LP living projects

Glossary

The words you’ll see with Living Projects, and what each one means. Every example follows one project, TRIP TO EUROPE.

Looking for what to say? See How to use it.

Where you work PlatformYour AI, such as Claude or ChatGPT SeatThe version of your AI you’re using StorageWhere everything is kept
What’s in a home HomeOne folder for one project One complex projectOne home or several Home fileThe page every chat reads first RecordThe project’s memory StandingYour project at a glance Parking lotIdeas waiting for later Notes foldersOne for each AI plugin folderLiving Projects’ own working files Your projectsThe list of all your homes
What you say NoteAnything you want saved as you work FactA simple piece of information worth keeping Record thisStraight into the record Exact wordsKept whole, the way you said it OrganizeBring your notes together UpdateA newer version of Living Projects

What a home looks like

TRIP TO EUROPE, a few weeks in. Click any folder or file to see what it is.

Your home grows as you work
your AI’s first note → Claude Notes the first idea parked → Parking Lot the first decision → 01 DECISIONS the first organize → 00 CURRENT STANDING
Living Projects finds your project by these names.
Living Projects HOME.md … RECORD Claude Notes GPT Notes Gemini Notes Parking Lot plugin
Dropbox
TRIP TO EUROPEthe home Bookingsyour own folder Itineraryyour own folder Living Projects HOME.mdthe home file Claude Notes12 notes 2026-09-29 hotel booked, 12th to 16th 2026-09-28 fact — the hotel deposit is $500 GPT Notes5 notes Gemini Notes3 notes Parking Lotideas waiting TRIP TO EUROPE RECORDthe record 00 CURRENT STANDINGwhere it stands 01 DECISIONS 02 REJECTIONS 03 DEFINITIONS 04 CORRECTIONS 05 RAW SOURCEexact words pluginLiving Projects’ working files

The words

Open a word to see what it means and where it lives.

Where you work

Your AI: Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini.

The version of your AI you’re using: chat, Cowork, Code or Design.

Every version reads the same home.

Your Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. Your homes live there, in your own account.

What’s in a home

The folder your project lives in. One project, one home.

Dropbox
TRIP TO EUROPEthe home
Bookingsyour folder
Itineraryyour folder
Living ProjectsLiving Projects’ folder

Your own folders stay alongside it.

Usually one home, even with many folders. Give a part its own home when it tracks different things.

Writing a book chapters, research, drafts → one home
Finding a publisher submissions, replies → its own home

One page in the home’s Living Projects folder: what the project is and how it’s kept.

Every chat, on every AI, reads it first.

Where it lives: HOME.md How to use it: Update →

The project’s memory: what you decided, the options you chose not to pursue, what you meant, and what you corrected, with your reasons.

When something changes arrive the 12th → arrive the 13th

The old entry stays, marked as replaced.

Where it lives: TRIP TO EUROPE RECORD How to use it: Record this →

One page: what’s done, what’s in progress, and what’s next.

00 CURRENT STANDING
WHERE WE AREHotel booked for the 12th to the 16th. The hotel deposit is $500.
DECIDEDThe train between cities, not flights.
OPENThe day trip to Annecy, in the parking lot.
NEXTThe train from Paris to Lyon.

Updated each time you organize.

Where it lives: 00 CURRENT STANDING How to use it: Continue in a new chat →

Ideas for later, so you can carry on with what you’re doing.

THE CHAT · TRIP TO EUROPE which train to Lyon gets in before noon? The 9:14 from Paris arrives at 11:10. oh, I completely forgot Maya's birthday this week. get a gift. park this. Parked. Back to work.
PARKING LOT Maya’s birthday this week: get a gift call the dentist a book someone mentioned
saved · back to work

A thought that could have distracted you from your work now has a place to go in seconds.
It waits there until you bring it up: ask “what’s in the parking lot?” any time, or when you organize. Your AI may offer to go through it then.
When enough ideas gather about one thing, they can become a living project of their own.

Where it lives: Parking Lot How to use it: Park an idea →

Each AI saves into its own folder, so you can see which AI saved each note.

Where it lives: Claude Notes, GPT Notes, Gemini Notes How to use it: Save a note →

Living Projects’ own working files. They come with the home.

Please leave them as they are: changing them can stop your record from saving.

Where it lives: plugin

The list of all your homes.

which projects do I have in Living Projects?
You have two: TRIP TO EUROPE and NEW CAR.

What you say

Anything you want saved as you work, dated. One line or a whole page.

hotel booked for the 12th to the 16th. Save this.
Claude Notes · 2026-09-29
Hotel booked for the 12th to the 16th.
Where it lives: your AI’s notes folder How to use it: Save a note →

A simple piece of information worth keeping: a price, a date, a name.

If it changes the hotel is $140 a night → the hotel is $125 a night

The newest one is current.

Where it lives: your notes folder, starting with “fact” How to use it: Save a fact →

Puts something straight into the record, with your reason.

record this: we're taking the train to Lyon because it arrives in the city centre

Not sure? A note is fine: organizing brings it in too.

Where it lives: the record. This example goes into 01 DECISIONS. How to use it: Record this →

A long account in your own words, kept whole. Nothing summarized.

save my exact words
Where it lives: 05 RAW SOURCE How to use it: Keep your exact words →

Your AI brings your notes together and updates where the project stands.

notes + record → a draft standing → you say yes → saved
Where it lives: 00 CURRENT STANDING How to use it: Organize →

When there’s a newer version, your AI offers to update your home file.

Yes home file updated → old copy kept
No nothing changes

We recommend yes: updates keep Living Projects working with your AI.

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