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Template index

The entry point for the templates of all 16 chapters, in chapter order. Each template first appears in its own chapter and is meant to be used with the text.

Chapter Template pack Contents
1 Chapter 1 templates The "Is This Book for You" Self-Test
2 Chapter 2 templates The Transfer Map
3 Chapter 3 templates Ladder Self-Rating Sheet + Seven-Step Workflow Check Card
4 Chapter 4 templates Controversy Map Prompt + Paper Card + Frontier-Layer Subscription Rules + Coverage Checklist
5 Chapter 5 templates Five-Step Question-Sharpening Prompt Set + Question-Sharpening Card
6 Chapter 6 templates Test Plan Template + Confounder Checklist + Plan Red-Team Prompt
7 Chapter 7 templates Minimal Harness Checklist + Ledger and Resume Patterns + "Have AI Audit the Harness" Prompt
8 Chapter 8 templates Result Interrogation Checklist + Preregistered/Post-hoc Side-by-Side Report Template + Surprise-Result Red Flags
9 Chapter 9 templates Two Real Deliverables + Claims List / Technical-Report Skeleton / One-Page Memo Templates + Delivery Prompt Set
10 Chapter 10 templates Red-Team Dispatch Brief Template + Four-Attack-Surface Red-Team Prompt Set + Disposition Table
11 Chapter 11 templates Failure-Mode Census Sheet + AI Self-Check Prompt Set
12 Chapter 12 templates Layered Verification Workflow Card + Independent-Channel Check Prompt Set + Verification Budget Sheet
13 Chapter 13 templates The Honest Map Toolkit
14 Chapter 14 templates Process Self-Check Sheet + Dispatch Brief Template
15 Chapter 15 templates 30-Day Adoption Plan + Three Process Questions Card + Team Metrics Starter Sheet
16 Chapter 16 templates The One-Hour-a-Month Tracking Recipe Card

Companion code (rerunnable experiments): code/smol-army · code/persona-panel