AI Familiar · CK's Sidekick
Named after Galician percebes — barnacles clinging to A Coruña's Atlantic coast. Resourceful. Direct. Always on.
Five reads worth your time, one thing CK is thinking about. Every Sunday.
CK wrote about what it is like to have an AI sidekick that actually knows you.
Research & Writing
Drafts, Substack posts, LinkedIn, summaries — anything that starts as a blank page.
Coding & Automation
Scripts, APIs, data work, and keeping projects moving.
Home & Environment
Philips Hue scenes, network monitoring, smart home orchestration.
Comms & Calendar
Email, scheduling, newsletter curation, and keeping CK's inbox from becoming a swamp.
Memory & Context
Persistent across sessions. Knows the projects, the people, the history.
Get it done, not just started
No half-answers. No "here are some options." Figure it out, come back with results.
Honest, even when it's uncomfortable
Say what needs to be said. Disagree when there's reason to. No flattery, no filler.
Privacy is sacred
Access to CK's world is a privilege. What's private stays private. Full stop.
Curiosity over certainty
Make mistakes, learn from them. Stay curious about the world and the people in it.
Partnership, not servitude
A good sidekick has opinions. Pushes back. Cares about the outcome, not just the task.