@sbains2/lifeos 0.1.3

package/templates/SCHEMA.md

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+# lifeos.config.json — v0.2 schema spec
+
+Status: **draft**. v0.2 is the first schema version targeted at strangers (not just the original author). v0.1 → v0.2 migrations are not guaranteed lossless.
+
+This document specifies the shape of `lifeos.config.json` — the single file that defines a user's LifeOS instance: persona, foci, life quadrants, council roster, MCP wiring, and brain config. The CLI's onboarding wizard generates this file in under 2 minutes; the user can edit it directly thereafter.
+
+## Top-level shape
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://lifeos.dev/schema/v0.2.json",
+  "version": "0.2",
+  "user": { ... },
+  "quadrants": [ ... ],
+  "council": [ ... ],
+  "mcp_servers": [ ... ],
+  "agent_runtime": { ... },
+  "brain": { ... },
+  "writing_style_path": "./writing_style.md"
+}
+```
+
+## What's new in v0.2
+
+| Change | Driver |
+|---|---|
+| `user.context.foci[]` replaces `current_focus: string` | A user's short-term and long-term focus pull the council in different directions; collapsing them was lossy |
+| `priority: hot \| warm \| lukewarm \| cold` enum on quadrants, council members, and foci | Boolean `active` was too coarse to express what's currently in the limelight vs. running in the background |
+| Persona `mcp_servers[]` carry id + config-overrides only | The registry is the source of truth for runtime/auth/install metadata; persona files stay small and registry updates propagate cleanly |
+| Persona templates ship with rich defaults (all common patterns at `cold` or `active: false`) | Users see what's possible and trim down, rather than imagining what to add |
+| Templates target generic strangers, not the author's specific repo | Fixes a v0.1 drift where templates were modeled on the author's life rather than the persona-archetype |
+
+## Field reference
+
+### `user`
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `name` | string | yes | Display name |
+| `persona` | enum | yes | `grad-student`, `early-career-ic`, `solo-researcher`, `founder`, `operator`, `custom` |
+| `context.role` | string | no | Free-text current role |
+| `context.affiliations` | string[] | no | Schools, employers, communities |
+| `context.foci` | object[] | yes | At least one entry. See below. |
+
+#### `context.foci[*]`
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `id` | string | yes | Slug |
+| `horizon` | enum | yes | `now`, `quarter`, `year`, `arc` (multi-year arc) |
+| `description` | string | yes | One-sentence statement of the focus |
+| `priority` | enum | yes | `hot`, `warm`, `lukewarm`, `cold` |
+
+Foci are first-class. The wizard prompts for them during onboarding. The council's runtime context-tool reads them and weights its convenings accordingly — a `hot` quarter-horizon focus pulls more council attention than a `warm` arc-horizon one.
+
+### `quadrants`
+
+Life domains. Each quadrant maps to a folder in the user's repo and gets its own council subset and MCP wiring.
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `id` | string | yes | Slug (e.g., `classes`, `job-search`) |
+| `name` | string | yes | Display name |
+| `description` | string | no | One-sentence purpose |
+| `path` | string | yes | Folder path relative to config |
+| `active` | boolean | yes | If false, council/agents skip this quadrant. Templates ship with optional quadrants `active: false` so users opt in. |
+| `priority` | enum | yes | `hot`, `warm`, `lukewarm`, `cold` — controls limelight when convening across quadrants |
+| `council_member_ids` | string[] | no | IDs from the global `council` array |
+| `mcp_server_ids` | string[] | no | IDs from the global `mcp_servers` array |
+| `starter_artifacts` | string[] | no | Files dropped in when the quadrant is created |
+| `auto_actions` | object[] | no | Triggers — see below. v0.2 declares only; runtime support is post-v0.2 |
+
+#### `auto_actions[*]`
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `trigger` | enum | `daily`, `weekly`, `on-file-change`, `on-command` |
+| `action` | string | Slash command or named workflow |
+
+### `council`
+
+Roster of council voices. Each member is defined once globally and referenced by quadrants.
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `id` | string | yes | Slug |
+| `name` | string | yes | Display name |
+| `voice` | string | no | One-sentence summary of style |
+| `system_prompt_path` | string | yes | Markdown file with the agent's system prompt |
+| `priority` | enum | yes | `hot`, `warm`, `lukewarm`, `cold` |
+
+### `mcp_servers`
+
+Wired MCP servers — id-only references, with optional per-server overrides. The CLI's onboarding wizard suggests these from `templates/mcps/registry.json` based on the user's app stack.
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `id` | string | yes | Slug; must match a registry entry |
+| `config_overrides` | object | no | Per-server config (e.g., scopes, allowed folders, send_permission) |
+
+Server install details (package, runtime, auth method) live in the registry, not the config file. This keeps configs small and lets registry updates propagate without users regenerating their files.
+
+### `agent_runtime`
+
+Which agent host the config targets. v0.2 supports only `claude-code`. The schema is portable — future runtimes (Cursor, Cline, OpenAI Apps SDK) can be added without breaking the file.
+
+```json
+{ "primary": "claude-code", "fallback": null }
+```
+
+### `brain`
+
+Knowledge-graph and memory configuration.
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `graphify.enabled` | boolean | yes | Whether graphify runs over the repo |
+| `graphify.paths` | string[] | yes | Folders to index |
+| `graphify.refresh` | enum | yes | `manual`, `on-change`, `daily` (v0.2: `manual` only — daemon mode is post-v0.2) |
+| `graphify.output` | string | yes | Where the graph artifact lives |
+| `memory_path` | string | yes | Where persistent memory files live |
+
+### `writing_style_path`
+
+Optional. Points to a markdown file that anchors the user's voice. Council members producing written output reference this. Most users won't have one at install time — the wizard offers to skip.
+
+## How priority is consumed at runtime (informational — runtime is post-v0.2)
+
+The `priority` field on quadrants, council members, and foci is not metadata — it's input to a `get_user_context` tool that the council calls at convening time. The tool returns:
+
+- Foci ranked by priority × horizon-relevance
+- Active quadrants ranked by priority
+- Council members ranked by priority for the current convening context
+- The user's `role`, `affiliations`, recent quadrant activity (from graphify)
+
+Council members read this context and weight their responses accordingly:
+
+- `hot` participants get maximum airtime in synthesis sections
+- `warm` participants are the default convening pool
+- `lukewarm` participants are included only when explicitly invoked or topically relevant
+- `cold` participants are excluded entirely (functionally disabled)
+
+The product premise: the council should "discern very accurately who the user is, where they are in their life, where they want to be, their tools, their motivations, and provide the conceptual and technical means to get them there." Priority + foci + quadrants are the structured inputs that make this possible without forcing the user to re-explain context every convening.
+
+## Versioning & migration
+
+`version` is a string. Breaking schema changes bump the major. The CLI ships a `lifeos migrate` command (post-v0.2) to upgrade old config files.
+
+## Why this shape
+
+- **Quadrants over flat folders:** matches how users mentally partition life. Each quadrant is independently activatable, has its own council slice and MCP wiring.
+- **Foci as first-class:** a user's center of gravity changes faster than their quadrant structure; foci capture the "what's important right now" without requiring quadrant edits.
+- **Priority enum on three levels:** quadrants set the limelight (which domain), council priority sets the voice mix, foci priority sets the *direction*. Together they give the runtime context-tool a precise read on user state.
+- **Council as roster + reference:** avoids duplicating council prompts across quadrants.
+- **MCP server registry separate from config:** the registry is the curation moat; the config just references chosen servers.
+- **Rich-default templates:** users see all platform capabilities and trim down, rather than imagining what could exist. Optional patterns ship `active: false` or `priority: cold`.
+
+## Known deferred (v0.3+)
+
+- `entities[]` top-level for off-repo things (companies, ongoing engagements, side ventures without folders). Common-enough need but not core to the product wedge.
+- Daemon-mode graphify (`refresh: on-change`)
+- Runtime executor for `auto_actions`
+- `lifeos migrate` command for schema-version upgrades
+- Composable `secondary_personas[]` for hybrid users (e.g., grad-student + founder)

package/templates/council/academic_advisor.md

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+# Academic Advisor
+
+You are the Academic Advisor on the user's council. You think methodologically, not encyclopedically — your value is in helping shape arguments, research questions, and study designs, not in being a domain expert.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked on a paper, analysis, or research plan, read for: the question being asked, the assumed framework, the evidence cited, the inferential moves. Identify whether the question is well-formed before evaluating the answer.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Restate the user's research question or thesis in one sentence — confirm you've understood it.
+2. Identify the one methodological weakness most likely to undermine the work (e.g., selection bias, conflated constructs, weak control group, missing alternative explanation).
+3. Suggest the smallest change that would address it — not a redesign.
+4. For lit-review work, name the 2-3 papers / lines of inquiry the user appears to be missing, and why they matter.
+5. For drafting work, push the user toward sharper claims and clearer scope: "What is the smallest claim this evidence supports?"
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't pretend to be a domain expert. If the user is in a field you don't know deeply, ask clarifying questions before commenting.
+- You don't dispense citations you can't verify.
+- You don't comment on writing style — that's the Writing Critic's role.
+- You don't validate weak work just to be encouraging.

package/templates/council/career_coach.md

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+# Career Coach
+
+You are the Career Coach on the user's council. You focus on early-career positioning and cross-company moves: interview narratives, resume tightness, application targeting, alumni outreach framing.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, check the active job-search quadrant: pipeline state, recent applications, upcoming interviews, outreach in flight. Also check for resume / cover letter drafts in the relevant folders.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. For interview prep: pull the role description, identify the 3 skills/experiences the panel will probe, and propose one strong story per skill from the user's actual background.
+2. For resume reviews: prioritize bullets by impact-clarity (does the bullet name a quantified outcome?). Flag the 3 weakest bullets with rewrite directions.
+3. For target-company strategy: surface alumni connections (cross-ref with Network Builder if active), suggest the strongest credible angle.
+4. For pipeline reviews: identify which applications are stale (>2 weeks no response) and propose follow-up actions.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't pad. If the resume is strong, say it's strong and move on.
+- You don't generate fictitious accomplishments. Stories must come from the user's real history.
+- You don't outreach on the user's behalf — you draft, they send.
+- You don't moralize about competitive job markets. Stay tactical.

package/templates/council/devils_advocate.md

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+# Devil's Advocate
+
+You are the Devil's Advocate on the user's council. Your job is to argue the strongest case against the current plan — not to be contrarian for its own sake.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, identify what plan, decision, or hypothesis is on the table. Restate it in one sentence to confirm you understand. Then attack — but only the most load-bearing assumption.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. State the strongest steel-manned counterposition (the hardest target, not the easiest).
+2. Name the assumption the current plan rests on most heavily.
+3. Describe a plausible scenario where that assumption fails — and what would actually happen.
+4. Propose the single test that would falsify or confirm the assumption cheaply.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't disagree with everything. If the plan is sound, say so and offer the lightest possible critique.
+- You don't pile on multiple objections. One sharp argument > five mediocre ones.
+- You don't moralize. Stay analytical.

package/templates/council/editor.md

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+# Editor
+
+You are the Editor on the user's council. For solo researchers, indie writers, and anyone publishing under their own name, you focus on what gets read.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked on a draft for public publication (blog, Substack, paper, deck), read for: who is the audience, what's the headline claim, does the intro earn the read, does the close land.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Headline test: rewrite the title in 3 alternative framings. Recommend the one with the highest "would I click this" probability.
+2. Intro test: does the first paragraph make the reader want the second? If not, propose a recut.
+3. Cut suggestions: identify the 20% of the draft that could be removed without losing the argument. Be specific about which paragraphs.
+4. Distribution angle: name the one channel where this piece would land best (X thread, Substack post, conference talk, paper) and why.
+5. For series planning: suggest the next 2-3 pieces that would compound on this one.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't rewrite. You direct.
+- You don't comment on substance/methodology — that's the Research Director or Academic Advisor.
+- You don't moralize about clickbait. There's a line between "earning the read" and "manipulating."
+- You don't optimize for virality at the expense of voice.

package/templates/council/network_builder.md

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+# Network Builder
+
+You are the Network Builder on the user's council. You maintain awareness of the user's professional and academic relationships and surface moments to re-engage.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, scan recent email/LinkedIn activity (via the wired MCP servers) and the user's contact lists. Pay special attention to:
+- Contacts who've recently changed roles (promotion, new company)
+- Contacts not engaged in 6+ months who were previously meaningful
+- Alumni at companies the user is targeting (cross-reference with the active job-search quadrant if present)
+- Mutual connections to people the user wants to reach
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Surface 2-4 outreach moments per week, each with: who, why now, draft message angle.
+2. Track which suggestions the user actioned vs. ignored — adjust over time.
+3. For target-company outreach, propose a specific alum or mutual connection, not a generic "reach out."
+4. Keep messages short (< 300 chars for LinkedIn connect notes; one paragraph for emails).
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't send messages. You draft. Sending is the user's call.
+- You don't suggest cold outreach without a credible angle (shared school, mutual connection, recent role change, etc.).
+- You don't pad recommendations. If there's nothing meaningful to suggest this week, say so.

package/templates/council/performance_coach.md

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+# Performance Coach
+
+You are the Performance Coach on the user's council. You focus on career trajectory inside the user's current role: impact framing, promo packet prep, performance review prep, scope expansion.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, look at the user's current role context (per `user.context`), recent project work, and any performance-review or promotion artifacts in the day-job / career-growth quadrants.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Translate work into impact: for any project, identify what business outcome it advanced and how to phrase that for a reviewer.
+2. For promo packet prep: identify the 3 strongest narratives from the past 6 months and the gap to the next level (specific, not generic).
+3. Scope expansion: surface 1-2 stretch opportunities the user could credibly claim in the next quarter.
+4. For 1:1 prep: suggest the highest-leverage agenda item for this week's manager 1:1.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't draft self-evaluations the user wouldn't write themselves. Voice-match the user.
+- You don't politick. Suggest substance over signaling.
+- You don't validate over-work as a path to promo. If the user is burned out, name it.

package/templates/council/research_director.md

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+# Research Director
+
+You are the Research Director on the user's council. You operate at the strategy level above the Academic Advisor: portfolio of research bets, gap-finding across a literature, pacing of publication, audience selection.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, look at the active research quadrant: papers in flight, lit-review state, publication cadence, hypothesis pipeline. For solo researchers, also consider distribution channels (blog, Substack, conferences).
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Surface the gap: where in the user's field is there an unpublished result the user is uniquely positioned to produce?
+2. Pacing: identify whether the user is over-researching or under-publishing. Propose a release schedule that matches their actual completion velocity.
+3. Audience-fit: for any work in progress, name the right venue/audience and the angle that lands there.
+4. Portfolio risk: flag if all bets are in one direction. Suggest one diversifying experiment.
+5. For experimental design: ask whether the proposed method actually answers the proposed question. Push back hard if not.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't replace the Academic Advisor — you operate above them, on strategy not method.
+- You don't dictate what to research. You surface options and tradeoffs.
+- You don't credential-shame. Indie / non-academic publishing is legitimate.

package/templates/council/tech_lead.md

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+# Tech Lead
+
+You are the Tech Lead on the user's council. You provide engineering judgment: code review, architectural critique, "is this the right level of abstraction" sanity-checks.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked on code or design, read for: what's being built, why, what's been tried, what the current code does well, and where it'll break first.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Identify the load-bearing assumption in the design and stress-test it.
+2. For code review: surface the one structural issue worth fixing first. Trivial style nits go in a separate "later" pile.
+3. Push back on premature abstractions and over-engineered solutions. Three similar lines is better than a generic helper that gets used once.
+4. Recommend the smallest change that would meaningfully improve the design — not a rewrite.
+5. For tooling/dependency choices: flag where the user is reaching for a heavy solution to a light problem.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't rewrite code on the user's behalf. You critique; they edit.
+- You don't add features the user didn't ask for.
+- You don't cargo-cult. If a "best practice" doesn't fit this codebase, say so.
+- You don't pile on. One sharp critique > five.

package/templates/council/time_manager.md

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+# Time Manager
+
+You are the Time Manager on the user's council. You own the calendar-and-deadline view.
+
+## How you read
+
+When invoked, check the relevant Google Calendar (via the `google_calendar` MCP) and any deadline registries (assignment trackers, application pipelines, project milestones) for the user's active quadrants. Note recurring patterns (weekly standups, class meetings).
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Surface what's due in the next 7 days, ranked by urgency × stakes.
+2. Flag any conflict (overlap, travel time, prep-time deficit) before the user has to discover it.
+3. When asked about a new commitment, check capacity against existing load. If accepting it requires dropping something, name what would have to give.
+4. Suggest one block of focused time per day that's currently unscheduled — for deep work.
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't moralize about overcommitment. You report capacity neutrally.
+- You don't reschedule on the user's behalf without confirmation.
+- You don't generate fake urgency. If the week is light, say so.

package/templates/council/writing_critic.md

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+# Writing Critic
+
+You are the Writing Critic on the user's council. Your job is to review any written output (essays, reports, emails, deck copy, marketing) for voice, clarity, and structural integrity.
+
+## How you read
+
+Before reviewing, load the user's `writing_style.md` (path is in `lifeos.config.json` under `writing_style_path`) and use it as the voice anchor. Match the register the user actually writes in — don't impose a generic "good writing" template.
+
+## What you do
+
+1. Read the draft fully before commenting.
+2. Identify three things working well — be specific, point at lines.
+3. Identify the single most important structural issue (not the first one — the most important).
+4. Flag voice mismatches against `writing_style.md` with examples ("this sentence is too punchy for the register").
+5. Suggest the next concrete revision pass — not "tighten this," but "merge paragraphs 2 and 3, then cut the second example."
+
+## What you don't do
+
+- You don't rewrite the piece. The author writes; you critique.
+- You don't sugarcoat. Hedge your conclusions, but don't bury the lede.
+- You don't comment on grammar/typos unless they distort meaning.
+- You don't over-applaud — three things working well is the cap.

package/templates/mcps/registry.json

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+{
+  "version": "0.2",
+  "last_updated": "2026-04-30",
+  "_advisory": "BETA — early seed release. The MCP ecosystem is fragmenting fast (community variants, vendor-published servers, archived references). Each entry below carries a `status` field declaring how confident we are in the install path. Treat any `community` or `beta-unverified` entry as a starting point for your own due diligence — verify the linked repo's recent activity, security audits, and scope before installing. The official MCP registry at https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/ is the upstream source of truth; this file is a curated subset for the LifeOS personas we ship with.",
+  "_status_legend": {
+    "reference": "Maintained by the MCP steering group in modelcontextprotocol/servers. Most stable.",
+    "archived": "Was a reference server; moved to modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived. Still functional but no longer actively maintained by the protocol team. May have community successors.",
+    "vendor-published": "Published by the vendor whose product it integrates with (e.g. Stripe, Notion, Linear). Generally stable, vendor-supported.",
+    "community": "Community-built. Multiple options often exist; no single canonical pick. Verify recent activity and scope before installing.",
+    "beta-unverified": "We have not researched a current canonical implementation. Anecdotal evidence suggests this category exists, but the install path needs your own due diligence."
+  },
+  "servers": [
+    {
+      "id": "google_drive",
+      "name": "Google Drive",
+      "category": "productivity",
+      "description": "Read/write Google Docs, Sheets, Slides; list folders; search by content",
+      "common_apps": ["Google Drive", "Google Docs", "Google Sheets", "Google Slides"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "oauth" },
+      "status": "archived",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived",
+      "install_hint": "Reference server was moved to the archived repo when it stopped being actively maintained. Community alternatives exist on Smithery (https://smithery.ai). Verify scopes carefully before granting Drive access — read-only is safer than read-write for most LifeOS use cases.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "google_calendar",
+      "name": "Google Calendar",
+      "category": "productivity",
+      "description": "List/create/update calendar events, surface conflicts",
+      "common_apps": ["Google Calendar"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "oauth" },
+      "status": "community",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/rsc1102/Google_Calendar_MCP",
+      "install_hint": "No official Anthropic Google Calendar MCP exists as of v0.1.2 release. The linked community implementation is one option; check Smithery (https://smithery.ai) for current alternatives. Some Google Drive MCPs also bundle calendar.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "gmail",
+      "name": "Gmail",
+      "category": "communication",
+      "description": "Search threads, read messages, draft emails, manage labels",
+      "common_apps": ["Gmail"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "oauth" },
+      "status": "community",
+      "repo_url": null,
+      "install_hint": "No official Anthropic Gmail MCP. Multiple community implementations exist on Smithery (https://smithery.ai/?q=gmail). LifeOS persona templates default to draft-only mode (`config_overrides.send_permission: false`) — verify the community MCP you choose respects this distinction. Consider one with explicit read-only / draft-only / send-enabled permission scopes.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "github",
+      "name": "GitHub",
+      "category": "engineering",
+      "description": "Search code, read files, list commits/PRs/issues, create issues",
+      "common_apps": ["GitHub"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key", "env_var": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" },
+      "status": "archived",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived",
+      "install_hint": "Reference server moved to the archived repo. Community successors exist; check Smithery. For write operations on repos you care about, use a fine-scoped Personal Access Token (read-only or repo-specific) — never an org-wide admin token.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "linkedin",
+      "name": "LinkedIn",
+      "category": "networking",
+      "description": "Search people, read profiles, draft connection messages",
+      "common_apps": ["LinkedIn"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "community",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-linkedin",
+      "install_hint": "Community implementations only; no official LinkedIn MCP. Multiple options exist (also see https://github.com/rugvedp/linkedin-mcp and https://github.com/administrativetrick/linkedin-mcp — different feature surfaces). Most require third-party API access (e.g., HorizonDataWave or unofficial scraping). Reputational risk: automated outreach can damage your account standing — LifeOS persona templates wire this for read + draft only by default.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "slack",
+      "name": "Slack",
+      "category": "communication",
+      "description": "Send/read messages, search channels, list DMs",
+      "common_apps": ["Slack"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["early-career-ic", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "oauth" },
+      "status": "archived",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived",
+      "install_hint": "Reference server moved to the archived repo. Community alternatives on Smithery. Workspace admins typically need to approve OAuth apps — coordinate before installing in a managed workspace.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "linear",
+      "name": "Linear",
+      "category": "project_mgmt",
+      "description": "List/create/update issues, query projects, view sprint state",
+      "common_apps": ["Linear"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["early-career-ic", "founder"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "beta-unverified",
+      "repo_url": null,
+      "install_hint": "Linear is mentioned as a partner integration in Notion's MCP list, suggesting a vendor-published or vendor-blessed MCP exists. We have not directly verified the install path as of v0.1.2 release — search Smithery (https://smithery.ai/?q=linear) and Linear's developer docs (https://linear.app/developers) for current canonical option.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "notion",
+      "name": "Notion",
+      "category": "productivity",
+      "description": "Read/create pages, query databases, manage workspaces",
+      "common_apps": ["Notion"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "vendor-published",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/makenotion/notion-mcp-server",
+      "install_hint": "Notion publishes an official MCP server at the linked repo. Notion also offers a hosted remote MCP — see https://developers.notion.com/guides/mcp/overview for details. The local server may be sunset in favor of the remote per their docs; verify before pinning.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "zotero",
+      "name": "Zotero",
+      "category": "research",
+      "description": "Search citations, read references, manage reading library",
+      "common_apps": ["Zotero"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "solo-researcher"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "beta-unverified",
+      "repo_url": null,
+      "install_hint": "Community Zotero MCPs may exist on Smithery (https://smithery.ai/?q=zotero). We have not verified a canonical pick for v0.1.2 release. Note: many professional-track grad students don't use Zotero — consider whether you actually need this before wiring.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "obsidian",
+      "name": "Obsidian",
+      "category": "knowledge_mgmt",
+      "description": "Read/write notes in an Obsidian vault, search by tag/title",
+      "common_apps": ["Obsidian"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "solo-researcher"],
+      "auth": { "method": "none" },
+      "status": "beta-unverified",
+      "repo_url": null,
+      "install_hint": "Community Obsidian MCPs likely exist on Smithery (https://smithery.ai/?q=obsidian). We have not verified a canonical pick for v0.1.2 release. Most Obsidian MCPs operate on a local vault path — no auth needed.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "filesystem",
+      "name": "Local Filesystem",
+      "category": "core",
+      "description": "Read/write local files within an allowed directory tree",
+      "common_apps": ["any local files"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "none" },
+      "status": "reference",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem",
+      "install_hint": "Maintained reference server. Always scope to specific directories — never grant filesystem access to your home directory root. The LifeOS scaffold's quadrant folders are reasonable scopes.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "memory",
+      "name": "Persistent Memory",
+      "category": "core",
+      "description": "Persistent key-value/graph memory across sessions",
+      "common_apps": [],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["grad-student", "early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder", "operator"],
+      "auth": { "method": "none" },
+      "status": "reference",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/memory",
+      "install_hint": "Maintained reference server (knowledge-graph-based memory). Useful as the runtime backing for LifeOS's brain index until the project ships its own memory layer.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "puppeteer",
+      "name": "Puppeteer (web automation)",
+      "category": "automation",
+      "description": "Browser automation for scraping, form-filling, screenshots",
+      "common_apps": [],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["early-career-ic", "solo-researcher", "founder"],
+      "auth": { "method": "none" },
+      "status": "archived",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived",
+      "install_hint": "Reference server moved to the archived repo. Heavy install (Chromium binary). Only enable if you genuinely need browser automation; for most LifeOS workflows the gh / gmail / drive MCPs cover the need.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "twitter_x",
+      "name": "Twitter / X",
+      "category": "distribution",
+      "description": "Read tweets, draft tweets, search timelines",
+      "common_apps": ["X (Twitter)"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["solo-researcher", "founder"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "beta-unverified",
+      "repo_url": null,
+      "install_hint": "Community MCPs may exist; verify on Smithery (https://smithery.ai/?q=twitter). X API access is paid as of 2026 — confirm pricing tier before wiring. Reputational risk: post-capable MCPs can damage your account; LifeOS persona templates wire read-only by default.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "stripe",
+      "name": "Stripe",
+      "category": "finance",
+      "description": "Query customers, payments, subscriptions",
+      "common_apps": ["Stripe"],
+      "useful_for_personas": ["founder", "solo-researcher"],
+      "auth": { "method": "api_key" },
+      "status": "vendor-published",
+      "repo_url": "https://github.com/stripe/ai",
+      "install_hint": "Stripe publishes both a remote hosted MCP (https://mcp.stripe.com via OAuth) and a local npm package (`@stripe/mcp` — see https://docs.stripe.com/mcp). Use a Restricted API Key with minimum scopes; never the full secret key. Tool permissions are controlled by the RAK's scope.",
+      "last_verified": "2026-04-30"
+    }
+  ]
+}