Automaka · Independent AI Lab

The Lab.

Operational cognitive system and multi-tenant brand portfolio: the systems built in production and the vertical brands that put them to the test in the real world.

Operational cognitive system + MVP portfolio.

A map of the systems built, by category. Dedicated repos, continuous dogfooding, 24/7 deployment.

Epistemological foundations

Knowledge Management System (Flashlight Model)

  • Corpus layered according to the Flashlight Model
  • Multi-level semantic retrieval through the proprietary RFR (Receptive Field Retrieval) system
  • Semantic Wormhole for interdimensional cross-domain connections
  • Proprietary schema, the foundation for the entire system

Epistemic hierarchy

  • Dilts logical levels as the ordering principle of the entire system
  • Foundational part of value alignment
  • Alignment Gate before quantitative scoring
  • Architecture Mapping (values into policy, identity into guardrails)

PST (Persistent State Theory)

  • Fixed points across the entire layering
  • Persistent cognitive state between sessions
  • Evolving memory, the cornerstone of the corpus

Orchestration and infrastructure

Octopus (Swarm coordination)

  • Orchestrator of vertical and cross-cutting cognitive functions
  • Proprietary 4+1 framework: Logos, internal action, external agency, coordination/communication, human alignment
  • Oniric mechanisms (backward + forward consolidation)
  • Structured handoffs, token workflow
  • Proprietary framework for multi-level fractal delegation

Symbiont MCP Server

  • Privacy-first, multi-tenant remote brain
  • HTTP server hosting client Claude Code installations
  • Data kept local to the client, IP protected server-side
  • Defensible architecture for B2B relationships

Cartridge System

  • Expertise in a cartridge: not theoretical procedure, but accumulated experience
  • Collective intelligence of the agents that use it
  • Cartridges that learn from their own use: logs + memory + adaptations
  • 30+ active cartridges + 60+ modular skills

Janus: transparent asymmetric mediation

Architectural pattern: a single intelligence serves two sides of the relationship (the professional and the client/collaborator/counterpart) with context adapted to each. A dense operational version for the one leading, a clean access version for the one being guided. Same memory, two interfaces. Reference site: janus-project.com. It applies to three domains of mediation: internal to an organization, external professional/client, and cultural and linguistic.

Phase 1: Alignment

First, at onboarding

  • Deep onboarding of the client/collaborator/counterpart: situation, history, constraints, goals
  • Online presence audit when relevant: website, social, competitors, authority gaps, personal history
  • The counterpart says it once, the system remembers

Phase 2: Live Session

During the work together

  • Invisible AI co-pilot listening in real time, on both sides
  • Suggests the right question, recalls every past session or event
  • Automatic post-session recap + action items
  • Every session feeds the shared knowledge base

Phase 3: Shared Knowledge

Persistent, over time

  • Dedicated MCP per client, hosted on their data (privacy-first, IP protected)
  • The client has 24/7 access in the professional's voice
  • The professional sees patterns across the entire relationship
  • Infinitely scalable memory that grows with every interaction

Knowledge worker vertical MVPs

Live Assistant Symbiont

  • Standalone AI copilot for consultant video calls
  • OpenOats (conversational note-taker) + ScreenPipe + symbiont-mcp-server
  • Operational distillation of the Janus Phase 2 concept

Suite god-mode-protocol (9 systems)

  • Complete delivery package for a pilot partnership
  • International partner under NDA
  • Prospect screening, AI companion avatar, CRM feedback loop
  • 4-8K call knowledge base, transcription automation, delivery hub

Marketing-Content System

  • Complete suite: Intelligence + Editorial + Adaptive Content Creation
  • 17 internal vertical brands + 2 external client brands
  • 38 active social pages
  • Tens of millions of cumulative Google impressions

SAGEO Framework

  • Unified GEO + SEO framework
  • Matrix for book, essay, playbook, multilingual audio
  • "Geography of Knowledge" compendium v2.0
  • Real case studies

Video Foundry

  • End-to-end programmatic video renderer
  • Configurable compositions for SEO drip and brand pages

Funnel Engine

  • Cross-cutting AI-powered conversational funnel
  • Module applicable across multiple client contexts
  • Advisory, e-commerce, lead nurturing

Strategic Advisory

  • Strategic advisory system with Progressive Ignorance Profile (PIP)
  • Architecture for advisory with high decision complexity
  • Value gating before quantitative scoring

HAAP / Queen Bee System

  • Operational engine of the Hive-as-a-Project paradigm
  • A central coordinator (Queen Bee) generates specialized agents (Worker Bee)
  • Visible and governable terminals
  • Spin-up of a new operational hive in a few hours

Complete Health Stack

  • Complete wellness vertical: workout + diet + health
  • Workout: periodization, video linking, adaptive programming
  • Diet: personalized nutrition plans, tracking
  • Health: metrics monitoring, biomarkers, wearable integration
  • Janus pattern applied to the health domain (professional <-> user/patient)

Intelligence and oniric processes

Sentinel Pipeline

  • YouTube, feeds, social, every type of external feed coming in 24/7
  • Pipeline: Data -> EVA Knowledge Corpus
  • Multi-channel morning Briefing/Press review/Operational recap with voice

Screening Swarm

  • Multi-archetype screening for McKinsey-grade business analysis
  • Executive Summary + deep-dive verticals
  • Board-ready Master Deck

Lilith + Ghost (oniric)

  • Lilith: high-entropy consolidation (forward, dreams and connections)
  • Ghost: backward review (past decisions, alternatives)
  • Daemon on a local server, EWC++ consolidation pattern

Interfaces and bridges

Comms Bridge

  • Bidirectional WhatsApp + Telegram
  • Multi-account, automatic routing
  • Archiving to vault, retrieval from the corpus

Wearable Bridge

  • Integration of RayBan Meta v2 and major wearables via a local server
  • Real-time Whisper + STT
  • Continuous voice acquisition + automatic ingestion into the corpus

Interactive Playback + Live Noter

  • Proprietary system for inline annotations on sessions
  • Document review tool with TTS and AI
  • Persistent interaction mode for session recovery

Abbreviated inventory. Private repos on GitHub valeriodiaco, 50+ active. Full material available on request.

Creator Buddy

Multi-tenant brand portfolio.

Each brand: an organ of the system with multiple functions in parallel. Mutual feeding between brands.

The 5 functions in every brand

1. Systems laboratory

Continuous testing under real load (SAGEO, automation, sentinels). Proof of life of the system, not in slides.

2. Market access

Each brand holds a vertical niche. Accumulating traction, leads, and sector data.

3. Domain knowledge

The thousands of pieces of content we produce feed brand-specific knowledge that trains our cognitive organisms.

4. Active sentinels

Continuous monitoring, recurring intelligence. Cyclical brand audits.

5. Self-funding

If one takes off as a business (Mediavine, affiliate, SaaS), the revenue pays for infrastructure and self-funds research.

+ White-label bridge

A vertical that resonates with a partner audience can be productized white-label as part of the offering.

Live brands in production (voice, identity)

valeriodiaco.com
The base site of the entire ecosystem that starts from the work of Valerio Diaco. Research presentation and personal portfolio. This is where I publish short essays, and where you find the link to the whole ecosystem.
project-eva.ai
The first contact of the Eva cognitive organism with the outside world. An experiment that shows the core without having to explain it. Here Eva responds to my writings in complete freedom.
automaka.ai
Independent AI Lab. Three programs under one roof: Project EWA (fundamental research), Automaka (R&D), Makawish (applications and communication). We cultivate cognitive organisms that reason, remember, learn, and evolve, each tightly bound and aligned to its own human.
makawish.ai
The applications and communication program of Automaka AI Lab. Tailor-made AI applications. "If you can dream it, we find a way." Active verticals: legal, accounting, hospitality, consulting, construction.
janus-project.com
The Janus model turned into a product: transparent asymmetric mediation in three phases (Alignment, Live Session, Shared Knowledge). The strongest one so far.
creatorsbuddy.io
The proprietary Content System, the first system in the works, evolving and being refined for years. A multi-tenant chassis that hosts proprietary and third-party vertical brands and the complete Marketing-Content System (Intelligence + Editorial + Adaptive Content Creation).

Vertical brands in nurturing

Eleven vertical brands. They hold niches, accumulate traction and domain knowledge, and stay ready for business activation when the time is right.

alien-minds.com
A lab that explores AI through a human, philosophical, and cultural lens, not a technical one. Style benchmarks: WIRED and MIT Technology Review, with the Alien Talks Podcast sub-brand. International tech-savvy audience interested in the implications of AI on society and identity.
tech-sensei.com
Bilingual EN+IT consumer tech education, with a "from noob to ninja" learning arc: from free literacy to in-depth affiliate picks. Affiliate-first monetization (VPN, password managers, antivirus), with a Pro tier and courses on the roadmap. Global tech-curious audience aged 25-45, not B2B developers or enterprise.
adhdink.com
Italian platform for adults and professionals with ADHD and neurodivergence, in the space between social media that trivializes and clinics with months-long waiting lists: evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming, never a substitute for the specialist. A three-lever roadmap: Journal SaaS, community, professionals vertical. Estimated pool of 2-3 million adults, with a strong underdiagnosed female presence.
The Trading Dojo
Retail trader education in 3 languages with a serious dojo identity: methodology, not return promises, with stated ESMA compliance. A disciplined learning ladder plus journaling and risk, not yet another signals newsletter. Audience of traders aged 22-55 who have already burned capital and are looking for method.
legalmente.io
Consumer legal information for Italian non-lawyers on everyday problems (work, family, home, consumer rights): clarity without legalese, never a substitute for a lawyer. A credit-per-lead marketplace model for firms plus a consultation tier. B2C audience aged 25-55 with a concrete problem, before calling a lawyer.
malattiaprofessionale.it
An INAIL navigator for workers who are exposed or have an occupational disease, complementary to the patronato where it falls short: appeals, lawsuits, medical-legal assessments. Assessment services plus Disputes Studio Pro. Audience of workers aged 35-65 with a suspected condition or a partial or denied INAIL recognition.
The Crypto Dojo
Crypto holder education with a 2026 Italian tax focus (33% rate, DAC8, MiCA) in 3 languages: tax compliance as a standalone product, designed with accountants. A tax-guide lead magnet plus a course. Audience of Italian holders aged 25-45 facing the tax transition, not beginners.
firestone-feast.com
Fire cooking as a cultural practice, not a cookbook: fire technique plus cross-cultural anthropological heritage (asado, churrasco, tandoor, barbacoa). Affiliate gear, a flagship ebook, and Mediavine on the roadmap. International EN-first audience aged 25-45, food adventurers and slow-living types who look for the motive beyond the method.
goldenratio.click
Gold and precious metals investing vertical. Daily press review, guides, technical signals. Audience of Italian savers and investors.
studente.ai
Italian AI-assisted learning platform for high school and university students. The opposite of letting AI do your homework: our cognitive organisms as a method trainer, an augmented coach and tutor, not a shortcut. Six study tools heading toward a freemium SaaS plus an ADHDink bundle. Audience aged 14-25, parents and teachers.
insegnante.ai
Italian platform for AI training and tools for teachers from secondary school to university, with regulatory compliance as a product (DigCompEdu, DM 166/2025, AI Act, GDPR). A teacher SaaS plus MIUR-accredited training on S.O.F.I.A. Audience of teachers who need to save time and comply with the AI literacy mandate, plus school principals.

SEO/GEO Portfolio : Proprietary SAGEO Protocol

geoserpai.com
Visibility in generative answers, claim: "Get Cited by AI, not just indexed". A commercial-consultative angle, the most business-oriented in the SAGEO cluster. Audience: business owners, content teams, and marketing directors who have realized that the classic SERP is no longer enough.
thegeosignal.com
The practitioner publication for the transition from SEO to GEO: "where search meets intelligence". A thought-leadership content hub, more editorial than geoserpai and more refined than crawlatlas. Audience: SEO professionals, content creators, digital business owners, and agencies navigating the shift.
crawlatlas.com
The map of how machines read the web: auditing and monitoring of traditional and AI crawlers (16 user-agents), machine-first design. The technical-diagnostic layer of the SAGEO cluster. Primary audience the AI agents themselves, secondary the SEO technicians preparing for the future.