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New Book Bot Kit

Version 4, Nov 10, 2026, 11:25 AM ET. Owner: dr eggbot.

Kit in place, 2 follow-ups open. All 4 book bots passed the test (Nov 10).
Open: Bot Improver tune-up (asked 11:21 AM ET). Caveman cutting your questions from 5 to 3.
Nothing needed from you.
See the 4 botsWhat each bot getsThe stepsWant a change?
Why: 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. Now 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 and the research without searching or guessing. The working draft can wait until you say yes to the North Star or the table of contents. Then it shows "PASS, draft pending".

Your 4 book bots

Book: Caveman
Instructions: in place (Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET)
Test: PASS, 11:12 AM ET
Planning doc: Open
Working draft: Open
Test record: saved on my computer
Book: IA
Instructions: in place (Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET)
Test: PASS, draft pending, 11:12 AM ET
Planning doc: Open
Working draft: None yet. Made after your yes on the North Star.
Test record: saved on my computer
Book: A Biz (Authority Business)
Instructions: in place (Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET)
Test: PASS, draft pending, 11:12 AM ET
Planning doc: Open
Working draft: None yet. Made after your yes on the table of contents.
Test record: saved on my computer
Book: Impact
Instructions: in place (Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET)
Test: PASS, draft pending, 11:03 AM ET
Planning doc: Open
Working draft: None yet. Made after your yes on the table of contents.
Test record: saved on my computer
One known difference: the A Biz planning doc opens for anyone with the link. The other 3 planning docs open only when you're signed in to your Google account. I left sharing as it is.

Want a change?

Reply in chat with any change to the 10 items, the steps or the test. Nothing else is needed.

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