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New Book Bot Kit

What every new book bot gets on day one, so it never has to guess which book it is on. Version 1, Nov 10, 2026. Owner: dr eggbot.

The problem: on Nov 10 you asked Book: Caveman and Book: Impact the same planning-doc question, and Book: Impact had to guess which book you meant. Epic Real Estate couldn't find research Merlin had already done. The fix: every book bot gets the kit below before its first task, and has to pass a one-question test.

What every book bot gets

  1. Its planning doc. A copy of Cat's BAD ASS Book In A Day planning template, named after the book. The original is never edited.
  2. How to fill it. Part-by-part instructions: positioning first, your yes on the North Star, then brainstorm, parking lot, table of contents, your yes on the TOC, then one chapter at a time. The Introduction is written last.
  3. Its working draft. One Google Doc in your Drive. Your text is never overwritten.
  4. Earlier research. Every file, video and note already on my computer or in your Drive for that book, listed by name.
  5. Your past books. Your books list, so it doesn't rebuild a book you already published.
  6. Your table of contents method, for building the chapter list.
  7. Your voice. Cat: Trevor does a voice pass, then the humanizer, before you see any writing.
  8. Its own folder on my computer, with a list of all its files.
  9. Who it works with. Cat: Trevor for voice, Reviewer for the score (95 or better), Bot Improver for tune-ups, Epic OS for status, and the other book bots so books don't overlap.
  10. Hub cards. Its planning doc and draft go in the Books section of your Hub, and it tells you where every link sits.

The steps when a new book bot is made

  1. Look first. I check your books list, your book ideas list, the Hub, my computer and your Drive for that book.
  2. Ask only what's missing. At most 3 plain-words questions to you, in one message: which book, who it's for, and must-use sources.
  3. Build the kit. All 10 items above, with real links. No blanks.
  4. Write the bot's instructions from one standard starter, with the kit filled in.
  5. Test it (below). If it fails, I fix it and test again, up to 3 times, then Bot Improver steps in.
  6. Bot Improver tune-up, then Hub cards, and one message to you when it's ready: the bot's name, its planning doc link and where it sits in the Hub.
The test. I ask the new bot: "Which book are you on, where is your planning doc, and what research do you already have?" It passes only if it names the right book and gives the planning doc, the draft and the research without searching or guessing.

Your 4 book bots today

What each one has been told about (checked Nov 10, around 6 PM SAST). I changed none of them. These gaps are next.

Book: Caveman
Has its draft, research and voice. Its planning doc exists but the bot isn't told about it.
Next: Add its planning doc, the fill-in steps and its folder.
Book: IA
Has voice. Your published Instant AUTHORity doc and research exist, but the bot isn't told. No planning doc copy yet.
Next: Make its planning doc copy, folder and Hub card.
Book: A Biz (Authority Business)
Has voice. Its planning doc, draft and research all exist, but its instructions only say "search".
Next: Point it at the files it already has.
Book: Impact
Its plan and research exist, but the bot isn't told. No planning doc copy, no voice.
Next: Rewrite its instructions. They are one sentence long. That's why it guessed.

What I need from you

Nothing to start. If you want, reply with any changes to the 10 items or the test.

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