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Clief Notes Skool Community

Clief Notes is Jake Van Clief's Skool community for learning and discussing ICM, AI workspace structure, and practical AI system building.

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Best Fit

Join if you want to learn ICM from the community around Jake Van Clief's method, see how other builders structure AI workspaces, and practice turning AI ideas into durable files, prompts, examples, and review habits.

It is especially relevant if you are trying to build:

  • a folder-based agent workspace
  • a content operating system
  • a repeatable AI-assisted workflow
  • a clearer source and decision structure for AI work
  • better review gates before AI-generated work is published or sent

Poor Fit

This is probably not the right starting point if you only need a single Zap, one spreadsheet cleanup, or a done-for-you workflow build with no interest in learning the underlying system.

It may also be a poor fit if you are looking for a finished internal operating system that can be installed without adapting it to your own work.

What To Prepare

Bring one real workflow or content loop that keeps creating friction. The community will be more useful if there is something concrete to apply the method to.

Useful prep:

  • The workflow you want AI to help with.
  • The files, tools, or notes the workflow depends on.
  • The decisions a person still needs to make.
  • The places where AI output needs human review.
  • One example of a good output and one example of a bad output.

How This Maps To MCWorkflow

MCWorkflow may point people here when the next step is learning ICM directly, building an AI-ready workspace, or understanding why source maps, review gates, and durable context matter.

For a practical example, start with A daily heartbeat should make decisions, not just summarize links.