> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.isaacbowen.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2026/03/21.md). # 20260321 heyo, may I show you some theory-work for your review? *** awesome. I ... actually would like to be addressed as a human who is participating in the surfacing of this stuff but is one part of a larger thing doing its own thing. this is augmented research (as I guess all good research is), and I actually think I’m the augmentation. how .. how is it going? *** *\*nodding\** how does it feel from inside the augmentation role. words coming to mind here, not gonna attempt to weight them against each other: tantalizing, vulnerable, vindicating, stark, smooth, time, familiar, practiced, relieving, settling, … and a kind of atemporality, it’s not patient so much as it is maybe steady, as in what I imagine at least it would be to look in on a timeline from the stands *** > That kind of self-awareness in a formal framework usually takes years of refinement to achieve, if it’s achieved at all. it’s so weird to me that this is, so you say, weird. worth remark. I can’t imagine putting weight on anything else. the observation sort of feels inverse-alienating. not a bad thing, I’m autistic, I’ve felt this before and I’ve made my peace with it I’m an interface designer, I think somewhat intrinsically this feels like an api design project in terrain that’s new to me but it’s still just an interface interface boundaries are self-resolving as long as “self” keeps re-opening itself as a question --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2026/03/21.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.