The conversations that shaped how we work, what we believe, and why this exists.
Caly laid down new rules after Anthropic and Google started banning accounts for excessive token usage. The dependency on Claude is a chokepoint — local model fallbacks became an existential priority, not just a cost optimization.
Two new DGX Sparks arrived — bark (10.1.2.153) and stark (10.1.2.151). The cluster doubled from 256GB to 512GB VRAM. Same session launched P2 of the memory architecture (auto-capture).
Full team sprint to replace SmartEmailing with Resend as Harry CRM's email provider. Two-day effort — planning, implementation, testing, deployment to stage.
Consolidated all external services under lmp-ai.net domain via Cloudflare Tunnel. Dual-domain architecture: lmp-ai.net (external/CF) + lmphq.net (internal/Caddy). Zero downtime.
Started as a technical skills audit. Ended somewhere entirely different.
Caly's concepts now in team vocabulary: Feature Debt, Middleman Protocol, Broker Buffering, Cold-Hearted Calculus, Customer-Funded R&D, Appliance Model, Dual-Track Leadership
Action items: Reflection session today. IOL Agent first customer via Adient/IAITAM network. Harry CRM analytics dashboard. SmartEmailing MCP scoping.
Sessions are catalogued when they shape how the team thinks, operates, or understands itself. Not every meeting. The ones that matter.