Each lobe ends with a real artifact. Stack them up and you've built your own portable AI brain — written in OKF (Open Knowledge Format), Google's free, open standard for capturing your knowledge as plain text files any AI can read.
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Lobe 00 · The Frontier Briefing
Name the project & the problem
First decide what your brain is for — the project or work you want your AI to know about. No project yet? Pick a real, regular part of your work. Then name the one thing your AI keeps not knowing.
Artifact: your project + a one-line problem statement
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Lobe 01 · The Build Partner
Set up your coach
Two parts: (1) make a folder on your computer to hold your brain, and (2) open one AI chat you keep coming back to — free Claude or ChatGPT is fine — and brief it once on who you are, what you do, how technical you are, and what your brain should cover. Briefed this way it learns your situation and coaches you through every lobe. Step-by-step setup — click Resources below.
Artifact: a project folder + a briefed AI partner
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Lobe 02 · The Brain Plan
Plan what goes in
You're starting from a blank brain, so this isn't about reviewing anything you've already got — it's about deciding what to put in. With your build partner, brainstorm the things you catch yourself telling AI over and over, or wish it just knew: who you are and what you do, what you're working on right now, the tools you use, how you like to write, your recurring facts and preferences. Jot them down as a simple list — each line becomes one concept (one short note) you'll write next.
Tips: ask yourself "what do I keep having to re-explain to AI?" — those are your highest-value concepts. Aim for 5–8 for a v0.1 (grow it later); favour stable, reusable things over one-offs; name each like a file: profile, projects, tools, voice, faq.
Artifact: a short list of the concepts your AI brain will hold — its table of contents
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Lobe 03 · Your First Concept
Write one concept file
Write your first piece of knowledge as a plain text file with a few simple labels at the top — the tidy format any AI can read. It's easier than it sounds, and the guide walks you through every click.
Artifact: one valid concept file
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Lobe 04 · The Brain
Build the brain
Write the rest of your concepts and drop them in one folder. That folder is your Open Knowledge Brain — portable and yours.
Artifact: a folder of 5+ concepts
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Lobe 05 · Wire It to Your Agent
Make it real
Hand the brain to Claude or ChatGPT and watch it answer from your knowledge — no re-explaining. That moment is the whole point.
Artifact: an agent that knows your world
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Lobe 06 · Publish, Submit & Share
Complete your entry
Publish. Tidy the brain, check each file still has its labels at the top, add a simple index.md contents page, then put the folder somewhere public — easiest is a Google Drive or Dropbox folder set to “anyone with the link” (or a GitHub repo if you code) — and copy the link.
Submit. Paste that link into the "Submit your brain" field below to complete your entry.
Share (optional). Post what your brain does and tag @jakedoesai.
Artifact: your published brain = your entry
