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+# AGENTS.md — Client Engine
+
+> Hive context pack (Dexter + Evens Louis hive). Full canon: n8n-cursor `docs/hive/`.
+
+## What this is
+
+**Private business OS: leads → builds → proofs → AI with operator approval.**
+
+- Lane: `hive_core` · Maturity: `wip`
+- Apex path: `/pro`
+- Canonical home: https://evenslouis.ca/pro
+- **Not** the product of: ProofCheck QC, Scorpion, or AutoFlow Finance
+- Do not confuse with: proof-qc-assist, scorpion, autoflow-finance
+
+## Read first
+
+1. `PROJECT_CONTEXT.md`
+2. `docs/hive/SOLO_MODE.md` and `docs/hive/HIVE_MODE.md`
+3. Hub (when available): `docs/hive/README.md` in snevemoney/n8n-cursor
+
+## Rules
+
+- Keep this repo **solo-usable**.
+- Respect hive anti-overlap (one money OS = Client Engine; one agent face = OpenClaw; one cockpit = Scorpion).
+- HITL for spend, client send, prod deploy, delete data, secrets, `openclaw.json`.
+- Medium+ features: Product → Architecture → Program design → Vertical slices (see `docs/program-design/README.md`).
+- Prefer execute+verify; docs ≠ done.
+
+## Sacred (if applicable)
+
+If this repo touches OpenClaw: never wipe SOUL/AGENTS/IDENTITY/USER/TOOLS/HEARTBEAT/MEMORY/topics.
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 **Cursor:** Read this file first in new chats. Treat it as the single source of truth for what ships now, what’s next, and what’s out of scope.
+
+---
+
+## Hive pack (added)
+
+Also see `docs/hive/SOLO_MODE.md` and `docs/hive/HIVE_MODE.md`. Hub canon: snevemoney/n8n-cursor `docs/hive/`.
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+# ADRs
+
+Record architecture decisions here. Hub template: n8n-cursor `templates/adr-template.md`.
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+# External context
+
+Document env **names**, domains, and contacts — never secret values.
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+# Hive mode — Client Engine
+
+## Role in hive
+
+**One money OS.** OpenClaw/n8n may draft and register; they must not auto-send or auto-build.
+
+## Talks to
+
+| System | Relationship |
+|--------|----------------|
+| OpenClaw / philanthropy | Intent + tools; HITL queue for money actions |
+| n8n | Optional glue / research feeds — not the money controller |
+| Scorpion | Ops/knowledge sibling (Layer 4 ecosystem) — do not derail money path |
+| Builder service | Separate Docker API CE calls |
+
+## Register
+
+Money-touching outcomes register here. Ops health goes to Scorpion.
+
+## Unfinished (chats)
+
+`/pro` smoke to near_ship; 9-skills prod wiring; YouTube reliability; voice keys; cadence worker; true Start Engine / Review Results loop.
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+# Solo mode — Client Engine
+
+Private **Money Path Machine** for Evens (operator-only unless later white-labeled).
+
+## Purpose (from chats)
+
+Quiet client OS: inbound lead → paid project. Proof > hype. No cold DMs. Runs while Evens is at a 9–5; returns a short review queue — not a dashboard to babysit.
+
+## Money path (non-negotiable)
+
+`CAPTURE → ENRICH → SCORE → POSITION → PROPOSE → (OWNER APPROVAL) → BUILD`
+
+- No auto-send, no auto-build
+- No silent PATCH of status / approvedAt / proposalSentAt / dealOutcome
+
+## Solo capabilities
+
+Brain / Command Center / site builder API / YouTube learning (human-approved) / voice follow-up / proof / portal / cadences.
+
+## How to work
+
+1. Prefer execute+verify on prod when that's where CE lives.
+2. Site builder must respect 9 phases/skills + brand colors — no generic green.
+3. Learning proposals are proposal-driven (human promotes).
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+# Program design (thin copy)
+
+For medium+ work: Product → Architecture → Program design → Vertical slices.
+
+Full guide + templates live in hub repo `snevemoney/n8n-cursor`:
+- `docs/program-design/`
+- `templates/program-design/`