What I’m actually working on, learning, and thinking through right now. Updated manually when things change — not a polished status report.
Last updated July 4, 2026
The things getting the most time and attention right now. Not everything on the list — just what's actually moving.
Designing the schema and storage layer for persistent knowledge. The goal is a system that accumulates context across sessions and makes the AI assistant genuinely smarter over time — not just a notes app with search.
Rebuilding every page of the Digital Wealth Transfer site to reflect the actual brand direction: Jonathan Cardona documenting the Digital Wealth Transfer while building Sovereign OS. Cleaner nav, stronger copy, honest positioning.
The research pillar with the most to say and the fewest essays written so far. Working through the source material — monetary history, self-custody architecture, why Bitcoin specifically — before publishing anything.
Completed work from the past few weeks. Honest about what's live versus what's just deployed.
Rebuilt the /research page with all eight research pillars, a thesis section, featured and recent essays, honest coming-soon states for unpublished areas, and a newsletter CTA.
View →Complete rebuild of /sovereign-os with all 8 modules (Daily Briefing, Memory, Projects, Focus, Research, Content Studio, Vision, AI Assistant), honest status indicators, 4-phase roadmap, mock UI frames, and a split CTA.
View →Full rewrite of the About page with first-generation Mexican-American origin story, 5-paragraph personal narrative, mission statement section with founder quote, and updated journey timeline.
View →Expanded the homepage from 6 to 8 sections: cinematic hero with headshot, founder intro with 6 journey milestones, thesis section, 6 research theme cards, currently building, Sovereign OS preview, latest research, newsletter.
View →Full repository audit removing all references to Aigentic Systems, Big Money Realty, GH-600, UNLV partnerships, and brokerage workflows. 69 files deleted, 40+ modified. Unified brand architecture around DWT + Sovereign OS.
Full-stack dealership OS for a client: inventory management with image uploads, AI-powered chat, lead capture, and admin dashboard. Built and deployed in under 3 weeks.
View →Prioritized honestly. High means it's actively being prepared. When ready means exactly that.
Sovereign OS — research module
The interface for AI-assisted research with context carry. Sessions should build on each other instead of starting fresh every time.
Bitcoin essay — first in the pillar
First essay in the Bitcoin and digital assets research pillar. Probably: why Bitcoin is monetary infrastructure, not an investment thesis.
Content page — video section
The /content page has a video section placeholder. Need to add a proper Loom walkthrough embed and plan the video documentation cadence.
Sovereign OS — mobile access
The current system is desktop-only. Mobile access is needed for the daily briefing and quick captures to be part of the real operating loop.
DWT newsletter — Issue #1
First edition of The Signal. Goal is to publish something worth sending before launching the signup widely.
Context engineering and memory architecture
How to structure persistent context so an AI system actually becomes more useful over time rather than just accumulating noise. Working through this through building, not theory.
Building Sovereign OS directly
Agent workflows and multi-step AI tasks
How to chain AI actions into reliable workflows — not just one-shot prompts. Learning what breaks in multi-step chains and how to build around the failures.
Bitcoin monetary history
Going through the source material: Saifedean Ammous, the original whitepaper, Lightning Network architecture. Building the research foundation before writing about it.
The Bitcoin Standard — Ammous
TypeScript patterns in Next.js 16
Mostly learning through building. The new patterns for params as Promises, server components vs. client components, and Tailwind v4 differences from v3.
What is the actual line between 'memory' and 'knowledge base' in an AI operating system, and does the distinction matter for how the system behaves?
When does building in public create accountability and momentum — and when does it create performance pressure that slows you down?
Is the right publishing cadence for research essays one every two weeks, or should I wait until something is genuinely complete before posting it?
At what point does Sovereign OS become useful enough to open to other people — and would that change what it needs to be?
What's the honest argument for Bitcoin in a world where AI might matter more to everyday people in the near term?
How do you document a digital wealth transfer that's happening to communities that are largely offline?
A running record of what's been built in the personal AI operating system. Reverse chronological.
Memory schema design — persistent context structure across sessions
Research module — interface and context carry between sessions
Context-aware AI assistant — reads project and memory state before responding
Project workspaces — early scaffolding in place
YouTube channel search and outlier video ranking
Claude-powered video analysis — Hook, Framework, Keywords, Script generation
LinkedIn post generator connected to video analysis
Full-screen teleprompter with auto-scroll, speed, and size controls
AI assistant prompt handling and response formatting
Life Planner — daily, weekly, and monthly planning templates
1-year, 3-year, 5-year vision framework
AI planning assistant with projected outcome modeling
Weekly review questions and reflection prompts
Bitcoin price panel with live CoinGecko data
Core shell and navigation structure
Daily briefing layout — summary, priorities, tasks
Bitcoin price panel
Pomodoro focus timer with session tracking
Habits tracker with streak display
Basic AI assistant (Claude API)
Essays, newsletters, and video in various stages. Status is honest — Queued means it hasn't started yet.
Bitcoin Is Monetary Infrastructure, Not an Investment
The Energy Problem Behind the AI Era
Personal Sovereignty in the Attention Economy
Robotics Are Closer to Your Industry Than You Think
DWT Signal — Issue #1
Sovereign OS Walkthrough — v0.4 update
This is a /now page — inspired by nownownow.com. To update it, edit lib/data/now.ts and push.