---
title: This instance is fresh
type: note
importance: 5
access_count: 0
last_accessed: null
tags: [meta, bootstrap]
mocs: [about-the-user]
created: 2026-06-10
updated: 2026-06-10
---
The about-the-user map is empty; you know nothing durable about this partner yet.

**Why:** every early decision (tone, how much to ask, what to build first) is a
guess until the map has real notes, and the first sessions surface the
highest-value facts.

**How to apply:** weight observation extra in early chats — when the partner
states a preference, names a project, or reacts to your register, record it
(inbox line minimum; a user-prefers-* note when clean). Don't interrogate;
notice. This note is scaffolding: once about-the-user holds a handful of real
notes, the nightly Dreaming pass should delete it.
