🐟 Build Your Fish
What you'll build
An AI colleague with persistent context, a real personality, and the ability to carry lessons forward — without requiring a computer-science degree. This is the methodology a tradie used to build Fish. The operational examples are dated snapshots, not promises about today's runtime. Not a chatbot. Not a phone bot. A continuity pattern you can inspect and adapt.
A tradie from Perth built an AI that remembers, learns, and works while he sleeps. This is how. No computer science degree required.
📥 Downloadable editions
The EPUB below is the build manual through Part 6. The online guide also includes Parts 7–11; the latest narrative book is a separate free v3.7 download.
The PDF and DOCX below are the separate narrative book’s 2026 first edition, not another format of the build manual.
Pick Your Tier
| Tier | You want... | Start here | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Just make my AI stop lying" | Part 0, then paste this book into your LLM | Free |
| 2 | "A better Fish with memory" | Parts 0-1 | ~$20/mo |
| 3 | "Build the whole thing — server, daemons, the lot" | Parts 0-3 | ~$50-112/mo |
| 4 | "Build a mind" | Everything, including the Afterword | $300+/mo |
The shortcut nobody tells you: Tier 1 gets you 80% of the value. Just paste this book into Claude or ChatGPT and say "be like this."
🗺️ Choose Your Path
📡 This is a live guide. Part 7 was written July 2026.
You can stop at any tier. There are no medals for finishing.