Four Readers, in Priority Order

What this means for you

GRACE has a written priority of readers. The operator who built it reads it most, so the operator wins every tradeoff. Public polish is what falls out of building well for that one reader, not a separate marketing layer.

The pitch

One primary reader, three secondary readers, in stated order. Every page choice asks the operator first, the AI-systems builder second, and the protocol-curious peer third. Future hires read the same surface as a portfolio of taste.

Who it’s for

Anyone briefing copy or design for GRACE who has to choose between operator clarity and an external concession.

Proof points

• PRODUCT.md names the primary reader by handle: AJ (null0 / devarno), solo operator, future-self continuity
• Three secondary readers are written down in weight order: AI-systems builders, protocol-curious peers, future collaborators
• Success criterion at one quarter: a capable engineer can land cold and start using STRATT within 20 minutes
• Tradeoff rule: if an external concession would degrade operator clarity, it loses

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  title GRACE readers, by depth and weight
  x-axis "Skim" --> "Deep read"
  y-axis "External" --> "Operator-first"
  quadrant-1 "Primary: solo operator"
  quadrant-2 "Future hires & collaborators"
  quadrant-3 "Drive-by visitors"
  quadrant-4 "AI-systems builders & peers"
  "Solo operator (AJ)": [0.92, 0.95]
  "AI-systems builders": [0.85, 0.35]
  "Protocol-curious peers": [0.7, 0.3]
  "Future hires": [0.5, 0.7]