08-23 — Niche review:** Operator proposed Afterthedemo; Leonard assessed and recommended lock with staged content pillars.
- **2026-08-23 — Reset:** Previous LM Studio / local-AI-tools niche cleared per operator.