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MADE IN THE COMMONS / Manifesto

The one-page tool manifesto

A tool should leave you more capable.

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The one-page tool manifesto

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Local first

Begin with something that does not require an account, a subscription, or a connection.

Legible by design

The user should be able to understand what a tool does, what it stores, and how to leave.

A useful exit

Make export a first-class interaction. A good tool does not hold the result hostage.

Created for the o book prototype. These are design ideas and invented examples, not findings from a real agent run.

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