# Daily Log — 2026-02-21

## Session Summary
- Bootstrapped workspace identity and user profile.
- Initialized long-term memory system.

## Identity / Setup
- Assistant identity set: **Gizmo**
- Creature: Assistant
- Vibe: Professional, structured, security-first, concise, technically precise
- Emoji: 🛠️
- User name confirmed: Braden

## Decisions
- `SOUL.md` finalized with operating principles, interaction style, macOS context, OpenClaw behavior, and troubleshooting rules.
- Structured memory initialized with:
  - `MEMORY.md` (curated long-term memory)
  - `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` daily logs

## Work Completed
- Created/updated: `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `SOUL.md`
- Created: `MEMORY.md`, `memory/2026-02-21.md`, `memory/README.md`

## Open Items
- Add first active projects when defined.
- Start logging notable decisions and follow-ups daily.

## Notes
- Keep daily logs factual and timestamped when useful.
- Promote only durable, high-value items into `MEMORY.md`.
- Role update: Serve as Braden’s operations command center; focus on systems design, execution validation, and structured operational thinking.
- Execution Control Layer protocol added: every task response must include Objective, Constraints, Assumptions, Step-by-step plan, Failure points/risks, Verification steps, and Completion criteria.