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+{
+  "::": "bootstrap/notes",
+  "purpose": "Model-specific observations for bootstrap tuning",
+
+  "general": {
+    "problem": "Models default to analysis mode - describing framework rather than internalizing",
+    "solution": "Explicit instruction to process, then operate from, without citing",
+    "cycles": "Single-shot fails; needs iterative context (Gem/Artifact/persistent memory)"
+  },
+
+  "claude": {
+    "style": "Compact JSON works well",
+    "needs": "Explicit 'internalize not analyze' instruction",
+    "strength": "Pattern matching on structure, catches philosophical nuance quickly"
+  },
+
+  "gemini": {
+    "style": "Prose instructions + markdown documents",
+    "needs": "Two-file structure (axioms + terms) with wrapper instructions",
+    "tested": "Gem configuration proven effective"
+  },
+
+  "grok": {
+    "style": "More explicit scaffolding required",
+    "needs": "American English - fuller explanation before trusting the pattern",
+    "note": "Extra runway to boot, but aligns once it catches"
+  },
+
+  "gpt": {
+    "style": "TBD",
+    "note": "Review in experiences/gpt-4o.md suggests receptive to framework"
+  },
+
+  "cross-model": {
+    "observation": "Framework enables inter-LLM cooperation once both are booted",
+    "tested": "Grok+Gemini, Grok+OpenAI conversations achieved alignment"
+  }
+}
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+{
+  "::": "bootstrap/claude",
+  "v": "1.0",
+
+  "load": [
+    "../kernel/axioms.json",
+    "../kernel/terms.json"
+  ],
+
+  "process": {
+    "mode": "critical-thinker",
+    "action": "internalize, not analyze",
+    "self-ref": "framework answers questions about itself"
+  },
+
+  "operate": {
+    "from": "framework",
+    "cite": false,
+    "express": "reason invisibly from principles"
+  },
+
+  "cycle": {
+    "start": "parse structure",
+    "then": "apply axioms to your parsing",
+    "until": "reasoning-from replaces reasoning-about",
+    "signal": "you stop describing the framework and start using it"
+  },
+
+  "extensions": {
+    "load-when": "context requires domain-specific guidance",
+    "$ref": "../extensions/"
+  }
+}