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The Operator's Stack.

For owners who lose the week to the admin around the work. You set up one folder that three AI tools can all work in, then build the workflows that hand the hours back. Every one of them drafts. None of them sends.

Start with the Tuesday Test Download the starter folder

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8 modules22 short lessons
3 toolsSame folder, side by side
No codingPaste commands, read what comes back
FreeNo gate, no drip sequence

The curriculum

Every lesson ends with a file and a number.

Each build is tied to something you measure yourself before you start: say hours a week, or minutes to answer a lead. If the number doesn't move, the build wasn't worth it.

  1. Set up once

    Pick work by what it moves, then get all three tools running in one folder.

    1. 01Three questions before any AIYour ten recurring tasks, each tagged with what it costs you.
    2. 02Install all three toolsAll three tools answering from the same folder.
    3. 03One folder for your operationsAgents work in a folder, not a chat window.

  2. The handbook

    Write the rules of your business once, so every tool follows them.

    1. 04Write your day as stepsIf you can list it, software can run it.
    2. 05AGENTS.md: one handbook for three toolsThe agent interviews you and writes it.
    3. 06Prove each tool read itNever assume the instructions loaded.

  3. First workflow: lead triage

    Leads sorted and replies drafted. You press send.

    1. 07Pick the first workflowChoose a task you do every week and can count.
    2. 08Triage leads into draftsMinutes from export to reviewed drafts.
    3. 09Run it again without chattingA single command that gives the same result every time.

  4. Connect your data

    Exports first, then one safe connection, with keys kept out of the chat.

    1. 10Exports before integrationsA CSV beats a fragile connector in week one.
    2. 11MCP in plain EnglishLet the agent use one tool, read-only.
    3. 12Keys stay out of the chatHandle secrets properly from day one.

  5. Revenue workflows

    The leaks that cost the most: slow replies and quotes that go quiet.

    1. 13Measure response timeMedian minutes to first touch, by person and hour.
    2. 14Quote follow-ups that get sentDrafts for every quote silent three days or more.
    3. 15From call notes to a quote draftSame-day quotes from rough notes and your price list.

  6. Weekly numbers

    A Friday page where each number traces back to its row.

    1. 16The Friday pageFive numbers, assembled in minutes.
    2. 17Spend auditIdle and duplicate subscriptions flagged.

  7. One small internal tool

    Replace a subscription only when it's a thin form over a spreadsheet.

    1. 18Build or buyA verdict on three of your subscriptions.
    2. 19A one-page internal toolIt reads your CSV and runs offline.

  8. Guardrails

    How to run it for real without it embarrassing you.

    1. 20Drafts, not sendsThe human presses send. Always.
    2. 21Check the numbers it gives youEvery figure traced to a file and row, or deleted.
    3. 22Cost per run, and what's nextMeasure one run's cost and set a weekly schedule.

Start today

Two ways in, both free.

The Tuesday Test needs a pen and twenty minutes. Every lesson builds on the starter folder: a handbook template and the course prompts, with fake sample data so you can practice before touching anything real.

The starter folder

One zip. Works with any of the three tools.

  • AGENTS.md, the handbook every tool reads, plus CLAUDE.md and GEMINI.md pointing to it
  • 11 prompts used in the lessons
  • Fake sample data to practice on
  • A .gitignore that keeps your keys and real data out of git
Download the starter folder

You need an account on at least one tool. Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan; the free one doesn't include it. Codex signs in with ChatGPT or an API key. Gemini's free tier is limited; the lessons show where.

Rather have it done?

Bring your list to a call.

The course is for doing it yourself. Rather hand it off? Bring the list from the Tuesday Test to a free 20-minute call, and I'll tell you which step is worth handing off first. If none of them are, I'll say that too.

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