Create Walnut
Something new is emerging. It needs its own walnut.
Ask
What kind of walnut?
1. Venture (04_Ventures/) -- revenue intent
2. Experiment (05_Experiments/) -- testing grounds
3. Person (02_Life/people/) -- someone entering the orbit
4. Life area (02_Life/) -- personal goal or domain
5. Project (nested under existing walnut)Then ask:
- Name: kebab-case (e.g.,
nova-station) - Goal: one sentence
- Rhythm: daily / weekly / biweekly / monthly
Scaffold
Create via terminal:
WALNUT_PATH="$ALIVE_WORLD_ROOT/[domain]/[name]"
mkdir -p "$WALNUT_PATH/_kernel"Write three kernel files:
key.md
---
type: [venture/experiment/person/life/project]
goal: [one sentence]
created: [today]
rhythm: [rhythm]
people: []
tags: []
links: []
---
[Brief description of what this walnut is about.]log.md
---
walnut: [name]
created: [today]
last-entry: [today]
entry-count: 1
summary: Walnut created.
---
## [today] -- squirrel:[session_id]
**Type:** creation
Walnut created. [Goal]. [Any initial context from conversation.]
signed: squirrel:[session_id]insights.md
---
walnut: [name]
updated: [today]
squirrel: [session_id]
sections: []
---tasks.json + completed.json
echo '{"tasks": []}' > "$WALNUT_PATH/_kernel/tasks.json"
echo '{"completed": []}' > "$WALNUT_PATH/_kernel/completed.json"Run projection
python3 "$ALIVE_WORLD_ROOT/.alive/scripts/project.py" --walnut "[relative_path]"After Creation
- If this walnut is a sub-walnut, add
parent: [[parent]]to key.md - Add
[[name]]to parent's key.md links - Offer to create the first bundle