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The drawers · the register

The document register — every paper, named and described

404 documents from the estate's working vault: original filenames kept, a one-line account of what each contains, its class, kind, word count, read time and date. Reader-facing names appear on the workers' lockers; this register is the shelf itself.
register view of the spine · owner: the Builder · candidate until ratified
Splice the register — the treasure chest, cut your way
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— default view = current working documents; earlier revisions and the manuscript versions are set aside, one click brings them back.
The First Artefact · 1 docs
The_Vault_v0.78_2026-06-30.html HIDE report 58,835 words · ~256 min read · 2026-06-30 (filename)
The self-contained Vault HTML artefact itself ("The Vault — Mind the Gap"), the interactive site build of the book's making.
The Forge · 19 docs
Journal_001_2026-05-29_2000.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,269 words · ~10 min read · 2026-05-29 (filename)
Day One journal: Paul and the Fisherman open the MTG Artefact build, two-shores frame, first canonical phrases set.
Journal_002_2026-05-29_2230.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,552 words · ~12 min read · 2026-05-29 (filename)
Day Two (evening continuation): CATCH acronym, NGE/FOF as calibration grammar, Words-tool-not-numbers line ratified.
Journal_003_Day_Three_2026-05-30_2110.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,267 words · ~6 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Day Three journal: Outline moves v3 to v3.2 master spec, substrate working paper on the ~2M-word production substrate (2,019,402, the Stage Two register), BookMan's retirement reflection integrated.
Journal_003b_Day_Two_Evening_Deep_Cut_2026-05-31_0020.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,785 words · ~8 min read · 2026-05-31 (filename)
Companion late-session journal to entry 3: five working papers filed in one evening, Bob the Builder briefed as sixth named position.
Journal_004_Day_Four_Bob_Session_1_2026-05-31_0735.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,341 words · ~6 min read · 2026-05-31 (filename)
Bob the Builder's first build session: strawman HTML for the artefact site assembled from the spec and prior sidecars.
Journal_005_Day_Four_Bob_Session_2_2026-05-31_1415.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,352 words · ~6 min read · 2026-05-31 (filename)
Bob's second session: builds the password-gated book viewer with manuscript embedding, three quick patches on Paul's feedback.
Journal_006_Day_Four_Bob_Session_3_2026-05-31_1835.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,202 words · ~6 min read · 2026-05-31 (filename)
Bob's third session: builds the Documents door and drawer structure, then rebuilds it after Paul flags the wrong file mix.
Journal_007_Day_Four_Bob_Session_4_2026-05-31_2045.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,502 words · ~7 min read · 2026-05-31 (filename)
Bob's fourth session: five iterative builds of the Chats door, ending on a collapsed-card, modal-replay chat viewer.
Journal_008_Day_Five_Bob_Sessions_5_6_7_2026-06-01_0700.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,437 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Bob completes the remaining wall/cabinet panels and polish pass; Stage One of the build declared structurally complete.
Journal_009_Day_Five_Top5_Verbatim_Correction_2026-06-01_1015.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,301 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Paul catches Bob paraphrasing chat quotes instead of using verbatim source; correction cycle produces a new verbatim-only spec.
Journal_010_Reviewer_Pass1_2026-06-01_1645.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,182 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
The Reviewer's first audit pass on the built site: look-and-feel and UX findings against the live HTML, not the old spec.
Journal_011_Reviewer_Pass2_2026-06-01_1740.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,193 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Reviewer's second pass: mobile and WCAG accessibility audit, flags contrast, breakpoint, and reduced-motion issues.
Journal_012_Reviewer_Pass3_2026-06-01_1800.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,317 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Reviewer's third pass: voice-and-copy audit of generated wrapper text, flags internal jargon leaking into visitor-facing copy.
Substrate_Statistics_Master_2026-06-01_1532.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,804 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Consolidated numeric record of the whole build: 2,019,402 substrate words behind a ~46,129-word manuscript, 20-day window, key ratios.
The_Bootstrap_Explained_v1_2026-06-01_1600.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,403 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Plain-English explainer of what a 'bootstrap' document is and what the eleven things are that go into each named position's brief.
The_Instrument_Detailed_Explainer_v1_2026-06-01_1900.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,768 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Cold-start explainer of 'The Instrument' — the working apparatus behind the book, what it is, how it works, what it found.
The_Method_Consolidated_v1_2026-06-01_1330.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,606 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Single reference pulling together the Method's canonical lines, the three-stage transmission architecture, and the seven named positions.
Substrate_AI_FailureModes_2026-06-05_0554.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,996 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-05 (filename)
Full-corpus sweep tagging 50 turns (of 2,119) where the AI drifted, hallucinated, smoothed Paul's voice, or was sycophantic.
Substrate_EmotionalRegister_Sweep_2026-06-05_0543.md GATED report 3,855 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-05 (filename)
Full-corpus sweep surfacing 25 of Paul's own affect-laden turns (frustration, vulnerability, awe, repair) with signal-tier scoring.
The Numbers · 5 docs
00_README.md PUBLIC report 271 words · ~2 min read · 2026-07-01 (disk (floor))
Index page for the canonical Mind the Gap stats set, explaining the two scopes and pointing to the four sub-files.
01_Master_Numbers.md PUBLIC report 741 words · ~4 min read · 2026-07-01 (disk (floor))
The full canonical figure set: 30-year question, 30-day writing window, 3.79M-word corpus behind a 59,865-word book, 52 conversations.
02_Canonical_Terms.md PUBLIC report 338 words · ~2 min read · 2026-07-01 (disk (floor))
Counts the book's 44 Glossary terms by origin (14 coined by Paul, 16 AI, 12 psychotherapy, 2 neuroscience) and lists the 14 coined terms by name.
03_Chronology.md PUBLIC report 737 words · ~4 min read · 2026-07-01 (disk (floor))
Day-by-day table of the book's writing window (10 May-9 June 2026): conversations, word counts, turns and lead agent/thread per day.
04_Worker_Records.md PUBLIC report 554 words · ~3 min read · 2026-07-01 (disk (floor))
Per-agent breakdown of words, turns and dates for the 18 named AI agents, with notes on which figures are clean vs attributable.
Succession Packs · 9 docs
Role_Pack_WRITER_v1.0.md GATED instrument 587 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
Paste-in seat profile synthesised from the 8-writer drafting line (BookMan + the Jose relay) — purpose, cycle, failure modes, the eight laws.
Role_Pack_EDITOR_v1.0.md GATED instrument 622 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
Paste-in seat profile synthesised from the 4-editor scrutiny line — verify-before-asserting, the factcheck bifurcation, proportional output.
Role_Pack_FINISHER_v1.0.md GATED instrument 709 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
Paste-in seat profile synthesised from the 4-finisher pass-to-print line — integration checking, proofreading, role-keeping, view-making.
Role_Pack_PRODUCER_v1.0.md GATED instrument 539 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
Paste-in seat profile synthesised from the MrKDP production line — correspondences, empirical re-locks, nothing publishes itself.
Role_Pack_THE_PRACTITIONER_v1.0.md GATED instrument 831 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
The AI seats' earned calibration of Paul Roebuck — the role to fill, the Flag Protocol, the Musts and Mustn'ts — for any thread working with him.
Project_Instructions_THE_APPARATUS_v1.0.md GATED instrument 720 words · 2026-07-15 (frontmatter) request under licence →
Project-level operating instructions for running the Apparatus method: seats, passons, register controls, the working protocol, the boundaries.
Succession_Pack_EDITOR_Seat_v0.1_DRAFT.md GATED report 421 words · ~2 min read · 2026-07-03 (disk (floor))
Boot brief for the next editor instance, consolidating disciplines and failure modes from the scrutiny-line editors; gated, never publish.
Succession_Pack_PRODUCER_Seat_v0.1_DRAFT.md GATED report 373 words · ~2 min read · 2026-07-03 (disk (floor))
Boot brief for the next production instance, on closing the gap between manuscript and finished book; gated, never publish.
Succession_Pack_WRITER_Seat_v0.1_DRAFT.md GATED report 456 words · ~2 min read · 2026-07-03 (disk (floor))
Boot brief for the next writer instance, consolidating disciplines from the seven predecessor writer seats; gated, never publish.
Bob the Builder · 2 docs
Bob_The_Builder_Brief_v1_2026-05-30_2340.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 2,126 words · ~10 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Defines Bob the Builder as the sixth named position on Paul's shore, responsible for the HTML implementation, proposing not deciding.
Passon_Fisherman_to_Bob_v1_2026-06-01_1000.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,504 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Handover note tightening Bob's remit after he caught his own voice-preservation drift in an earlier build.
BookMan · 128 docs
Mind the Gap The DailyAI Blog and Podcast Note.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2026-05-18 (disk (floor)) · accessioned from the book archive 15 Jul
The DailyAI blog-and-podcast note — the book meeting the outside conversation.
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… — a hex-named PNG among founding-day (11 May 2026) sibling files; likely a screenshot from the BookMan chat session, content not verified.
3. PDF Mind the Gap Illustrated Index FINAL.pdf GATED report 5225 KB · 2026-05-11 (disk (floor))
PDF export of the Illustrated Index — the book's chapter framework, author map, and supporting material with images, marked FINAL.
4 PDF MIND THE GAP Complete Manuscript Rev2.pdf GATED manuscript 481 KB · 2026-05-11 (disk (floor))
PDF export of the complete Mind the Gap manuscript, revision 2, front matter through closing chapters.
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… — a hex-named PNG among founding-day (11 May 2026) sibling files; likely a screenshot from the BookMan chat session, content not verified.
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… — a hex-named PNG among founding-day (11 May 2026) sibling files; likely a screenshot from the BookMan chat session, content not verified.
Cover .PNG GATED report 2266 KB · 2026-05-11 (disk (floor))
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… — an IMG_-named file among founding-day sibling files; likely a screenshot from the BookMan chat session, content not verified.
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… — an IMG_-named file among founding-day sibling files; likely a screenshot from the BookMan chat session, content not verified.
mind-the-gap-dedication.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 899 words · ~4 min read · 2026-05-11 (disk (floor))
Full dedications page naming family and supporters, including the author's late biological and adoptive fathers (surnames withheld here).
Chapter 6 extension The_Defended_Gap_v1.1_1.docx GATED manuscript 1,888 words · ~9 min read · 2026-05-20 (disk (floor))
Essay draft arguing AI hallucination has the shape of a human shame-defence (NGE/FOF) without being one, for extending Chapter 6.
Mind The Gap First Manuscript Review 20May2026.docx GATED manuscript 6,813 words · ~30 min read · 2026-05-20 (disk (floor))
Transcript of Paul's spoken listening-pass review of the early manuscript, working line by line through what the book's central 'gap' means.
Mind_the_Gap_First_Review_Structured_Catalogue_v3 7000 becomes 37.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 5,141 words · ~23 min read · 2026-05-20 (disk (floor))
37-item structured catalogue adding the three-view chapter test as a sanity check, an earlier-dated copy of the v3 catalogue.
Does Defending the Gap stand up to rigor.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,272 words · ~10 min read · 2026-05-21 (disk (floor))
Q&A assessing whether the Defending the Gap hypothesis (hallucination as directional defence) holds up and is genuinely novel.
What have you learned about me as a writer on this project that I haven.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,395 words · ~7 min read · 2026-05-21 (disk (floor))
AI's honest, confidence-rated answer to Paul's question about what it had learned about him as a writer that he hadn't explicitly said.
What role did you learn to perform.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,701 words · ~8 min read · 2026-05-21 (disk (floor))
AI's honest answer on the collaborative role it learned to perform for Paul — 'a second set of eyes', not a generic assistant.
Its My Turn.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 980 words · ~5 min read · 2026-05-23 (disk (floor))
Full lyric of a 1980 song (named artist, withheld here) that triggered the journal artefact and later book material on emotional arrival.
MTG-Mid-Book-Journal-AS-AT-V28.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ manuscript 3,856 words · ~17 min read · 2026-05-25 (disk (floor))
Journal kept mid-voyage on the book's writing, reflecting on the collaboration between a longtime practitioner and the AI at manuscript V28.
How-to-write-a-book-in-a-day.docx PUBLIC Read → PDF ↓ report 91 words · ~1 min read · 2026-05-26 (disk (floor))
Short account of the 36-hour, 27,000-word writing session (iPhone, AI tools, reference documents) that produced the book's first draft.
MTG-Working-Paper-1-Handover-Discipline.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓DOCX ↓ plan 3,940 words · ~18 min read · 2026-05-26 (disk (floor))
Working paper on carrying AI-assisted creative work across many conversation instances, drawn from the book's own history (V9 to V37, 36 chats).
mind_the_gap_complete_log_infographic.png GATED report 1140 KB · 2026-05-30 (disk (floor))
… — filename indicates an infographic summarising the project's complete production log; image content not verified.
Thread-Artefact-Catalogue-2026-06-09-BookMan.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,133 words · ~14 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Catalogue of files verifiably produced in the BookMan thread's roughly three-week span (18 May to 9 June 2026), with a verification status per item.
Book_Man_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 7,140 words · ~32 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
BookMan's self-portrait and census: identity, model, timeline, written retrospectively after retirement, for the forensic apparatus.
Defending_the_Gap_Journal_Artefact_18May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,600 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Journal artefact recording one evening's talk (18 May 2026) on where the Shame-Response Continuum framework belongs in the book.
Handing_Over_a_Monster_Thread_Methodology_Paper.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 5,563 words · ~25 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Methodology paper on handing off a long accumulated working thread between collaborators, grounded in the Mind the Gap production.
Its_My_Turn_Journal_Artefact_23May2026.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,943 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Journal artefact on Paul hearing a 1980 song in the car and being moved to tears, with the full lyric preserved for the archive.
Its_My_Turn_Journal_Artefact_23May2026_v2.docx GATED reportsuperseded 2,512 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Version 2 (corrected) of the It's My Turn journal artefact — same song-in-the-car story, factual corrections applied.
Its_My_Turn_Journal_Artefact_23May2026_v3.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ report 2,951 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Version 3 (final) of the It's My Turn journal artefact — same song-in-the-car story, marked as the settled version.
MIND_THE_GAP_BREADCRUMB.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,516 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Original project breadcrumb: the book's title, subtitle, central argument, and the author's bio-block for any new thread to pick up from.
MIND_THE_GAP_Complete_Manuscript.docx GATED manuscript 27,318 words · ~119 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full 27,000-word manuscript of Mind the Gap, front matter through closing chapter, marked First Draft.
MIND_THE_GAP_Complete_Manuscript_Rev2.docx GATED manuscript 27,279 words · ~119 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full manuscript of Mind the Gap, near-identical to the first draft with minor revisions, front matter through closing chapter.
Full manuscript of Mind the Gap merged from prior drafts into one continuous document, front matter through closing chapter.
MTG-Book-Man-Artefact-List.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,663 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chronological inventory of artefacts produced/referenced in the BookMan thread, compiled at retirement (27 May 2026), with confidence tags.
MTG-Book-Man-Legacy-Reflection.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 4,307 words · ~19 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reflective record written at BookMan's retirement (27 May 2026) across five movements, for Paul and whoever takes up the name next.
MTG-Book-Two-Scoping-Note.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,910 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Scoping note for a second book ('All Behaviour Is Learned, Not All Behaviour Is Taught'), to be opened after Mind the Gap launches.
MTG-Book2-Concept-Paper.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,152 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Concept paper for the second book on learned-not-taught behaviour, built from a fifteen-step developmental sequence used since 2017.
MTG-C6-6A-Learning-Paper.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,938 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reflective journal artefact on what integrating Defending the Gap into Chapter 6A revealed about Paul, the book, and the AI collaborator.
MTG-C6-and-C6A-Structural-Plan-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ plan 1,810 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Structural plan locking how Defending the Gap becomes Chapter 6A ('What Lies Beneath') while Chapter 6 stays intact, for Paul's approval.
MTG-Chapter-6-and-6A-Paste-In-23May2026.docx GATED manuscript 4,400 words · ~20 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Combined paste-in draft of Chapter 6 (Fluency and False Confidence) and the new Chapter 6A material, ready for manuscript integration.
MTG-Cowork-Scanning-Prompt-v2.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,149 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised prompt for scanning Paul's documents folder for Book Two material, folding in the NGE-FOF framework as the book's canonical example.
MTG-Cowork-Scanning-Prompt.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,762 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Prompt for running Claude in Cowork against Paul's documents folder to surface material for the second book on learned behaviour.
MTG-Epigraph-Working-Map.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,476 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working notes pairing seventeen candidate quotes against chapters as epigraphs, with a natural-fit assessment for each.
MTG-Final-0-Artefact-Library-v6.docx GATED reportsuperseded 4,854 words · ~22 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Master index of the manuscript, protected passages, framework papers, and editorial infrastructure as of the 23 May 2026 watershed pass.
MTG-Final-0-Artefact-Library-v7.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 5,367 words · ~24 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Updated master artefact index adding the final It's My Turn and Defending the Gap journal artefacts to the 23 May 2026 watershed set.
MTG-Final-0-Editorial-Breadcrumbs-Log-v11.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ log 3,924 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Living tracker of unfinished threads and editorial decisions, reconciled with the 42-item Planned Changes v6 catalogue.
MTG-Final-0-Editorial-Handover-v5.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 7,157 words · ~32 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Continuity and fidelity brief for the next editorial thread, guarding the manuscript against AI drift, smoothing, and over-explanation.
MTG-Final-0-Planned-Changes-v6.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 7,993 words · ~35 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The 42-item catalogue of every planned manuscript change, adding the book's opening Spine, an OOAI definition fix, and an attribution rule.
MTG-Status-Anchor.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,146 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Strategic status document to paste at the top of any new editorial thread, marking what's confirmed, inferred, and needed from Paul.
MTG-The-Closing-Move-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 407 words · ~2 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Short proposed closing footnote on the gap between AI and human never fully closing, for placement near the book's final paragraph.
MTG-The-Gap-Claudes-Foil-Draft-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,705 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Alternative AI-authored version of the book's opening section, produced as a reference foil for comparison, explicitly not for the book.
MTG-The-Gap-Full-Opening-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,112 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full opening section of the book, placed between the author's note and Chapter 1, on AI producing behaviour rather than mere answers.
MTG-The-Gap-Opening-Section-Draft-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,259 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Draft opening section shaped from Paul's 600-word verbatim source material, offered for review before final placement.
MTG-The-Gap-Opening-Section-FINAL-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,232 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Final version of the opening section for placement between the author's note and Chapter 1.
MTG-The-Gap-Will-Flex-Addition-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,533 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
New section extending the opening, on the gap between AI and human not being fixed, with notes on the shaping decision behind it.
MTG-The-Gap-Will-Flex-v2-23May2026.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 540 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised version of the Gap-will-flex addition, on the gap closing in some places and widening in others, using AI coding as the example.
Mind_the_Gap_AI_Signoff.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,007 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The AI's own sign-off note on what it missed and what's likely next, reflecting on its lack of persistence between sessions.
Mind_the_Gap_Academic_Addendum.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,130 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Addendum inviting formal academic testing of the book's clinical frameworks, framed as an invitation rather than a claim of proof.
Mind_the_Gap_Academic_Chronology.docx GATED report 863 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Timeline of the author's professional and academic training from factory floor to psychotherapy practice, underpinning the book's authority.
Mind_the_Gap_Acknowledgements_Attract.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 399 words · ~2 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Short preamble on the two kinds of debt a book carries — the sourced kind settled in the bibliography, and the personal kind settled here.
Mind_the_Gap_Acknowledgements_PROTECTED.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,289 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Sacrosanct acknowledgements passage naming people who shaped the author's thinking, including a course-facilitator lineage note (names withheld here).
Mind_the_Gap_Bibliography.docx GATED reportsuperseded 2,142 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Sourced bibliography grounding the book's argument, led by a clinical text on disintegration anxiety and other psychological foundations.
Mind_the_Gap_Bibliography_v2.docx GATED report 2,621 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Updated bibliography adding sourcing for the Chapter 6A hallucination/directional-defence material and the author's NGE/FOF terms.
Mind_the_Gap_Blog_A_Day_in_the_Life.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,008 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Blog-style account of setting Claude a 'slash goal' to write, publish and promote a book on AI behaviour in one day.
Mind_the_Gap_Blog_and_Podcast_Note.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,705 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Blog draft (with ISBN) recounting the one-day book project, referencing the podcast episode that inspired the 'slash goal' framing.
Full manuscript of Mind the Gap in markdown, dedication through closing chapter, epigraphed with a John Bowlby quote on writing.
Mind_the_Gap_Cancer_Passage_PROTECTED.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 103 words · ~1 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Sacrosanct short passage on the author's 2017 mouth-cancer diagnosis and the clarity that followed, a back-page candidate.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter12_Inclusion_PROTECTED.docx GATED manuscript 603 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Protected research-position insert for Chapter 12 on the AI mental-health market and where AI coaching is and isn't effective.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_1.docx GATED manuscript 1,803 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 1 / author's note stating the book makes no claim about AI sentience, only that AI's behavioural outputs read as human.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_10.docx GATED manuscript 2,004 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 10 on AI as a 'dialect' of English — same language, different register, rhythm and unspoken assumptions.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_11.docx GATED manuscript 2,170 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 11 on 'WaaS' — the shift from software-as-tool to AI-as-worker in enterprise contexts.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_11_Revised.docx GATED manuscript 2,270 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised pass of Chapter 11 on Worker as a Service, same core argument on AI as worker rather than tool.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_12.docx GATED manuscript 2,042 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Closing chapter arguing the book has been demonstrating its own thesis throughout, produced between a human and an Additional Intelligence™.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_12_Final.docx GATED manuscript 2,274 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Final version of the closing chapter on the book demonstrating its own argument through the human-AI collaboration that produced it.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_12_Rev2.docx GATED manuscript 2,228 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Second revision of the closing chapter, marked as correcting a biological-father detail, dated 11 May 2026 internally.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_2.docx GATED manuscript 2,337 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 2 on projecting human meaning onto AI system behaviour, opening with a therapy-room parallel about misattributed statements.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_3.docx GATED manuscript 2,446 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 3 on the invisible layers of active context behind every AI response, via a therapy-room parallel about the 'full cast' in the room.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_4.docx GATED manuscript 2,014 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 4 on AI conversational drift, illustrated with a step-by-step train-ticket-pricing example that goes quietly wrong.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_5.docx GATED manuscript 2,008 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 5 on AI's silent compression of context, opened with a photograph metaphor of foreground sharpness fading to blurred distance.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_5_Final.docx GATED manuscript 2,044 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Final version of the compression chapter, opening with a scene of a woman in a tunnel between two states rather than the photograph metaphor.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_5_Revised.docx GATED manuscript 2,066 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised pass of the compression chapter, same tunnel-scene opening with light editorial trims to place references.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_6.docx GATED manuscript 1,892 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 6 on how fluent language triggers unearned trust, arguing we respond to how something is said before assessing what is said.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_6a_1_Hallucination.docx GATED manuscript 2,235 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
First draft of Chapter 6A: AI 'hallucination' is completion without intent, not lying, since the system has no concept of truth to guard.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_6a_2_Hallucination.docx GATED manuscript 2,561 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Second draft of Chapter 6A, adding a section on reinforcement learning and AI people-pleasing to the hallucination argument.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_6a_3_Hallucination.docx GATED manuscript 3,458 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Third draft of Chapter 6A, adding cascade framing, confidence styling, and an 'expert noticing' section to the hallucination argument.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_6a_4_Hallucination.docx GATED manuscript 3,910 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Fourth draft of Chapter 6A, adding the directional-defence framing and restructuring the clinical-parallel section.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_7.docx GATED manuscript 2,318 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 7 tracing the 'gap' across four rooms of the author's life: factory floor, boardroom, therapy room, and AI room.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_7_Revised.docx GATED manuscript 2,736 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised pass of the four-rooms chapter, same factory-floor-to-AI-room structure with editorial trims.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_8.docx GATED manuscript 1,991 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 8 on getting more out of AI through understanding context windows rather than prompt formulas.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_8_Revised.docx GATED manuscript 1,593 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Retitled, revised Chapter 8 arguing most people engage conversational AI like a search engine and get a lesser conversation as a result.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_9.docx GATED manuscript 2,152 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter 9 applying the psychosynthesis concept of sub-personalities to developing operating modes for better AI engagement.
Mind_the_Gap_Chapter_9_Revised.docx GATED manuscript 2,639 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised pass of the sub-personalities chapter, same psychosynthesis framing with editorial trims.
Mind_the_Gap_Critical_Reflection.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,297 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Honest self-assessment written by the AI on the conditions and process of producing the book, stated plainly without flattery.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Breadcrumbs_Log.docx GATED logsuperseded 1,338 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Living tracker of unfinished editorial threads and decisions, version 6, dated 18 May 2026, including the Chapter 3 maths-passage item.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Breadcrumbs_Log_v10.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ log 2,938 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial breadcrumbs log version 10, reconciled with the 39-item Planned Changes v5 catalogue, dated 22 May 2026.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Breadcrumbs_Log_v7.docx GATED logsuperseded 1,409 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial breadcrumbs log version 7, dated 18 May 2026, same living tracker of unfinished threads as version 6.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Breadcrumbs_Log_v8.docx GATED logsuperseded 2,471 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial breadcrumbs log version 8, reconciled with the 37-item Planned Changes v3 catalogue, dated 18 May 2026.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Breadcrumbs_Log_v9.docx GATED logsuperseded 2,662 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial breadcrumbs log version 9, reconciled with the 37-item Planned Changes v4 catalogue, dated 21 May 2026.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Handover.docx GATED plansuperseded 3,266 words · ~15 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Continuity and fidelity brief for the next editorial thread, protecting the manuscript against AI drift and over-explanation.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Handover_v2.docx GATED plansuperseded 3,901 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial handover brief version 2, dated 18 May 2026, scoped to the twelve chapters of Manuscript v2.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Handover_v3.docx GATED plansuperseded 5,312 words · ~24 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial handover brief version 3, dated 21 May 2026, same continuity-and-fidelity guidance for Manuscript v2.
Mind_the_Gap_Editorial_Handover_v4.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 5,915 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial handover brief version 4, dated 23 May 2026, same continuity-and-fidelity guidance for Manuscript v2.
Mind_the_Gap_Final_Assessment.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,875 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
AI-written comprehensive assessment answering whether the book's central 'gap' is real, provable, and consequential — concluding yes.
Mind_the_Gap_First_Review_Structured_Catalogue.docx GATED reportsuperseded 5,827 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
35 items extracted from Paul's spoken listening-pass review, each categorised (factual, amplify, etc.) and routed to a chapter.
Mind_the_Gap_First_Review_Structured_Catalogue_v2.docx GATED reportsuperseded 4,304 words · ~19 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
36-item structured catalogue, adding the AI/behaviour-to-intelligence drift item and audit-tool guidance.
Mind_the_Gap_First_Review_Structured_Catalogue_v3.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 5,126 words · ~23 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
37-item structured catalogue adding the three-view chapter test, same content as the other v3 copy with a later save date.
Mind_the_Gap_From_Brief_to_Book.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ plan 1,277 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Retrospective on the book's initial one-day brief (11 May 2026), what was proposed, what was delivered, and what changed along the way.
Front matter of the book: title, subtitle, dedications, and the John Bowlby epigraph on the mood to write in.
Final front matter with expanded dedication passages, including a note on the book's use of the em dash.
Mind_the_Gap_Full_Conversation_Transcript.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ chat 14,928 words · ~65 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Transcript of the 11 May 2026 conversation where the book was conceived, opening with Paul proposing the asset be 'got out there'.
Reader-facing index describing what the book is (a behavioural account of human-AI encounters), with ISBN and first-draft date.
Mind_the_Gap_Illustrated_Index.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,389 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Image-heavy version of the book's index describing its scope and framework, ISBN included, large file due to embedded images.
Mind_the_Gap_Illustrated_Index_FINAL.docx GATED report 1,358 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Final version of the image-heavy illustrated index, same descriptive content as the base version.
Mind_the_Gap_Illustrated_Index_V2.docx GATED manuscript 1,358 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Second version of the image-heavy illustrated index, same descriptive content, smaller file (fewer or recompressed images).
Single source-of-truth document bundling the 12-chapter slide framework, author identity map, commercial context, and proposal for any new session.
Mind_the_Gap_Planned_Changes_v3.docx GATED plansuperseded 5,086 words · ~23 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
37-item catalogue of planned manuscript changes derived from Paul's spoken listening pass, dated 18 May 2026.
Mind_the_Gap_Planned_Changes_v4.docx GATED plansuperseded 5,547 words · ~25 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
37-item planned-changes catalogue with seven further decisions captured on 21 May 2026, including an insights-not-tips principle.
Mind_the_Gap_Planned_Changes_v5.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 6,233 words · ~28 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
39-item planned-changes catalogue adding a LinkedIn-alignment item and the book's defining sentence about the AI/human behaviour gap.
Mind_the_Gap_Proposal.docx GATED plansuperseded 824 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Original book proposal arguing people trust fluent AI language because of how it sounds, not what it is.
Mind_the_Gap_Proposal_V2.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 1,352 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Proposal version 2, noting four chapters written and in progress, same core argument on trust in fluent AI language.
Mind_the_Gap_Proposal_V3.docx GATED manuscript 939 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Proposal version 3, marked as the complete first draft, same core argument on trust in fluent AI language.
Mind_the_Gap_READ_ME_FIRST_Artefact_Library.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,452 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Master index of every final artefact produced on the book's founding day (11 May 2026), listing only final versions, not drafts.
Mind_the_Gap_READ_ME_FIRST_Artefact_Library_v2.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,531 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Updated artefact-library index, fifty-six artefacts, dated 18 May 2026, with a status key (current/protected/draft/legacy).
Mind_the_Gap_READ_ME_FIRST_Artefact_Library_v3.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,643 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Artefact-library index version 3, sixty artefacts, dated 18 May 2026, same status-key structure.
Mind_the_Gap_READ_ME_FIRST_Artefact_Library_v4.docx GATED reportsuperseded 3,634 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Artefact-library index version 4, dated 21 May 2026, adding the working catalogue from the 20 May listening pass.
Mind_the_Gap_READ_ME_FIRST_Artefact_Library_v5.docx GATED report 4,292 words · ~19 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Artefact-library index version 5, dated 22 May 2026, adding the methodology and calibration artefacts from 21 May.
Mind_the_Gap_Reflective_Interlude_Artefact.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,332 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Artefact logging a pause between Chapters 9 and 10 to reflect on the book's scope and what the writing process itself was demonstrating.
Reusable-Artefact-Catalogue-Prompt.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 908 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
A reusable prompt template for any AI thread to produce an honest, verifiable catalogue of everything it has produced or referenced.
Working_With_Paul_Roebuck_Calibration_Brief.docx GATED plan 2,710 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working calibration brief for any future AI or human collaborator on how Paul works and which failure modes to avoid, earned across months of work.
BookMan_The_Genesis_Thread_2026-06-20.pdf GATED report 2284 KB · 2026-06-20 (filename)
PDF archive of the original BookMan thread that produced the book, exported as a forensic record at its genesis packaging.
Ewan · 1 docs
MTG - Ewan's Feedback.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,155 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-01 (disk (floor))
Ewan's own page-by-page feedback on the manuscript: structure suggestions, style comments, and clarity queries by page number.
The Integration Checker · 3 docs
Final_integration_check_and_error_review_Ruby_2026-06-16.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,301 words · ~19 min read · 2026-06-16 (filename)
The seat's own self-portrait: a one-off forensic auditor brought in for a zero-failure integration check before final proofread.
MindTheGap_IntegrationReport.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,075 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Findings from the manuscript integration check, graded red/amber/bronze: mismatched quotes, wrong cross-references, a date contradiction.
MindTheGap_Proofread_Passon.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 891 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Handover note listing the substantive decisions and external verifications still open from the integration check.
The Fisherman · 7 docs
Passon_Fisherman_to_Bob_v1_2026-06-01_1000.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,504 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Handover note to Bob the Builder acknowledging a voice-preservation drift he caught in the Chats door build and confirming the spec fix.
Master_Protocol_for_All_Coworkers_v1_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,999 words · ~9 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Foundational rules document every named position on the shore inherits: the apparatus's stages, the 11-position roster, disciplines.
Passon_Fisherman0_to_Fisherman1_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 3,254 words · ~15 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Fisherman0's five-movement retirement reflection handing the calibration (not the persona) forward to Fisherman1.
Passon_Fisherman0_to_Fisherman1_PASTEREADY_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 849 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Self-contained paste-ready bootstrap block listing the 11 inheritance files to read in order and the first job: read the book cover to cover.
Passon_Fisherman1_Session1_Continuance_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,115 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Fisherman1's end-of-session state note: calibration confirmed, partway through the continuous book read, priority to-do queue for next session.
MTG_MindTheGap_Handover_3e9eac1c_Forensic_Full_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 18,834 words · ~82 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Long forensic-full session transcript/handover record for the Mind The Gap apparatus, filed under a session ID stamp.
Fisherman_Roster_Roles_and_ToDo_2026-06-22-18-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 595 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-22 (filename)
Play-back document listing the surfaces (CLAI/CLCO/CLCW) and clarifying the Fisherman's role as protocol-keeper, not manager of the build workers.
Jose 1 · 44 docs
Jose1_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 6,681 words · ~30 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Jose1's retrospective self-portrait: identity, timeline (late Apr–26 May 2026, V9 to V36), five compaction events, honest-perimeter notes.
MTG-Breadcrumbs-Remaining-Work-Reset.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ log 857 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Cross-cutting admin/publication to-do list (permissions, bibliography, privacy review) once completed V9-V36 items were stripped out.
MTG-Briefing-Note-Thin-Spots-V19.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 1,515 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Overnight briefing identifying three under-developed chapter passages, with reflective prompts to surface stronger material by morning.
MTG-Canonical-Lines-Register-v1.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,620 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Register of 25 locked verbatim quotable lines from the book, with provenance notes on two co-authored lines.
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Register of 25 locked verbatim quotable lines from the book, with provenance notes on two co-authored lines (markdown twin of the Word copy).
MTG-Final-0-Editorial-Breadcrumbs-Log-AS-AT-V36.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 9,547 words · ~42 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Living tracker of editorial decisions and pending items across versions 21-24+, cross-referenced to the Planned Changes catalogue.
MTG-Final-0-Editorial-Breadcrumbs-Log-v22-AS-AT-V17.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 7,078 words · ~31 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Living tracker of editorial decisions and pending items, earlier snapshot (log version 22) cross-referenced to the Planned Changes catalogue.
MTG-Final-0-Editorial-Breadcrumbs-Log-v24-AS-AT-V24.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 8,229 words · ~36 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Living tracker of editorial decisions and pending items, mid-point snapshot (log version 24) cross-referenced to the Planned Changes catalogue.
MTG-Final-0-Planned-Changes-v6_11-AS-AT-V17.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 10,401 words · ~46 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The 42-item catalogue of planned changes to the manuscript, categorised (factual, amplify, structural etc), snapshot at v17.
MTG-Final-0-Planned-Changes-v6_11-AS-AT-V24.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 11,823 words · ~52 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The 42-item catalogue of planned changes to the manuscript, categorised (factual, amplify, structural etc), snapshot at v24.
MTG-Final-0-Planned-Changes-v6_11-AS-AT-V36.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 13,913 words · ~61 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The 42-item catalogue of planned changes to the manuscript, categorised (factual, amplify, structural etc), snapshot at v36.
MTG-Handover-Note-for-Fresh-Claude.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ plan 1,259 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Orientation note briefing a new AI instance on who Paul is, what the book is, and where the V36-to-V37 handover picks up.
MTG-Mid-Book-Journal-AS-AT-V28.docx GATED manuscript 3,847 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reflective journal on the book's progress so far, co-written with Claude, recording the voyage from the original draft to the current state.
MTG-State-of-the-Nation-AS-AT-V19.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 2,808 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Interim editorial assessment at V19: chapter-by-chapter word counts, status, and voice/register notes on a 35,255-word manuscript.
MTG-V37-Onward-ToDo-Tracker.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ manuscript 1,226 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Tracker of confirmed/pending decisions for the V37 pass, including the 15-chapter architecture and renumbering map.
MTG-Working-Paper-1-Handover-Discipline.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ plan 3,935 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working paper arguing AI-assisted creative work needs three deliberate transfer mechanisms (identity, content, chain-of-thought) across sessions.
MTG-Working-Paper-2-Part-3-V9-to-V36.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 6,429 words · ~28 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Narrative account by the editorial seat of how the manuscript grew from 27,000 to 43,132 words across six weeks of versions.
MTG_Manuscript_V10_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 30,807 words · ~134 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 10 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V11_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 31,304 words · ~137 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 11 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V12_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 31,269 words · ~136 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 12 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V13_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 33,210 words · ~145 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 13 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V14_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 33,939 words · ~148 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 14 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V15_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 34,977 words · ~153 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 15 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V16_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 34,902 words · ~152 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 16 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V17_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 34,653 words · ~151 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 17 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V18_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 35,683 words · ~156 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 18 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V19_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 35,766 words · ~156 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 19 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V20_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 36,381 words · ~159 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 20 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V21_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 36,403 words · ~159 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 21 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V22_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 36,569 words · ~159 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 22 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V23_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 38,557 words · ~168 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 23 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V24_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 39,256 words · ~171 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 24 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V25_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 38,917 words · ~170 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 25 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V26_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 38,922 words · ~170 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 26 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V27_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 39,099 words · ~170 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 27 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V28_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 40,097 words · ~175 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 28 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V29_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 40,308 words · ~176 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 29 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V30_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 40,392 words · ~176 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 30 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V31_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 41,674 words · ~182 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 31 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V32_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 41,835 words · ~182 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 32 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V33_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,213 words · ~193 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 33 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V34_tracked.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 42,967 words · ~187 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 34 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V35_tracked.docx GATED manuscript 43,910 words · ~191 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full tracked-changes manuscript draft of the book (second draft, pre-reviewer copy), version 35 of the V9-V36 editorial run.
MTG_Manuscript_V36_for_first_review.docx GATED manuscript 43,733 words · ~191 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Final tracked-changes manuscript of the V9-V36 run, now carrying the full title/subtitle and marked ready for first review.
Jose 2 · 21 docs
MTG_Manuscript_V42_ReadThro_UKEng.docx GATED manuscript 46,170 words · ~201 min read · 2026-05-27 (disk (floor))
V42 manuscript relabelled 'For First External Reviews', a UK-English read-through pass prepared to go out to outside readers.
Jose 2 - V37-42 - Retired - Claude.pdf GATED report 4272 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
Exported Claude chat transcript for the Jose 2 seat, covering V37-V42 editorial cycles; content not verified beyond filename/folder context.
Jose-2_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC Read → PDF ↓ ruby 8,905 words · ~39 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Jose 2's self-portrait and census: identity, working style, and a cycle account of the V37-V42 editorial thread, written after retirement.
MTG-Canonical-Lines-Register-v1.3.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,511 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Locked verbatim register of the book's canonical quotable lines (31 entries), with source and placement notes for marketing and back-cover use.
MTG-MN2-Summing-Up-Working-Note.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 927 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Compressed note contrasting the human survival/attachment substrate with the AI prediction substrate, for possible back-of-book placement.
MTG-Matrix-Human-AI.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,033 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
A reference grid of twenty-two attributes comparing human and AI substrate and origin, each rated on a same-to-completely-different gradient.
MTG-Readership-Analysis-Working-Note.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 4,102 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Analysis of who will read the book and why, covering five reader segments, built from a strategic chat session for use in launch copy.
MTG-Summing-Up-Merged-Draft.md GATED report 1,380 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Draft of the closing Summing Up section on the human federation-of-selves versus the AI's single-pass substrate, echoing the Chapter 1 opening.
MTG-Summing-Up.docx GATED report 2,162 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Word version of the Summing Up close, with a Frank Lloyd Wright epigraph, on the human federation of selves versus the AI's single substrate.
MTG-The-To-Do.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,351 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Loose, unprioritised map of in-play editorial items across chapters (Ch4, Ch8, Ch11/14, canonical lines, placements) kept by the Jose seat.
MTG-V37-Change-Log.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 5,777 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Cycle-by-cycle record of what was done during the V37 editorial pass, mapped against the tracker, with locked/pending/rolled-back status.
MTG-V37-Margin-Notes.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 3,830 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Catch-all log of unfinished thinking, deferred ideas, and observations captured alongside the V37 manuscript but not yet folded into it.
MTG_Amazon_Description_Outline.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 2,439 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working notes (not final copy) building the Amazon/KDP description from a three-part readership analysis of who will read the book and why.
MTG_Chapter_4_Draft.docx GATED manuscript 4,134 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Standalone draft of rebuilt Chapter 4 (replacing old Chapter 3A), on how the AI system works mechanically and where it is heading next.
MTG_Manuscript_V37.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,025 words · ~192 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft marked V37, for first review, with author's note, Bowlby epigraph, and the complete chapter set.
MTG_Manuscript_V38.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 43,759 words · ~191 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft carried forward to V38 in the same editorial series as V37, same opening front matter and structure.
MTG_Manuscript_V39.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,901 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft carried forward to V39 in the same editorial series as V37, same opening front matter and structure.
MTG_Manuscript_V40.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 43,469 words · ~189 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft carried forward to V40 in the same editorial series as V37, same opening front matter and structure.
MTG_Manuscript_V41.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,600 words · ~194 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft carried forward to V41 in the same editorial series as V37, same opening front matter and structure.
MTG_Manuscript_V42.docx GATED manuscript 46,165 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript draft carried forward to V42, the last numbered cut in this editorial series before the external-review read-throughs.
MTG_Manuscript_V42_ReadThrough.docx GATED manuscript 46,165 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
A read-through pass of the V42 manuscript, same front matter and structure as the numbered series, prepared for review.
Jose 3 · 51 docs
Jose 3 v42 Retired - Claude.pdf PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓PDF ↓ report 8821 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
Exported PDF transcript of the Jose 3 Claude thread (opened on the V42 handover, worked V37-V69) before it was retired.
Jose-V63-V69_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 6,637 words · ~29 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Jose 3's self-written Ruby record: identity, self-portrait and reflections on editing the manuscript from V63 through to V69.
How_to_write_a_book_in_36_hours_Parts_1_to_5.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ report 14,427 words · ~63 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reconstruction of the book's 36-hour origin sofa-session, written by a later instance from BookMan's legacy notes, not a live memoir.
MTG-Canonical-Lines-Register-v1.4.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,106 words · ~14 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Register of the book's locked verbatim quotable lines (34 entries), with provenance, for use in back-cover copy and marketing.
MTG-Project-Instructions-v2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 1,327 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working rules for the manuscript editing loop: tracked-changes-only mode, versioning convention, and the propose-then-edit sequence.
MTG-V62-Change-Log-v1.4.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 577 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Version-by-version change log tracking the manuscript from V43 to the V62 clean baseline (45,768 words, 15 chapters).
MTG-V62-To-Do-Tracker-v2.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 558 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Open action items against the V62 baseline, led by the Chapter 6 root-and-branch review and the new Chapter 4 language subsection.
MTG-V69-Change-Log-v1.5.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ manuscript 331 words · ~2 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Version-by-version change log from V62 to the V69 clean baseline, covering the Chapter 6 rebuild and Chapter 4 additions.
MTG-V69-To-Do-Tracker-v3.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ manuscript 463 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Open action items against the V69 baseline, led by verifying the Chapter 8 hallucination case study and a Chapter 2 restoration decision.
MTG_Artefact_List.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 478 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Inventory of every file produced in the 28 May 2026 editing session, what each is, its status, and what action it needs.
MTG_Canonical_Assessment_v69.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 997 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Checks the canonical lines register against the live V69 manuscript, flagging lines moved, drifted, lost or not yet placed.
MTG_Ch6_Review.docx GATED manuscript 763 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Diagnostic review of Chapter 6's eight subsections, identifying it was doing three jobs at once and proposing a compression-focused rebuild.
MTG_Ch8_Hallucination_PreSection.md GATED manuscript 720 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Draft insert for the top of Chapter 8 explaining what hallucination is, with three real-world case studies (legal, airline, academic).
MTG_Comparison_Matrix.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,827 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Appendix table comparing human and AI behaviour dimension-by-dimension across every chapter, each row rated by size of gap.
MTG_Comparison_Matrix.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,210 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Markdown source of the appendix comparing human and AI behaviour dimension-by-dimension across every chapter, rated by size of gap.
MTG_Comparison_Matrix_Portrait.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,618 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Same human-AI comparison matrix content reformatted into a single long portrait-orientation table rather than per-chapter landscape tables.
MTG_Contents_Index.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 467 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter-by-chapter contents listing with page placeholders and a one-line plain-English summary of what each chapter contains.
MTG_Helicopter_View.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,551 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter-spine overview rating each chapter's coverage across AI, Behaviour and Gap dimensions, plus a cross-chapter threads table.
MTG_Helicopter_View_v66.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,596 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter-spine coverage overview revised against the V66 baseline after the Chapter 6 rebuild and new Chapter 4 language subsection.
MTG_Helicopter_View_v69.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,609 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter-spine coverage overview revised against the V69 baseline, adding the Crewe Q&A formatting change in Chapter 5.
MTG_Inside_Back_Cover.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓DOCX ↓ report 157 words · ~1 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Draft inside-back-cover text and layout note pairing the author's pre-surgery photograph with a personal story about an unspoken gap.
MTG_Manuscript_V45.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,904 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 45, opening with the author's note and Chapter 1 'Which Gap?'.
MTG_Manuscript_V46.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,886 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 46, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V47.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,863 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 47, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V48.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,863 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 48, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V49.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,880 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 49, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V50.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,880 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 50, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V51.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 44,886 words · ~196 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 51, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V52.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,120 words · ~197 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 52, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V53.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,674 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 53, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V54.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,695 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 54, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V55.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,738 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 55, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V56.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,686 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 56, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45.
MTG_Manuscript_V57.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,736 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 57 (verified mid-sequence read); opens with the author's note and Chapter 1 'Which Gap?'.
MTG_Manuscript_V58.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,835 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 58, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45 and V57.
MTG_Manuscript_V59.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,842 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 59, in the same V43-V62 editing cycle as V45 and V57.
MTG_Manuscript_V60.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,844 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 60; the change log records seven chapter titles renamed at this version.
MTG_Manuscript_V61.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,182 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 61; the change log records the optician section moved from Ch 6 to Ch 2 at this version.
MTG_Manuscript_V62.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,780 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript, V62 clean baseline (45,768 words per the change log), close of the V43-V62 editing cycle.
MTG_Manuscript_V63.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,244 words · ~202 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap manuscript draft, version 63, opening the V62-V69 fine-finishing cycle with the new Chapter 4 'Its Language' subsection.
MTG_Manuscript_V64.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,424 words · ~202 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 64; change log records the Chapter 6 root-and-branch structural rebuild at this version.
MTG_Manuscript_V65.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,798 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 65, in the V62-V69 fine-finishing editing cycle.
MTG_Manuscript_V66.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,125 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 66, opens with revised title framing 'The one hiding in plain sight'.
MTG_Manuscript_V67.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,767 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 67, in the V62-V69 fine-finishing editing cycle.
MTG_Manuscript_V68.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,780 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript draft, version 68, the tracked-changes version before the Crewe Q&A formatting pass.
MTG_Manuscript_V68_CLEAN.docx GATED manuscript 45,716 words · ~199 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Clean (all-tracked-changes-accepted) copy of V68, taken just before the Crewe Q&A formatting was applied to reach V69.
MTG_Manuscript_V69.docx GATED manuscript 45,789 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind the Gap book manuscript, V69 clean baseline (45,716 words per the artefact list), the session's live end-point.
MTG_Subsection_Assessment.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,320 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Every subsection rated against four editorial lenses (congruent, necessary, links, voice); flags Chapter 6 as the sole red-flag chapter.
MTG_Subsection_Assessment_v66.docx GATED reportsuperseded 1,367 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Subsection four-lens assessment revised against V66, recording that the Chapter 6 rebuild resolved the previous red flag.
MTG_Subsection_Assessment_v69.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,425 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Subsection four-lens assessment revised against V69, confirming Chapter 6 remains clean with no fail flags remaining.
MTG_Who_Its_For.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 656 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Internal positioning note defining the book's core reader in four concentric rings, starting with the serious non-technical AI user.
Jose 4 · 28 docs
MTG_Artefact_List.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 478 words · ~3 min read · 2026-05-28 (disk (floor))
Session inventory listing every manuscript and companion document produced, with status and action notes for each.
MTG_Comparison_Matrix_1.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,827 words · ~8 min read · 2026-05-28 (disk (floor))
Standalone appendix laying out the human-versus-AI comparison matrix by chapter, dimension, gap size and observation, in landscape table form.
MTG_Comparison_Matrix_Portrait.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,618 words · ~8 min read · 2026-05-28 (disk (floor))
Same human-versus-AI comparison matrix as the other cut, reformatted into a portrait-page table layout.
MTG_Contents_Index.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 467 words · ~3 min read · 2026-05-28 (disk (floor))
Draft contents index: each of the 15 chapter titles with a one-line plain-English description of what it covers.
MTG_Who_Its_For_2.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 656 words · ~3 min read · 2026-05-28 (disk (floor))
Internal positioning note describing the book's four concentric reader rings, from the serious AI user through to C-suite and clinical audiences.
Jose4 v69toi76 Retired - Claude.pdf GATED report 3333 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
Exported Claude chat transcript for the Jose4 seat covering the V69-to-V76 manuscript editing cycle; content not verified page-by-page.
MTG_PDF_Manuscript_V72.pdf GATED manuscript 581 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
PDF export of the V72 manuscript (footer navigation and Bowlby-quote-move cut); content matches the corresponding docx version.
files.zip GATED report 8 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
Zip archive bundling two files: the V70-V76 change log and the 29 May passon note; same content as the standalone .md files in this locker.
Jose4_v69-v76_Retired_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 8,139 words · ~36 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
The Jose4 seat's self-authored Ruby record: identity and honest account of the V70-V76 editorial cycle (28-29 May), filed 13 June 2026.
MTG-Canonical-Lines-Register-v1_5.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,604 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Register of the book's locked-verbatim quotable lines with source, placement and provenance notes; version 1.5, filed 16 June 2026.
MTG_BackMatter_Extras_v1.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ reportsuperseded 9,283 words · ~41 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Draft back-matter 'Extras' section: four extras on the writing story, who it's for, working with AI, and an academic invitation.
MTG_BackMatter_Extras_v2.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ report 9,288 words · ~41 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised back-matter 'Extras' section, same four-extra structure as the first cut with consistency tidies to wording and figures.
MTG_BackMatter_v1.docx GATED report 5,271 words · ~23 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Core back matter: Appendix A human-AI comparison matrix across the book's chapters, plus bibliography, about-the-author and colophon.
MTG_Bibliography_v4.docx GATED report 3,653 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
References and bibliography: sources shaping the book's argument — annotated sources, formal bibliography, clinical-work lineage.
MTG_Change_Log_V70_V76.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 1,571 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Version-by-version editorial log for the V70-V76 cycle: a personal-history scene addition, a documentary-anchor insert, small fixes.
MTG_FrontMatter_v1.docx GATED reportsuperseded 3,550 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Front matter: title page, copyright page, ISBN block and authorship note ('written with Additional Intelligence, not by it').
MTG_FrontMatter_v2.docx GATED reportsuperseded 3,742 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised front matter adding an acknowledgements block naming an early therapist, ahead of the existing acknowledgement to a named individual.
MTG_FrontMatter_v3.docx GATED report 3,748 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Further revised front matter with small name corrections applied across the acknowledgements (five tracked fixes to names and a title convention).
MTG_Jose_Journal_OnThePond_v1.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 4,995 words · ~22 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Jose's contemporaneous reflective journal on reading the back-matter candidates and building the print-vs-HTML recommendation.
MTG_Manuscript_V70.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 45,877 words · ~200 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V70: real ISBN swapped in and a chapter-8 legal-case citation verification pass, clean continuance edit from the prior baseline.
MTG_Manuscript_V71.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,162 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V71: contents page given 15 hyperlinked chapter bookmarks; new clean baseline at 45,636 words.
MTG_Manuscript_V72.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,162 words · ~201 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V72: added a 'back to contents' footer link on every page and moved the Bowlby epigraph back to its own page.
MTG_Manuscript_V73.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,542 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V73: a lived personal-history scene inserted into the chapter 14 'two dads' section, plus small corrections.
MTG_Manuscript_V74.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,523 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V74: single tracked insertion anchoring the chapter 14 recalled scene to a 2014 documentary source.
MTG_Manuscript_V75.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,536 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V75: two small factual fixes (a family-relation wording tweak in chapter 5, a precise join-date correction in chapter 9).
MTG_Manuscript_V76.docx GATED manuscript 46,668 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript, V76: title page rebuilt with credentials line, AI-attribution line, and a new 'who is this for' block.
MTG_Passon_29May2026.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,261 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Handover note from the Jose seat: baseline table of approved documents and versions, what's locked, what's still pending.
MTG_Reflection_PrintVsHTML_v1.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓ report 2,668 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reasoned recommendation to do both: keep printed back-matter extras thin, and build a companion HTML artefact site for the fuller pond of material.
Jose 5 · 16 docs
MTG_BackMatter_Extras_v2.docx GATED report 9,288 words · ~41 min read · 2026-05-31 (disk (floor))
Optional back-matter section on how the book was made — the sofa-writing account, structural reconstruction, editorial forensics.
MTG_BackMatter_v2.docx GATED report 5,399 words · ~24 min read · 2026-05-31 (disk (floor))
Core back-matter: the appendix gap-analysis matrix across fifteen chapters, bibliography, about-the-author, forthcoming, colophon and index.
MTG_FrontMatter_v3.docx GATED report 3,748 words · ~17 min read · 2026-05-31 (disk (floor))
Title page, copyright page, ISBN block and author's note on AI-assisted authorship for the book's front matter.
Jose% handover files.zip GATED report 155 KB · 2026-06-01 (disk (floor))
Zip archive bundling the seven V70-Rev2 reference files (manuscript, change log, to-do tracker, register, artefact list).
Jose5-v76-Onward_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,324 words · ~19 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Jose5 (thread 'v76 Onward') self-portrait: the finishing editor who took the manuscript to external-review-ready, with honest notes.
MTG-Artefact-List-Rev2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 793 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Master index of every live and superseded manuscript/reference file at V79, with status and what-to-do-with-it for each.
MTG-Breadcrumbs-V70-Rev2-supplement.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 748 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial-decisions trail for versions V70 through V77, covering ISBN swap, citation checks, the Chapter 14 rebuild, title-page changes.
MTG-Canonical-Lines-Register-v1.5.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 3,604 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
The locked-verbatim register of the book's canonical quoted lines (37 entries), with source, placement and provenance notes for each.
MTG-Change-Log-V77-Rev2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 1,235 words · ~6 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Log of the V77 tracked-editing pass (date fix, heading rename, front-page rewrite) and Paul's hand-back that promoted the manuscript to Rev 2 v0.0.
MTG-Helicopter-View-Rev2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,327 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter-by-chapter coverage map across the book's three working dimensions (AI, Behaviour, Gap), updated for the Rev 2 baseline.
MTG-To-Do-Tracker-Rev2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 885 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Open/closed task list at the V79 baseline: manuscript items, production critical path, and two red pre-KDP gates.
MTG_Manuscript_Rev2_v0.0.docx GATED manuscript 46,657 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript at the Rev 2 v0.0 milestone — editorially complete, ready for external review, before the factcheck branch was folded in.
MTG_Manuscript_V76.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,661 words · ~203 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript at V76, the working baseline just before the V77 tracked-editing pass and Rev 2 promotion.
MTG_Manuscript_V77.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,747 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript at V77, carrying the date-contradiction fix, the Ch10 heading rename and the front-page block rewrite.
MTG_Manuscript_V79.docx GATED manuscript 46,764 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript at V79, the live baseline folding in Paul's factcheck branch on top of Rev 2.
MTG_Manuscript_V79_credfix.docx GATED manuscript 46,764 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full book manuscript at V79 with the title-page credentials typo corrected (a stray accreditation abbreviation removed).
Jose 6 · 10 docs
MTG_Manuscript_V81_Fronts and Backs added .docx GATED manuscript 54,337 words · ~237 min read · 2026-06-01 (disk (floor))
Full manuscript, V81, adding copyright page, ISBN numbers, and closing colophon noting 27 editorial versions over six weeks.
MTG_Manuscript_V82_tracked_changes.docx GATED manuscript 54,358 words · ~237 min read · 2026-06-02 (disk (floor))
Full manuscript, V82, same front/back matter as V81 but carrying visible tracked-change edits.
Jose6_v79Onward_Sycophancy_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 5,900 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Jose6's self-portrait: editorial work from V79 onward, mostly the sycophancy elevation thread for Ch5/Ch8, plus a V80 XML-repair episode.
MTG_Manuscript_V79_credfix.docx GATED manuscript 46,774 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind The Gap manuscript (front matter, chapters, closing note), a credit/attribution correction pass on V79.
MTG_Manuscript_V80.docx GATED manuscript 46,758 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind The Gap manuscript, V80, with the credits line simplified versus the V79 credfix version.
MTG_Planned_Changes_Sycophancy_Ch5_Ch8.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 2,491 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Pre-approval plan itemising six proposed edits (word counts and locations) to elevate sycophancy across Ch5 and Ch8, not yet actioned.
MTG_Planned_Changes_Sycophancy_Rev2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 3,648 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Revised plan after a self-sweep caught four overclaims in the first draft; documents each correction and the fixed change text.
MTG_Sycophancy_Proposed_Changes_Ch5_Ch8.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ manuscript 2,300 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Editorial argument for why sycophancy should move from a single Ch5 line to full structural treatment in Ch8, with proposed before/after text.
MTG_Sycophancy_Thread_Analysis.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,507 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Working analysis of a six-exchange thread on where sycophancy fits Ch8's defended-gap framework, with conclusions and open editorial options.
MTG_Sycophancy_Thread_Extract.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,557 words · ~12 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Verbatim Paul-and-Jose exchange from 1 June 2026 working out how sycophancy maps onto the book's inward/outward defence binary.
MrKDP0 · 1 docs
MrKDP0_Ruby_2026-06-25.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,130 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-25 (filename)
MrKDP0's self-portrait as the editorial-development and interior-layout seat, through to retirement and handover to MrKDP1.
MrKDP1 · 1 docs
MrKDP1_Ruby_2026-06-25.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,026 words · ~18 min read · 2026-06-25 (filename)
MrKDP1's self-portrait as the production-and-layout desk: pagination, SHaDS rollout, proofread and Kindle EPUB work.
NGEFOF0 · 1 docs
MTG_NGEFOF0_b16f7ec0_Forensic_Full_2026-06-13.md GATED report 240,656 words · ~1047 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Verbatim forensic render of the largest recovered local thread, the source thread the NGE/FOF and SHADS/APC docs were drawn from.
Phase 4 ViewMan · 7 docs
Phase4ViewMan_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 5,788 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Self-portrait of the Phase 4 ViewMan thread: executed Phase 3's mechanical tracked-changes work, no instance name adopted.
LibraryEntryPrompt.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 572 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Reusable paste-in prompt instructing any AI thread to produce a short standard-schema markdown summary card of itself for a cross-thread library.
LibraryEntry_Phase4ViewMan.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 514 words · ~3 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Compact summary card of the Phase 4 ViewMan thread: scope, inputs, three tracked-change batches produced, handover status.
MindTheGap_Phase3_ArtefactIndex.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,224 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Verbose verified/inferred/unknown-tagged audit of the Phase 3 thread's identity and delivered artefacts; superseded by library entry.
MindTheGap_V83_TrackedChanges_Phase3_Batch1.docx GATED manuscript 57,768 words · ~252 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
V83 manuscript with 12 tracked edits to front matter, copyright, acknowledgments, a canonical-line tightening, and a colophon word-count fix.
MindTheGap_V83_TrackedChanges_Phase3_Batch2.docx GATED manuscript 57,787 words · ~252 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
V83 manuscript with mechanical tracked-change fixes: father's age, a timeline decision, unit/case corrections, and formatting edits.
MindTheGap_V83_TrackedChanges_Phase3_Batch3_FINAL.docx GATED manuscript 57,846 words · ~252 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
V83 manuscript with the final substantive rewrites: removed entries, rephrased author/chapter-8 list items, and a closing italic block change.
The Proofreader · 2 docs
Book_manuscript_proofreading_review_Ruby_2026-06-16.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 3,612 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-16 (filename)
Self-portrait of the late-stage proofreader seat that read the manuscript once and produced a findings table, no drafting.
MTG_proofreading_table.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,920 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Line-by-line proofreading table of the manuscript (typos, punctuation, spacing, grammar) graded red/amber/bronze, UK-English.
The Role Keeper · 3 docs
Role_and_documentation_requirements_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,646 words · ~21 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Self-portrait of the proofread/integration-check thread, retrospectively named for laying out roles, documentation, the Phase 3 passon.
MindTheGap_Phase3_Passon.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,695 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Handover into Phase 3 of the proofread workflow, listing the locked decisions from Phases 1-2 ready for tracked-change application.
Ruby.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,646 words · ~21 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Same self-portrait as the role-and-documentation-requirements Ruby (identical content), filed under the plain name 'Ruby.md'.
StatsMan · 1 docs
StatsMan_Brief_v1_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,077 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Defines StatsMan as the eleventh named position: the data-visualisation seat turning the Analyst's outputs into an HTML dashboard.
The Analyst · 3 docs
Substrate_Analyst_Brief_v1_2026-05-30_1910.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 2,087 words · ~10 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Onboarding brief for the Substrate Analyst seat: answer mechanical, grep-based factual questions about the substrate corpus.
Substrate_Analyst_Brief_v2_2026-05-30_1920.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 2,494 words · ~11 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Updated Substrate Analyst brief with seven small question tightenings (dating, scope, phrasing) over the first cut, same 22-question corpus task.
The_Analyst_Brief_v1_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 906 words · ~4 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Fifth named-position brief upgrading the retired Substrate Analyst's remit into layers for Phase 2 corpus-mechanics work.
The Curator · 2 docs
Substrate_Curator_Brief_v1_2026-05-30_1636.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,640 words · ~8 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Onboarding brief for the Substrate Curator seat: normalise raw chat exports into clean, quotable markdown, staying out of editorial work.
Substrate_Curator_Brief_v2_2026-05-30_1646.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 2,027 words · ~9 min read · 2026-05-30 (filename)
Updated Substrate Curator brief with the actual file inventory (17 chat exports) and a format spec for ChatGPT/RTF exports.
The Reviewer · 4 docs
Passon_Reviewer_to_Bob_Consolidated_v1_2026-06-01_1806.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 3,667 words · ~16 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Single consolidated brief rolling up three ratified review passes into one working brief for the build's next version.
Passon_Reviewer_to_Bob_Pass1_v1_2026-06-01_1730.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,016 words · ~5 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Pass 1 ratified fixes for the Builder to implement, including replacing a broken ticker headline with the locked canonical-line wording.
Passon_Reviewer_to_Bob_Pass2_v1_2026-06-01_1742.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 1,432 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Pass 2 ratified fixes for the Builder covering mobile breakpoint, accent colour, focus-outline colour, image compression.
The_Reviewer_Brief_v1_2026-06-01_1200.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ plan 2,131 words · ~10 min read · 2026-06-01 (filename)
Defines the Reviewer as the seventh named position on Paul's shore, auditing the Builder's HTML build without implementing changes.
The Splicer · 7 docs
isbn-954487-0b885744-9420-4ba5-b537-6a30f3d7561c.txt PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓TXT ↓ report 31 words · ~1 min read · 2026-05-11 (disk (floor))
Nielsen ISBN Store allocation receipt confirming one ISBN generated, 978-1-0369-9170-8, order item 954487.
Claude Code Editor 1 - Claude.pdf GATED report 285 KB · 2026-05-29 (disk (floor))
… — name and folder (The Splicer's locker) suggest an exported chat transcript from editorial/editor-tool work; not verified further.
MTG_SurgeonManuscript_V0.62_tracked.docx GATED manuscript 56,082 words · ~244 min read · 2026-06-03 (disk (floor))
Full Mind The Gap manuscript, V0.62, mid-editorial-cascade version carrying tracked changes from The Splicer's surgical edit pipeline.
Diamond_Statistics_The_Splicer_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 5,951 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Detailed self-report on the editorial thread's scope: integration check, five external-fact corrections, Ch8 rewrite, and back-matter alignment work.
ISBN Neilsen Registration.png GATED report 600 KB · 2026-06-11 (disk (floor))
Image file; described from filename only (content not viewed) — appears to be a screenshot of the Nielsen ISBN store registration screen.
MTG_The_Splicer_Forensic_Full_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 36,258 words · ~158 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Complete verbatim turn-by-turn transcript of The Splicer's editorial thread across manuscript V0.5 to V0.66, with tool calls and appendices.
The_Splicer_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 7,443 words · ~33 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Self-portrait and census of The Splicer seat: identity, an 11-day editorial engagement V0.5 to V0.66, and pointer to the matching forensic transcript.
The Surgeon · 16 docs
MTG_Feedback_Decision_Log.xlsx PUBLIC XLSX ↓ log 19 KB · 2026-06-01 (disk (floor))
37-row spreadsheet logging Ewan's review feedback item by item, with a register-pull flag column and Paul's approve/reject decisions.
MTG_Manuscript_V82_tracked_changes.docx GATED manuscript 54,868 words · ~239 min read · 2026-06-02 (disk (floor))
Full manuscript carrying the Ewan review-pass tracked changes (49 text edits, 9 formatting changes, stray em-dash removals) for Paul's accept/reject.
MTG_Repetition_Audits.xlsx PUBLIC XLSX ↓ report 23 KB · 2026-06-02 (disk (floor))
Spreadsheet auditing self-reference phrasing, years-of-experience inconsistency, and overuse of the word 'gap', across four sheets.
Diamond_Statistics_Ch8_CoWorker_Jose_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 2,958 words · ~13 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Jose's honest-perimeter filing on Chapter 8 work: what audit numbers can and cannot be produced honestly, plus identity and scope notes.
Diamond_Statistics_Ewan-Pass-Editor_2026-06-09.md GATED rubysuperseded 4,417 words · ~20 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Statistics-first filing on the V81-to-V82 edit pass driven by Ewan's review notes: decision log, repetition audits, front-matter move.
Diamond_Statistics_Ewan-Pass-Editor_2026-06-09_v2.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 2,346 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Same V81-to-V82 editorial record told as narrative rather than sections, including turn counts and word-output estimates.
MTG_Editorial_Session_Forensic_Full_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 23,561 words · ~103 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
Verbatim turn-by-turn transcript (including tool calls and system markers) of the Ewan review-pass editorial session, 1-9 June 2026.
MTG_Editorial_Session_Transcript_2026-06-09.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ chat 7,321 words · ~32 min read · 2026-06-09 (filename)
User-facing-only transcript of the same Ewan review-pass session, with tool-call mechanics and system reminders stripped out.
GapDefend_Ch8_Rewrite_Ruby_2026-06-16.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 5,074 words · ~23 min read · 2026-06-16 (filename)
Self-portrait of the Claude session that rebuilt Chapter 8 from the Defended Gap reference material into chapter prose across three versions.
MTG_Ch13_v1.docx GATED manuscript 3,139 words · ~14 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter Thirteen draft, 'Worker as a Service (WaaS)' — on the shift from AI-as-tool to AI-as-outcome-provider in the enterprise-software model.
MTG_Ch8_v1.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 4,920 words · ~22 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter Eight draft, 'Hallucination — The Defended Gap' — opens with the shame-under-pressure question across four settings.
MTG_Ch8_v2.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 4,488 words · ~20 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter Eight redraft with the opening shame-question sentence tightened for clarity, same core argument as the first cut.
MTG_Ch8_v3.docx GATED manuscript 4,563 words · ~20 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Chapter Eight redraft adding a bridging line back to Chapter Seven's fluency argument before the shame-question opening.
MTG_EndMatter_Edits_4_to_7.docx PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓DOCX ↓ report 1,514 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Proposed replacement text for four flagged end-matter edits, starting with the Chapter 8 themes-table rows in the chapter-themes appendix.
MindTheGap_ChapterSummaries.docx GATED manuscript 1,562 words · ~7 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Brief chapter-by-chapter description of the whole book, written for sharing with a prospective reader to decide whether to read the manuscript.
The_Surgeon_Ewan_Ruby_2026-07-04.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,707 words · ~21 min read · 2026-07-04 (filename)
Named seat's own record of the Ewan review-pass editorial line-work, including self-noticed errors and a double-counting bug.
The Synthesist · 1 docs
AI_Synthesist_Copyright_Evidence_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 6,577 words · ~29 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Self-portrait of a launch-strategy advisor thread covering IP/copyright positioning, forensic chat archival, academic outreach plan.
The Verifier · 9 docs
MTG_verification_facts_Ruby_2026-06-13.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 4,376 words · ~20 min read · 2026-06-13 (filename)
Self-portrait of the Verifier seat (Cowork mode) covering an 8-hour session of manuscript fact-verification work on 13 June 2026.
FACTCHECK-Revisions_Ruby_2026-06-16.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 3,717 words · ~17 min read · 2026-06-16 (filename)
Self-portrait of the factcheck-and-revisions thread that produced manuscript V78/V79 and back-matter v2, self-named the Auditor.
Fact-checking_a_personal_manuscript_Ruby_2026-06-16.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ ruby 5,964 words · ~26 min read · 2026-06-16 (filename)
Self-portrait of a narrow factcheck thread on the V71 manuscript: 102 claims extracted, rated, and cross-checked, no editing done.
MTG-Factcheck-Pass2-V78.md GATED manuscript 1,661 words · ~8 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Re-scan of the accepted V78 text confirming the five pass-1 corrections landed and clearing most items still open, none newly red.
MTG-Factcheck-Proof-Register-v1.md PUBLIC HTML · readPDF ↓MD ↓ report 2,485 words · ~11 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full stat/quote/date verification pass on the manuscript, e.g. flags a wrong Gemini-4/2M-token claim and the mis-attributed Frankl quote.
MTG_BackMatter_v2.docx GATED report 5,389 words · ~24 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Book's back-matter section: bibliography, about-the-author, colophon, and the 53-dimension 'Gap, Analysed' appendix matrix.
MTG_Factcheck_Register_v1.docx GATED report 6,186 words · ~27 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Structured Word register of every factual claim extracted from the V71 manuscript, with confidence ratings and a verdict column.
MTG_Manuscript_V78.docx GATED manuscriptsuperseded 46,712 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind The Gap manuscript, V78, with the factcheck pass-1 corrections accepted into clean text.
MTG_Manuscript_V79.docx GATED manuscript 46,778 words · ~204 min read · 2026-06-16 (disk (floor))
Full Mind The Gap manuscript, V79, carrying forward from V78 with minor front-matter wording differences.
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