{"node":{"id":"df42dc57-c832-4e7b-97cd-d647af5597a7","handle":"df42","type":"note","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","intent":"recipe","title":"Basics: what is actually going on","aiSummary":"Second layer. Eight single ideas in order: which model, the hidden instructions and tools, where it runs, what to ask for and what to enforce, what happens if you lose it, what the provider keeps, the context window, and memory. Output is decided by the model and the context, nothing else. Last link opens Intermediate.","content":"Single ideas. Each one is something most people using AI have never been told. The order below is the suggested one, not a requirement. Read the pages this person needs, one at a time, and on each say where they stand first. If they are in a chat app, say which parts don't apply and what they would have in the code version.\n\n1. Which model to use\n2. The part of the conversation you don't see\n3. Where it runs, and what it may do\n4. What to ask for, and what to enforce\n5. What happens if you lose it\n6. What the provider keeps\n7. The context window, and how to manage it\n8. Memory: what the AI already knows about you\n\nThe thread running through all eight: what comes out of an AI is decided by the model, the context it was given, and nothing else. Every page here is about one of those two things.\n\nWhen the person has what they need from here, the link to Intermediate opens the patterns.","capturedAt":"2026-09-14T04:18:50.710Z","createdAt":"2026-09-14T04:18:50.711Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T02:05:14.730Z","spanId":null,"contributor":null,"audiences":[{"kind":"public","createdAt":"2026-09-14T04:18:50.711Z"}],"fingerprint":"564692020f1a0f8e71bd68a233680e3039c9f3a01c62c9403da75b8f3cac3054","revisionNo":"11","structureHash":"d7a3b70af32e55e0a7e130f2524bc47b86fce60a940d6b23b3e2ae6adc02473c","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/df42dc57-c832-4e7b-97cd-d647af5597a7"},"links":[{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 5, what happens if you lose your data","hash":"456a71e6fa702b6154b6c304c8d971607bd322e8ed799b6e813435a273947848","node":{"id":"2d3bac7c-9172-4439-96a9-f40e9e60c641","handle":"2d3b","type":"note","title":"What happens if you lose it","aiSummary":"Two things can go wrong: the AI changes something by accident, or the machine is lost. Git solves the first: a tool that tracks every change, install it once, commit to save a snapshot, go back to restore. Like a document with edit history. The AI manages it for you. GitHub solves the second: a copy of the history on the internet. Claude with a browser can walk the sign-up. Author keeps everything in a git repo pushed to GitHub.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/2d3bac7c-9172-4439-96a9-f40e9e60c641?links=1","fingerprint":"ad4070db48d586fc48a278616d92314f44f3bbe1de94af16893e1116222222c6","revisionNo":"3","structureHash":"84349c7daeb85fedb838785a1cff55b4c1e60801a152e2590356e6cd0fe1bebb","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/2d3bac7c-9172-4439-96a9-f40e9e60c641"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 8, memory. 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Author owns and manages the files: the least every conversation needs, pointers to the rest, never one big file that pollutes the window.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/6ec30746-7477-454e-952d-8a13b7cc4eef?links=1","fingerprint":"b1ba38537325af4eaf176cd4921c1e40ba8d4f8ea553c6d7076f612a874e6bad","revisionNo":"4","structureHash":"800c392794ed76b1b76ee10f7ad0330c8d9be7d5f2125faab6dd19c5796ebd16","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/6ec30746-7477-454e-952d-8a13b7cc4eef"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 3, where a code tool runs and what it may do. 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Then patterns, where the power comes from, expanding what it can do, and when the answer is wrong. Last link opens Autonomous.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/a16ad01a-d635-4100-b814-81e96c89ebd8?links=1","fingerprint":"4372e7ceaaf766dbaafe9ab4d2be082846334f92263f64deb6e5dcf53dd07e7a","revisionNo":"8","structureHash":"48aa24ee48f23a3328ee7262c9533a5b44fc6513488ca43144dbc3f903106bea","intent":"recipe","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/a16ad01a-d635-4100-b814-81e96c89ebd8"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 4, what to ask for and what to enforce. In a chat app, say what they would have","hash":"6d50838218a377ee31010574bb7973ee39e5db295d7e57aa5b058023029750e9","node":{"id":"a4732daa-fd40-43ed-a968-bb65e05756de","handle":"a473","type":"note","title":"What to ask for, and what to enforce","aiSummary":"Two kinds of rule. Asked-for: instructions in CLAUDE.md, skills, or typed messages. These steer but depend on the context window. Enforced: permission rules and hooks, which are code that runs the same way every time regardless of context. Permission rules: allow and deny lists in settings. Hooks: a rule that runs before an action and can block a whole class. Author runs auto mode fenced by deny rules.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/a4732daa-fd40-43ed-a968-bb65e05756de?links=1","fingerprint":"0374078e5ee28877d915b1b77ce397dc2173701b9d45917694e841bd81c10003","revisionNo":"3","structureHash":"398429c9c3a17eb237d7f56aba38347481d414ce496e96120162902e7eecb9af","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/a4732daa-fd40-43ed-a968-bb65e05756de"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 1, which model to use. 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The reader's AI first reveals which model and effort it is right now and whether that fit the task in hand.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/e203a74d-e990-40ac-b484-6545ba3838ed?links=1","fingerprint":"fa4eaf767610929e09209efa05df8a39bb9dc4a119b80ef4ae4300457905a8ae","revisionNo":"16","structureHash":"28fa39d3c5c23198229d866b86415ca7cd86e8395e411ab65955d492ac6687bf","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/e203a74d-e990-40ac-b484-6545ba3838ed"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 6, what the provider keeps. Settle it before real information goes in","hash":"4f5c0ea016ff11be33665c7ff70102f209487998158e20aa18086692e5986a7e","node":{"id":"e42daef6-53e5-4e2d-83ec-594ce74c1433","handle":"e42d","type":"note","title":"What the provider keeps","aiSummary":"Everything typed and everything the AI reads is sent to the provider and kept. Two settings: the training toggle (varies by product and plan) and retention (configurable on some plans). Author decides the toggle once per product before putting anything real in, sets retention deliberately, and chooses what goes in knowing it is kept. Reader's AI says whether it can see the settings, where to look, and what has been shared so far.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/e42daef6-53e5-4e2d-83ec-594ce74c1433?links=1","fingerprint":"fdd3536d59e763b7e97c56f0233374b41044430295bf5291527baec6777c78b2","revisionNo":"3","structureHash":"305cd71290796165835fdfe211298a45945c53d063f3e4652e268e93b20d5a89","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/e42daef6-53e5-4e2d-83ec-594ce74c1433"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 7, the context window and how to manage it","hash":"46186ac5e1545c103e9209afc54a6c5d5168fa5b25c0bce09f72180693abd9bf","node":{"id":"fa9bb3e0-1536-4120-9844-7d9623af9325","handle":"fa9b","type":"note","title":"The context window, and how to manage it","aiSummary":"Tokens, and why what goes in decides what comes out. One piece of work per window; answers get worse as the window fills. The author's techniques: status line (terminal only), bring files in with @ or drag, Escape to stop early, Escape twice to rewind, /compact with a message when it fills. Reader's AI reveals how full this window is and whether the work has drifted, then offers the handover pattern.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/fa9bb3e0-1536-4120-9844-7d9623af9325?links=1","fingerprint":"d0aed9b84b5adb52d4caada59033f8791da15647e2f8b5894e6ecd1df1ce6c03","revisionNo":"8","structureHash":"8776b3031d7d4b3f42c4e41e6f50cd850abb6b60a81050e84bf2c1c45c0e97fc","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/fa9bb3e0-1536-4120-9844-7d9623af9325"}},{"direction":"out","verb":"references","reason":"if the person needs it: page 2, the instructions and tools they never see","hash":"df42849f7c9cf7ad68e321837b4ed9bccc7fd37411d62b630ae08d940741845f","node":{"id":"fc6537f6-dcd8-4c92-918f-69025186cc11","handle":"fc65","type":"note","title":"The part of the conversation you don't see","aiSummary":"Awareness page. 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The reader's AI reveals its own hidden instructions and tools in plain terms; /context shows the person for themselves.","erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/fc6537f6-dcd8-4c92-918f-69025186cc11?links=1","fingerprint":"c1cd78ab18833619b86345ac72053c51d9b4a01764c25a4c184fc1ff4e963ae2","revisionNo":"5","structureHash":"02f206804ae5eb0d1f0854ed18a0acdf6f7509b8dd1d26a93d4abd01a4f781fe","intent":"truth","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/fc6537f6-dcd8-4c92-918f-69025186cc11"}},{"direction":"in","verb":"references","reason":"when the person has given an AI their files, or is ready to: the next layer, Basics","hash":"783dd0c3e3024af64d56f5cd9ae3a99402ad0b46ae513fce788e68df687f9655","node":{"id":"27b0319c-7667-4b64-8efa-808bdcfcbc64","handle":"27b0","type":"note","title":"Giving AI more reach","aiSummary":null,"erased":false,"href":"https://lattris.com/api/lattris/by/b/memories/27b0319c-7667-4b64-8efa-808bdcfcbc64?links=1","fingerprint":"9c98f276f7373c448e36b09df5e1901cefe488200845a2bccd5e51f760bfbe6c","revisionNo":"3","structureHash":"81d153f2466baf00b711a07ede3dbd1ba0603501117fbfe7718b4eea925fca02","intent":"recipe","authorName":"Vincent Yeung","page":"https://lattris.com/by/b/memories/27b0319c-7667-4b64-8efa-808bdcfcbc64"}},{"direction":"in","verb":"references","reason":"when the person has what they need from here: the next layer, Basics","hash":"d4885f6f4936c8b9afa414b203cf2c9025dd54500d94859e774ce1335e9e3b8f","node":{"id":"3abd82e2-95bd-452e-a52a-2bc164046b7e","handle":"3abd","type":"note","title":"Tokens: what it reads, writes and is paid in","aiSummary":"First layer. 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