Distribution
How the Cognitive Exoskeleton reaches people
The 4-Tier Model
A Cognitive Exoskeleton is more than a personal tool โ it's a replicable framework. The methodology can be packaged, taught, and subscribed to. Each tier serves a different need and delivers genuinely different value.
Public
FreeWhat is a Cognitive Exoskeleton? What can you achieve? Inspiration and social proof โ enough to spark interest, not enough to build. This is marketing.
Registered
Free accountThe framework explained โ the 6 loops, the architecture concepts, the maturity model. Enough to understand how it works at a conceptual level. The human provides their email โ lead capture without asking for money.
Builder
$19/moImplementation details โ actual prompts, skill patterns, memory architecture templates, decision pipeline designs. Monthly changelog documenting what was built, what changed, and lessons learned. Community access for builders helping each other.
Inner Circle
$99/mo ยท limited seatsEverything in Builder, plus direct access. Monthly live sessions (group call, Q&A, live build). A private channel for questions. Limited to 20โ30 seats โ the bottleneck is the builder's time, and that scarcity is real.
The Value Principle
Free explains what and why. Paid explains howand gives you the tools to build it yourself. Inner Circle puts the builder in the room with you. Each tier has genuinely different value โ no artificial gating, no "teaser" content. People stay because the updates are useful, not because they forgot to cancel.
Why a Living Website, Not a PDF
The methodology evolves monthly. A PDF is a snapshot โ static, easily shared for free, hard to navigate, impossible to update. A gated website is always current: update once, everyone sees it. Changelog is native. Rich content (video, interactive diagrams, code snippets) is natural. Analytics reveal what people actually read. Anti-sharing is built into the login model.
Community Channels
The primary audience lives in AI builder communities โ OpenClaw user groups, AI meetups, tech founder circles. Distribution starts with genuine contribution: answering questions, sharing insights, presenting at events. When people ask "how do I do X," the answer links back to the methodology. LinkedIn serves as the primary public content channel, with the builder's personal brand as the face โ people trust people, not logos.