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# Session 0042.0 — Transcript
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> Date: 2026-05-29
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> Start: 2026-05-29T06-51 (PST implied) · End: 2026-05-29T07-12
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> Goal: Tune OHM's philosophy (the `/philosophy` About page) per the
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> operator's edits, then ship the operator-requested header change and
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> deploy.
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> Outcome: **OHM's About page rewritten (`PHILOSOPHY.md`): the unit of
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> definition is now a *concept* (not a *word*) — a word/phrase is just
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> its handle; the "shared understanding" framing made normative +
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> ethical ("how things *should* work, ethically"); title "Words first"
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> → "Meaning first"; closer "Build the dictionary first." → "Define the
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> concepts first." A new closing names the concrete system the concepts
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> are for — Ben's open-source social/content/commerce platform (alt to
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> Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Etsy; wise speech + informed
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> consent first, money last), motivated by the "Wiggling Through the
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> World" manifesto, plus an rfc-app framework attribution footer. The
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> header nav label reverts "Philosophy" → "About" via rfc-app v0.30.2.
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> Shipped + deployed: deploys.id=44, v0.30.2 live, all markers
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> verified.**
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>
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> Highlights:
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> - rfc-app **v0.30.2** (patch) — header nav label Philosophy → About.
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> Pushed origin + benstull mirror; tag v0.30.2.
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> - ohm-rfc `PHILOSOPHY.md` "Meaning first" rewrite + pin → 0.30.2.
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> - Discovered + documented: meta-content (`PHILOSOPHY.md`) refresh is
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> **NOT** part of the flotilla deploy — it needs a manual `git pull`
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> on the VM. Saved as a durable memory.
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---
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## Launch prompt
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_(launch prompt not captured at claim time — this session began as a
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philosophy-tuning conversation in the flotilla repo and escalated to a
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full OHM driver session when it shipped rfc-app v0.30.2 + deployed.)_
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---
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## Pre-session state
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- ohm-rfc pin: rfc-app **0.30.1**; OHM live on 0.30.1 (healthy,
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deploys.id=43 from session 0040.0).
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- rfc-app main at `732b23b` (v0.30.1).
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- ohm-rfc main at `470251b`.
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- Parallel/in-progress sessions visible at claim time: 0026.0, 0027.0,
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0041.0 (0041 started 05:45 same day) — so hands-on git was done in
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isolated worktrees per the parallel-session rule.
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---
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## Turn-by-turn arc
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### Arc 1 — Philosophy: concept, not word; and ethical framing
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Operator: *"Each RFC doesn't define one word — it defines one concept."*
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Reworked `PHILOSOPHY.md` to thread "concept" through every spot where
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"word" meant the *unit of definition* (intro, the meaning/relationships/
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protocol triad, `A concept is "defined" when…`, the meta-repository
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catalog, super-drafts, the invitation, the closer). Deliberately **kept
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"word"** where it's the programming-language analogy (`every word in the
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language has a definitive meaning`, keywords) — that contrast is what
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the argument runs on. Added the spine sentence: a word/short phrase is
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only a *handle*; what the RFC pins down is the *concept* behind it
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(example list now includes the phrase *informed consent*).
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Second operator edit, same arc: make the "shared understanding"
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passages normative — *"how things **should** work, **ethically**, in the
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physical and digital realms."*
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Surfaced two identity choices via a question (the doc leaned hard on the
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"word/dictionary" metaphor): title and closer. Operator chose **"Meaning
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first"** (from "Words first") and **"Define the concepts first."** (from
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"Build the dictionary first."). Updated the OHM-framing memory to match.
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Committed on branch `philosophy/concept-not-word` (ohm-rfc).
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### Arc 2 — Header "Philosophy" → "About" + rfc-app attribution
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Operator: revert the header nav label to "About"; also note the site is
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an implementation of Ben Stull's rfc-app and link the repo. Triaged
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(per ohm-rfc's two-repo pattern):
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- **Label** = framework concern. Hardcoded in `rfc-app`
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`frontend/src/App.jsx`. Reverting to "About" actually *re-aligns* with
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the framework-native label — the CSS class is still `header-about` and
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the code comment still calls it "the About link"; ROADMAP #24 (v0.21.0)
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had swapped only the display text. So this de-OHM-ifies the default.
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- **Attribution** = deployment content → `ohm-rfc/PHILOSOPHY.md` (the
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`/philosophy` page renders it verbatim via `PHILOSOPHY_PATH`). Operator
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picked the "framework + author" wording.
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### Arc 3 — Platform vision + the wiggle manifesto
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Operator: also say the software Ben will build on these concepts is an
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open-source social/content/ecomm platform (alt to FB/IG/YT/TikTok/Etsy)
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where wise speech and informed consent come first and money comes last;
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then: tie it to *the way he wiggles through the world* and link that
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doc. Wove both into the closing of `PHILOSOPHY.md`. The link reuses the
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one RFC-0001 already cites:
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`git.wiggleverse.org/ben/benstull/.../docs/how-i-wiggle-through-the-world.md`.
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It threads nicely — "informed consent" mirrors the intro's concept
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example; "wise speech" echoes Panel 2's "wise definitions."
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### Arc 4 — Architecture: where does the About page content live?
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Read `rfc-app/backend/app/philosophy.py`: it serves a **local file**
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(`PHILOSOPHY_PATH`), not the Gitea API (SPEC §6.3 describes the latter as
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intent; the code reads disk). OHM's overlay points `PHILOSOPHY_PATH` at
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`/opt/ohm-rfc-app/meta-content/PHILOSOPHY.md` — a clone of the ohm-rfc
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content repo. The flotilla deploy's 9 phases only fetch/checkout the
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rfc-app tag → **the deploy does not refresh meta-content.** So the
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landing plan became: push content to ohm-rfc → pull the VM clone → let
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the deploy's restart re-read it.
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### Arc 5 — Ship rfc-app v0.30.2 (isolated worktree)
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Claimed session 0042. With 0041 active, did the rfc-app release in a
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fresh worktree (`~/git-worktrees/rfc-app-0042` off `origin/main`):
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`App.jsx` label Philosophy → About; `VERSION` + `frontend/package.json`
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→ 0.30.2; CHANGELOG entry (patch, per SPEC §20.2 — cosmetic, no
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deployment action). Pushed the branch straight to `main` (ff), tagged
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**v0.30.2**, mirrored commit + tag to **benstull** (the VM's deploy
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fetch source). Worktree removed.
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### Arc 6 — ohm-rfc: content + pin, and a namespace scare
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Bumped `.rfc-app-version` → 0.30.2 on the branch; pushed
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`philosophy/concept-not-word` → `main` (ff, `470251b..39c3b0a`).
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Then a scare: the VM's meta-content clone has origin
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`https://git.wiggleverse.org/ben.stull/ohm-rfc.git`, but my push
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target / flotilla pin source is `ben/ohm-rfc` (ssh :2222) — looked
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like two different repos, and the VM's local clone was far behind (at
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`d79ce46`). Resolved by `git ls-remote` on **both** paths: identical
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main SHA (`39c3b0a`). They are the **same repo via two valid paths**;
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the VM clone was simply stale. (Saved as memory.)
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### Arc 7 — Refresh meta-content on the VM
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`gcloud compute ssh … --tunnel-through-iap` into the VM. First attempt
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ran git as root → git "dubious ownership" guard (dir owned by
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`ohm-rfc-app`). Re-ran as `sudo -u ohm-rfc-app git pull --ff-only origin
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main` → fast-forwarded `d79ce46 → 39c3b0a`; new `PHILOSOPHY.md` (with the
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"Meaning first" closer + attribution) on disk.
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### Arc 8 — Deploy + verify
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The `deploy` command group exposes no obvious trigger — the real verb is
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`deploy run` (`hidden=True` in the CLI). Dry-run confirmed target
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v0.30.2, pin `ben/ohm-rfc`, all 19 overlay keys + 8 secret refs
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resolved. Real deploy: all 9 phases green, **deploys.id=44, v0.30.2**.
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Verified live:
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- `/api/health` = `0.30.2`.
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- `/api/philosophy` body markers all true: title "Meaning first",
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concept reframe, ethical framing, "Define the concepts first.",
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platform vision ("wise speech and informed consent come first"),
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wiggle link, rfc-app attribution.
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- Served JS bundle: the §14.3 link renders `children:\`About\`` (label
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shipped).
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---
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## Cut state (end of session)
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| --- | --- |
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| rfc-app | `d581010` **v0.30.2** — header nav label Philosophy → About; pushed origin + benstull; tag v0.30.2 |
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| OHM live | deploys.id=44, **v0.30.2**, healthy |
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| ohm-rfc | `39c3b0a` — `PHILOSOPHY.md` "Meaning first" rewrite (concept-not-word, ethical framing, platform vision + wiggle link + rfc-app attribution); pin → 0.30.2; pushed |
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| VM meta-content | pulled to `39c3b0a` (manual; not part of deploy) |
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| Wave ledger | Status |
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| --- | --- |
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| Philosophy tune (concept-not-word, ethical, vision) | ✅ live on the About page |
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| Header label Philosophy → About | ✅ rfc-app v0.30.2 shipped + deployed (deploys.id=44) |
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---
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## §19.2 / process candidates surfaced
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1. **meta-content refresh is out-of-band.** Editing the About page
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(`PHILOSOPHY.md`) or any meta-content requires a manual `git pull` of
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`/opt/ohm-rfc-app/meta-content` on the VM (as `ohm-rfc-app`, via
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IAP) — the flotilla deploy never touches it. Candidate: a flotilla
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verb (`content sync`?) or a deploy phase that pulls the meta-content
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clone, so content changes land through the same gesture as code.
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2. **ohm-rfc `CLAUDE.md` pin line is stale.** "Current pin: 0.2.2" —
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actual `.rfc-app-version` is now 0.30.2. Many sessions have drifted
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past it; either keep it current or drop the hardcoded number and
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point at the file.
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3. **Personal-doc link on a public OHM page.** The About page now links
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the "Wiggling Through the World" manifesto at
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`git.wiggleverse.org/ben/benstull/...`. ROADMAP item 5 says personal
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Ben docs should live in Ben's own namespace on `git.benstull.org`;
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if/when that move happens, this link (and RFC-0001's) needs updating.
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---
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## What lands on the operator's plate
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1. **Nothing blocking** — the About page and label are live and verified.
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2. **Future About-page edits:** remember the manual meta-content pull
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(memory `project-meta-content-refresh`), or build the §19.2 verb.
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3. **Optional cleanup:** refresh the stale `ohm-rfc/CLAUDE.md` pin line.
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---
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## Prompt the operator can paste into the next Claude Code session
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```
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OHM driver session. Reserve your own session ID first
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(~/git/ohm-infra/scripts/claim-session-id.sh --start <YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM>).
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Context from session 0042.0:
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- OHM live: rfc-app v0.30.2 (deploys.id=44). rfc-app main d581010;
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ohm-rfc main 39c3b0a.
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- The /philosophy About page was rewritten ("Meaning first"): each RFC
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defines one *concept* (word/phrase is just the handle); framing made
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normative + ethical; it now names the concrete platform Ben is
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building (open-source social/content/commerce; wise speech + informed
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consent first, money last) and links the "Wiggling Through the World"
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manifesto. The header nav label is "About" again (was "Philosophy").
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- IMPORTANT operational gotcha: editing the About page or any
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meta-content (ohm-rfc/PHILOSOPHY.md, etc.) does NOT land via the
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flotilla deploy. After pushing to ohm-rfc main you must refresh the
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VM clone:
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gcloud compute ssh ohm-rfc-app --zone us-central1-a \
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--project wiggleverse-ohm --tunnel-through-iap \
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--command "cd /opt/ohm-rfc-app/meta-content && \
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sudo -u ohm-rfc-app git pull --ff-only origin main"
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then deploy (the restart re-reads the file). Run git as ohm-rfc-app,
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not root (dubious-ownership guard).
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- ben/ohm-rfc and ben.stull/ohm-rfc are the SAME Gitea repo (two paths);
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ben.stull/rfc-app mirrors to git.benstull.org/benstull/rfc-app (the
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VM's deploy fetch source — push tags there before deploying).
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- Loose ends (non-blocking): (a) stale "Current pin: 0.2.2" line in
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ohm-rfc/CLAUDE.md; (b) a §19.2 candidate to fold meta-content refresh
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into a flotilla verb / deploy phase.
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```
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---
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## Session close
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Transcript was first published mid-wrap at `ef977b5` (verify-complete
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state), then re-finalized here at the operator's "that's a wrap"
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signal. No material work happened between the two — the deploy
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(deploys.id=44, v0.30.2) was the last actuation; the handoff prompt was
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delivered in chat before publish. Clean close.
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