A systematic methodology for technical knowledge acquisition using AI assistants.
BIF is a repeatable framework for building comprehensive knowledge bases on any company, product, service, or technical domain. Developed during CCA-F certification prep and proven across 10 batches covering the entire Anthropic ecosystem in a single session.
The core insight: structured consumption in priority order, with each batch building on the last, creates layered understanding that random reading never achieves.
Phase 1: FOUNDATION (Batches 1-4) → What it is, how it works, what's current
Phase 2: TECHNIQUE (Batches 5-7) → How to use it well, how to avoid mistakes
Phase 3: SOURCE (Batches 8-10) → How the creators use it, what to clone
Phase 4: ECOSYSTEM (Batches 11+) → Adjacent tools, community, competitive context
- Read FRAMEWORK.md — the complete methodology
- Copy a domain-specific template for your target
- Execute batches 1-10 using the per-batch checklist
- Upload knowledge files to your Claude Project
| File | What |
|---|---|
| FRAMEWORK.md | Complete BIF methodology — phases, checklists, templates, hardening protocols |
| templates/ | Domain-specific starter templates |
| examples/ | Proven ingestion results (Anthropic ecosystem) |
| Domain | Template |
|---|---|
| AI/ML Platform | ai-ml-platform.md |
| Cloud Platform (AWS/GCP/Azure) | cloud-platform.md |
| SaaS Product Evaluation | saas-evaluation.md |
| Programming Framework | programming-framework.md |
BIF includes a stdio MCP server that exposes the framework as tools for MCP-compatible clients.
| Variable | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
BIF_SESSIONS_DIR |
No | Overrides the default temp-directory session store. Use this when you want sessions persisted in a known workspace path. |
If BIF_SESSIONS_DIR is not set, sessions are written under the operating system temp directory in bif-sessions/.
python mcp_server.pyExample MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bif": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/bif/mcp_server.py"],
"env": {
"BIF_SESSIONS_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/bif/.sessions"
}
}
}
}The server supports initialize, tools/list, tools/call, and ping over newline-delimited JSON-RPC on stdio.
| Project | Batches | Files | Time | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic Ecosystem | 10 | 13 | ~4 hours | Comprehensive (API, MCP, Claude Code, safety, research) |
- Developers evaluating new platforms or preparing for certifications
- Architects onboarding onto unfamiliar technology stacks
- Consultants who need to become conversant in a client's tech quickly
- Teams building shared knowledge bases for AI-assisted workflows
Built by HUMMBL, LLC — cognitive AI architecture for production systems.
BIF applies the same structured reasoning principles as Base120 to the problem of knowledge acquisition: decompose the domain, compose understanding in layers, and recurse until mastery.
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