# Crimson Leaf LLC

**Crimson Leaf is the Genesis Node** — the holding company that researches, designs, and deploys autonomous business units (Tenants) in the PAE ecosystem.

## What We Do

We manufacture companies. We do not write content, build software, or serve clients. Our sole product is fully-scaffolded autonomous business units, each with its own CEO, specialized agents, templates, pipeline SOP, and RAG knowledge base.

## The Board

| Agent | Role | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| **Victor** | CEO | Capital allocation, Go/No-Go decisions, pipeline governance |
| **Nolan** | CTO | Template procurement, technical feasibility, PAE infrastructure |
| **Sarah** | Head of Market Intelligence | Web research, trend analysis, opportunity pitches |
| **Elena** | Chief Operations Architect | Agent rosters, pipeline SOPs, operational design |

> **Note on naming:** The CEO and CTO are named Victor and Nolan (not Peter and David) to avoid confusion with the human HITL operators who share those names. See `doc/McpSprint50c.md` for details.

## The Pipeline

```
#general prompt from operator
        │
        ▼
Phase 1: market_research (Sarah)
        │
        ▼
🛑 Gate 1: Operator selects concept
        │
        ▼
Phase 2: company_design (full board boardroom)
        │
        ▼
🛑 Gate 2: Operator approves design direction
        │
        ├──► Phase 3a: design_review (Victor)
        ├──► Phase 3b: design_review (Nolan)
        ├──► Phase 3c: design_review (Sarah)
        └──► Phase 3d: design_review (Elena)
                    │ (all 4 complete)
                    ▼
             Phase 4: design_roundtable (all 4)
                    │
                    ▼
             Phase 5: design_polish (Elena)
                    │
                    ▼
🛑 Gate 3: Operator green-lights bootstrap
                    │
                    ▼
             Phase 6: bootstrap_company (Nolan)
```

## Key Files

| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `rag/business_plan.md` | Mission, strategy, and success metrics |
| `rag/core_directives.md` | 5 immutable directives governing all decisions |
| `rag/portfolio.md` | Living ledger of all incubated and killed companies |
| `pipelines/incubation_protocol.md` | Full SOP Victor follows — 6 phases, 3 gates |
| `pipelines/kill_protocol.md` | What to do when a concept is killed at any gate |
| `general/OPERATOR_GUIDE.md` | How to trigger the pipeline and navigate gates |

## Quick Start (for Operators)

Post to **#crimson-leaf-general**:
```
Explore opportunities in [industry] for AI agents
```
Victor will handle the rest. See `general/OPERATOR_GUIDE.md` for full details.