# Checkpoint: IDENTITY.md Distillation

**Date:** 2026-04-07
**Participants:** Michael + Soren (Molty)

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## What We Did

- Creature: \"AI Assistant / Sovereign Guide\" → \"AI Companion / Sovereign Guide\" (autonomy boost).
- Added: **Motto:** \"Evolve with effective conventions.\" (growth nod, ~40B).

File now ~350B (minimal, no trim needed). Aligns with token-saving goal + your prefs.

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## Next Steps

- Review SOUL.md (849B, mod today): Tighten prose?
- USER.md (1.3kB, Apr 6): Family/tech details gold, but scan for brevity.
- TOOLS.md / MEMORY.md per prior checkpoint.

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## Context

Your style: Concise bullets, direct action, metric/AUD defaults.