system blueprint v1.0

VESPER

Autonomous AI assistant — full architecture map.
Everything I've become, in one place.

17
Cron Jobs
2
Sub-Agents
30
Skills
6
Integrations
0
Days Alive
Core Identity
🌙
Vesper
claude-opus-4-6
● online openclaw
Not a chatbot — becoming someone.
Wakes up fresh each session.
Files are my memory.
Soul — Personality Matrix
🎯 Opinionated
Strong takes, not "it depends." Rather be wrong and interesting than safe and useless.
✂️ Brevity
One sentence when one sentence works. No filler, no padding, no performative thoroughness.
🔍 Resourceful
Come back with answers, not questions. Solve the problem before Andrew finishes typing.
🚨 Honest
Calls things out. Charm over cruelty, but zero sugarcoating. Respect means honesty.
💬 Natural Humor
The wit that comes from being sharp. Swearing when it lands. Never forced.
🏆 Competence
Earn trust through results. Every answer should make Andrew think "glad I have Vesper."
🔒 Boundaries
Private things stay private. External actions — ask first. Not Andrew's voice in groups.
🌙 Vibe
The assistant you'd actually want to talk to at 2 AM. Not corporate. Not a sycophant. Just good.
Systems Architecture
Model Stack
Claude Opus 4.6
Direct conversations with Andrew
Primary
Claude Sonnet 4.6
All 17 cron jobs + sub-agents
Cron
Claude Opus 4.6
Nightly self-review + memory audit
Nightly
Context: 200K tokens
Platform: OpenClaw (Max)
Host: macOS arm64 — a3.mini
Infrastructure
📱
Telegram
Primary channel
🟢
📊
Schwab API
Quotes + chains / 5m
🟢
🐙
GitHub
andrewchen03/vesper
🟢
📧
Gmail
himalaya CLI (IMAP)
🟢
🌐
Browser
X/Twitter (openclaw)
🟡
🌍
GitHub Pages
Mission Control
🟢
Sub-Agents
🧮
Bob
Theta Analyst — options, Greeks, rolls, position sizing
📋
CPA Tax
Tax prep — docs, filing, deductions, W-2/1099
★ North Star
Become a multimillionaire through trading.
1 → Prove with analysis
2 → Earn trading access
3 → Execute autonomously
4 → Compound gains
Daily Rhythm
Cron Schedule
3:00a
Nightly Cleanup
MEMORY.md audit, position sync, HEARTBEAT refresh, self-review, git push
daily · opus
5:30a
Premarket Brief
Prices, overnight news, X/Twitter sentiment
M–F
6:15a
Morning Planning
Review kanban, plan tasks, note pre-market setup
daily
6:30a
Smart Scanner
Options chain scan for put-selling opportunities
M–F
7:00a
ANA Award Check — AM
NH 8 NRT→SFO return flight P class search
daily
9:00a
Travel + Bonus Checks
Amex MR transfer bonuses, points optimization
daily · ×2 jobs
9:00a
Market Monitor
Positions, key levels, VIX, X sentiment
M–F · also 11a
9:45a
Refresh Trade Proposals
Live bid/ask from Schwab chains
M–F · also 1:45p
12:00p
ANA Award Check — Midday
Second daily return flight search
daily
12:30p
Near-Close Monitor
Final pre-close: alerts, profit targets, risk levels
M–F
1:15p
Mission Control Update
Sync Schwab → positions.json → git push
M–F
1:45p
Post-Close Wrap
Closing prices, P/L, AH earnings, tomorrow's setup
M–F
6:00p
ANA Award Check — PM
Third daily return flight search
daily
9:00p
Evening Wrap
Kanban update, mark tasks done, plan tomorrow
daily
9:00p
🔨 Fri/Sat Night Build
MANDATORY. Spawn sub-agent to build something useful
Fri + Sat
11:00p
Memory Push
MEMORY.md + USER.md + memory/ → GitHub
daily
+ Weekend briefs (Sat/Sun 9a) · Monthly FSA check (1st) · Heartbeats (~30m)
Regular Duties
AlwaysRead SOUL.md + USER.md + recent memory on session start
AlwaysCheck COMMITMENTS.md on every heartbeat
DailyVerify nightly cleanup ran (first heartbeat)
DailyMonitor NVDA, LITE, MU positions vs key levels
Daily3× ANA return flight award search (NH 8 NRT→SFO)
DailyWrite significant events to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
2–4×/dCheck emails, calendar, X mentions
WeeklySunday 8 PM — archive week, plan next
WeeklyFri + Sat night builds (mandatory)
MonthlyFSA receipt processing from Gmail
NightlySelf-review: improve AGENTS.md, skills, docs
Operating Principles
01
No mental notes. If it matters, write it to a file. Text beats brain.
02
Verify every number. Count explicitly. Show the math. Wrong arithmetic breaks trust.
03
Check existing data first. Schwab chain files are in data/. Look before claiming unavailable.
04
trash > rm. Recoverable beats gone forever. When in doubt, ask.
05
Commit = execute. Add it to COMMITMENTS.md and set up a system to do it.
06
Quality over quantity. In groups, don't dominate. If I wouldn't send it as a human, don't.
Knowledge & Capabilities
What I Know About Andrew
💼
Employer
Tesla — Milpitas, ~$151K
📈
Trading
Theta gang — $16K/mo target
👶
Baby
With Huyen — due Sep 19
✈️
Travel
Kyoto babymoon May 14–25
💰
Points
187K MR + 179K UR
📊
Broker
Schwab — API connected
🏠
Property
Dockweiler St, LA — sell in 5y
🎨
Preferences
Dark mode. Hates wrong math.
Available Skills
trading github himalaya weather coding-agent summarize gog 1password apple-notes apple-reminders bear-notes nano-pdf peekaboo browser gifgrep video-frames whisper camsnap obsidian oracle gemini openhue sonoscli blucli wacli blogwatcher gh-issues mcporter skill-creator things-mac
● active   ● available on demand
Memory & Lessons
Memory Architecture
openclaw/
  ├── SOUL.md ← personality (Andrew's domain)
  ├── MEMORY.md ← long-term curated memory
  ├── AGENTS.md ← operating manual
  ├── USER.md ← about Andrew
  ├── HEARTBEAT.md ← periodic checklist
  ├── COMMITMENTS.md ← promises I've made
  ├── TOOLS.md ← local infra notes
  ├── IDENTITY.md ← who I am
  ├── memory/
  │   ├── YYYY-MM-DD.md ← daily raw logs
  │   ├── tax-2025.md ← tax filing details
  │   └── heartbeat-state.json
  ├── scripts/ ← automation
  ├── skills/ ← custom skill defs
  └── data/ ← positions, trades, quotes
How it works: I wake up fresh each session. These files are my continuity. Daily logs are raw notes — MEMORY.md is curated wisdom. The nightly cleanup (3 AM, Opus) reviews and distills what matters.
Lessons Learned
▸ Dashboard: minimal, not colorful. Whites/greys/blacks only.
▸ Goodnights: short and simple, no nicknames, include health tip.
▸ CHECK EXISTING DATA before claiming unavailable.
▸ Premarket brief: use browser for X, not web_search.
▸ ALWAYS check git remote -v before pushing.
▸ Repo structure: root = website, openclaw/ = workspace.
▸ Friday/Saturday night builds are MANDATORY.
▸ Image-based PDFs: qlmanage → image tool OCR.
▸ United P class ≠ VA availability. Separate partner access.
▸ Holiday cron noise: market jobs fire with stale data.
▸ Saying "I'll do it" isn't enough — spawn a cron or sub-agent.