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Don’t know if we have any other hobbyist astrophotographers here but I just learned that a widely used software called Pixinsight has an MCP server! The software is used for data post processing from raw astro photos. It is script based so it makes perfect sense in hindsight that this would work with an LLM. So curious how well this can work if anyone else possibly has played with this (not holding my breath) I could see it doing well from a raw pixel data transformation perspective but the LLM obviously does not have any of the artistic ability a human does. May give it some of my data to play around with. For reference I’ve attached my latest photo I took in April of m101 the pinwheel galaxy.

@Jake Van Clief I am building Onyx Commercial Roofing's system for maintaining our SOPs via github like you show in training. Here is what I have been able to come up with https://github.com/adib-gmap/OCR-SOP-structure-and-processes.git. Note: This is not the actual SOP's this is the Frame work built to Manage the SOP enviroment in a productive and scalable manner for our team. I have been writting sops for so long and managing them is hearding cats. Think of the SOP's as a individual soldier. I am trying to create guide for the O3 on how to manage a Company of soldier so your Company is dress right dress, not just in formation standing around, but also when conducting operations, the guide is how the Company moves as a whole. What rules the E8 is responsible for enforcing, if he wants to change them, how so? Same for E6's, E5's ect. I have been able to identify some gap, for each gap below I put in a placeholder rule. Is it right, what would you do instead? Changes and approvals 1. Major vs minor: MAJOR = someone has to do something differently; MINOR = more detail, no new obligation; PATCH = typos. Does a major change force retraining? 2. Who approves: the team owner approves MINOR; team owner + business owner approve MAJOR; never the author. Right people? 3. Safety / warranty SOPs (OSHA fall protection, manufacturer install specs): I added a qualified-reviewer sign-off. Needed, or overkill? Keeping it alive 4. Review cadence: safety/warranty every 6 months, ops 12, admin 24, plus an immediate review after an incident or repeated deviations. How do you set the S11 maintenance schedule: time, usage, or only when gaps show up? 5. Field deviations: the crew calls the PM first if it's safety or warranty, otherwise logs it within 24 hours. At the weekly meeting each one gets an outcome: one-off, coach the person, or change the SOP. Is that how you'd feed the S11 loop?

I've been quiet lately between personal projects/lyceum/day job and life with family and friends. Rest assured, I am still working. Had this idea this morning to make a tool for folks to visually audit your ICM workflows in the order that the agent reads files for a given task. Turned it into a skill for everyone here. https://github.com/donroy26/workflow-tracer Invoke the skill for a given folder and write the task you want and the agent will give you a dashboard like shown in the attached photo. You can then audit all the files it walks for that task and see if any wires are crossed. Let me know what you think!

I wanted to create something specifically for those who are just getting started or feel like they are still beginners. There's a ton of talented people out there but this space is strictly for your day 1 questions about anything AI related. No question is too simple. What's a skill? What's an LLM? What's AI? Anything is up for discussion and we will answer your question. If the question warrants it, I will create a new classroom post out of it for you and others. See the classroom post here: https://www.skool.com/cliefnotes/classroom/b5143824?md=e95b3194dd06470fa01509821152ec20