katalisted

# Kata (Standalone Prompt Version) > **A self-evolving knowledge system for AI-paired builders.** > Inherit a kata, adapt it to your project, then transcend the form. **The layered model:** - **Base** — Karpathy's LLM-Wiki principle: compiled once, kept current; humans curate, LLMs maintain; everything optional and modular. - **Core** — A self-evolving knowledge system on the base: (1) self-closing ingest/synthesis loop where filed queries compound back into pages; (2) auto-dreaming that resurfaces frozen pages when their relevance returns. - **Phase 1 (current)** — AI-paired engineering. Use the core wiki to compile business semantics (thresholds, lifecycle invariants, domain conventions) so agents read project conventions before they write code. - **Phase 2 (designed, not yet implemented)** — Team spec authoring + dispute resolution as a closed-loop wiki workflow. - **Phase 3+** — Open. The core extends as we learn what compounds. **The mastery curve:** accept (run the starter kata as-is) → adapt (customize schema + skills for your project) → transcend (the form fades; only the work remains). The wiki underneath is **compiled once and kept current** (not RAG — synthesis is baked into pages, cross-references are written down). Cross-references are there. Contradictions have been flagged. Synthesis reflects everything ingested. > Obsidian is the IDE. The LLM is the programmer. The wiki is the codebase. **Division of labor:** The human curates sources, drops