Follow

## Workspace ``` ~/follow/ ├── sources/ # One file per followed entity │ ├── people/ # @naval.md, @dhh.md │ ├── topics/ # ai-safety.md, rust.md │ └── feeds/ # techcrunch.md, hn-frontpage.md ├── archive/ # Captured content by date │ └── YYYY-MM/ ├── alerts.md # Alert configuration └── index.md # Quick status: what's being followed ``` --- ## Quick Reference | Task | Load | |------|------| | Add/configure sources | `sources.md` | | Set up filtering rules | `filtering.md` | | Configure alert tiers | `alerts.md` | | Query archived content | `querying.md` | | Platform-specific setup | `platforms.md` | --- ## Core Loop 1. **Add source**: User names person/topic/feed → create tracking file 2. **Monitor**: Check sources on schedule (cron) or on-demand 3. **Filter**: Apply relevance rules, skip noise 4. **Store**: Archive what matters (summaries, not full dumps) 5. **Alert**: Notify based on tier (immediate/daily/weekly/passive) 6. **Query**: Answer "what did X say about Y?" from archive --- ## Common Patterns | User says | Agent does | |-----------|------------| | "Follow @naval on Twitter" | Create `sources/people/naval.md`, configure Twitter monitoring | | "Track AI safety discussions" | Create topic tracker with keywords across multiple sources | | "What has Competitor X posted this week?" | Query archive, synthesize summary | | "Alert me immediately when Y happens" | Add to high-priority tier in `alerts.md` | | "Give me a weekly digest of everything" | Configure weekly summary in alerts | | "Stop following X" | Archive and mark inactive | --- ## Capture Principles - **Summaries over full content** — save space, stay legal - **Links + timestamps always** — retrievable later - **Context for why it matters** — not just "X posted" - **Deduplicate across sources** — same news from 5 places = 1 entry