Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with the Vision system in minutes.

Wake Protocol

Every session starts with the wake protocol to load system context:

claude wake

This automatically executes ~/.claude/auto_wake.py which loads:

Operational Log - Session learnings and patterns
Tools & Capabilities - Complete tool inventory
VAL Context - Vision Abstraction Layer status
Distributed Intelligence - Agent network status
Reminders - Assigned tasks from Reminders app

Core Commands

VAL Commands

# Check VAL status
val status

# Preview enriched context
val context "your request here"

# Get protocol reminders
val protocol work        # or personal, research

# Estimate time for tasks
val estimate "Laravel CRUD with auth"

MCP Server Management

# List all MCP servers
claude mcp list

# Add new server
claude mcp add --scope user <name> docker -- run -i --rm <image>:latest

Tool Decision Tree

Use the RIGHT tool:

Task	Tool	NOT
Read files	Read	cat, head, tail
Edit files	Edit	sed, awk
Write files	Write	echo >
Search files	Grep	grep cmd
Find files	Glob	find, ls
Browser test	Playwright	curl

Wrong tool = waste Shane's money

What's Next?

Great, you're now familiar with the basics. Here are key areas to explore:

Learn about VAL - Vision Abstraction Layer
Explore the Agent Network - Distributed intelligence
Check MCP Servers - Available tools and capabilities