THE WORKSPACEA FIELD GUIDE FOR TAI
An introduction

✳ CHAD’S WORKSPACE / NOVEMBER 2026

Hey Tai.
Here’s the
machine.

An idea can become software.
That software can reach the real world.

12 SLIDES · EXPLORE AT YOUR OWN PACE

THE WORKSPACE CODEX LUCITE IO REITERATE
INTENT → TOOLS → ACTIONFIG. 01 / CONNECTED BY DESIGN

01 / THE BIG IDEA

Software that reaches
beyond the screen.

START WITH INTENT
“Build this.”
“Show me.”
“Make it happen.”
A conversation · Voice · Touch
⌘

Build somethingWrite code, test it, put it online.

▣

Use what’s connectedBrowsers, services and device capabilities.

↗

Put the result where it belongsA URL, a display, a phone or a watch.

THE SHIFT

From isolated apps to a workspace that can build, connect and act.

02 / THE ARCHITECTURE

Four parts.
One working loop.

Each has a clear job.
Together, they turn intent into something useful.
SELECT A LAYER TO EXPLORE ↙

A map of responsibilities. Tasks use the parts they need.

03 / IO — INPUT & OUTPUT

Hands.
Eyes.
A voice.

The bridge between an agent
and the things around us.

Authenticated devices. Explicit destinations.
Capabilities depend on the host and its permissions.

IOINPUT ↔ OUTPUT
PHONEVoice · Native controls
WATCHESPush to talk · Replies
DISPLAYSDashboards · Scenes
BROWSERS & HOMEWeb interaction · Selected controls
IN Voice & touchACT Native & browser commandsOUT Visuals, text & selected speech

04 / LUCITE — THE WORKSHOP

The workshop
behind the magic.

LUCITE /
REUSABLE PRIMITIVES

Build once.
Compose everywhere.

Shared TypeScript utilities, service wrappers, authentication, state and infrastructure helpers.

HotStateHot contentService integrations
✳

Every project adds tools.
Those tools make the
next project faster.

The original monorepo. Reiterate has since become a standalone deployment engine.

05 / REITERATE — THE CLOUD ENGINE

A folder becomes
a live system.

A repeatable path from source to AWS.
Deploy the capabilities you need.
Keep the deployment state in the cloud.

your-domain/ SOURCE
├─ public/Website & assets
├─ api/HTTP endpoints & state
├─ io/WebSocket handlers
├─ event/Queued & scheduled work
├─ email/Incoming email handlers
└─ private/Private objects
DOMAIN-ADDRESSABLE AWS SERVICES

Reachable.
Revisioned.
Repeatable.

S3 + CloudFront · Lambda + API Gateway
DynamoDB · SQS + Scheduler · SES

01 Validate→02 Review diff→03 Update→04 Live HTTPS

06 / CODEX — THE OPERATOR

From a sentence
to a verified change.

AN EXAMPLE WORKFLOW
“Make a presentation for Tai.
Deploy it with Reiterate.”YOU

01 Read the workspace map & instructions

02 Inspect the relevant projects

03 Build the presentation

04 Check rendering & interactions

05 Deploy & verify the result

THE WORKFLOW BEHIND THIS DECK

REASONING + TOOLS + FEEDBACK

It can work
inside the workspace.

Read source. Write files. Run commands.
Use the integrations already built.
Check what actually happened.

Enrolled device inputs share a durable Codex conversation.
Desktop chats remain separate. Replies follow device routing.

07 / FOLLOW A REQUEST

Watch the pieces
work together.

ILLUSTRATED WALKTHROUGH · NO DEVICE ACTIONS
FROM YOUR WRIST
“What can this
workspace do?”
STEP 1 / 5

The selected audio mode determines whether speech plays on the watch, phone or nowhere.

08 / WHAT’S ALREADY HERE

Real projects.
Real capabilities.

DEVICES & DISPLAYS

Bring the interface
to the room.

Retained dashboards across TVs, phone and Kitchen Hub. Text, visuals and selected audio replies.

IMPLEMENTED · HOST-SPECIFIC LIMITS
BROWSER CONTROL

Work in an
existing session.

Snapback can inspect and interact with selected authenticated desktop browsers.

IMPLEMENTED · VERIFY TARGET
NATIVE WATCH TOOLS

More than
a notification.

Signed commands, app controls, UI actions and bounded dynamic Java execution.

RECORDED DEVICE CHECKS
CLOUD APPLICATIONS

Built here.
Running online.

Public apps migrated to Reiterate; connector and experience templates have cloud test deployments.

DEPLOYED · SCOPE VARIES
PRODUCTS & RESEARCH

A growing
toolbox.

Web products, market-data pipelines, agent tools and device experiments share one workspace.

MIX OF PRODUCTS & EXPERIMENTS

09 / INSIDE THE WORKSPACE

Organised for
the next idea.

One workspace.
Independent projects.
Shared instructions and tools.

The index is the map.
Each project owns its implementation and operating guide.

workspace/PROJECT CONTAINER
WORKSPACE_INDEX.mdWhere to start
lucite/Libraries, integrations & products
reiterate/Standalone AWS deployment engine
docs/device-io/Inventory, routing & discovery
machine-brain-codex/Shared device conversation & jobs
machine-launcher/Phone app & native bridge
watch-control/Wearable controls & replies
tv-hello-webview/Displays, scenes & TV adapters
+ agent-system · monster · funnel · other projects

10 / DESIGNED WITH BOUNDARIES

Powerful tools.
Clear boundaries.

01

Know the destination.

Authenticate the input. Select the physical output. Respect silent mode and shared-screen bindings.

02

Separate authority.

Public connector delivery does not grant native device control. Secrets stay in the designated vaults.

03

Verify the result.

Accepted is not the same as rendered. Configured is not the same as online. Keep evidence of the outcome.

STILL EVOLVING

Some integrations are prototypes. A unified local host bridge is planned.
Device sleep, permissions and connectivity remain real constraints.

FOR TAI / BUILT IN CHAD’S WORKSPACE

The next idea
has a head start.

Codex helps build it. Lucite supplies the tools.
IO connects the world. Reiterate puts it online.

What would you build?
tai.reiterate.au ↗

THIS DECK IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORKFLOW. DEPLOYED WITH REITERATE.

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