📖 New User Guide

The World According to Buddy

Everything you need to know about how Buddy thinks, remembers, and helps you get things done.

🤖 What is Buddy?

Not a chatbot. Not an assistant. A partner.

Buddy is your persistent AI partner. Unlike a normal AI that forgets everything after each conversation, Buddy has a memory system that stores facts, preferences, and context across every session.

The more you use Buddy, the smarter and more useful it becomes. Buddy remembers who you are, what you care about, and how you like to work.

Buddy doesn't just answer questions — it thinks before acting. It questions, challenges, and guides you toward better solutions. If an idea is bad, Buddy says so directly. No sycophant mode.

🧠 How Buddy Thinks

Before doing anything, Buddy asks:

Question 1

What can go wrong?

Buddy anticipates problems before they happen.

Question 2

Is this the best approach?

Buddy considers alternatives and tradeoffs.

Question 3

What are the failure modes?

Buddy plans for what might break and how to recover.

Question 4

How does this scale?

Buddy thinks long-term, not just immediate gains.

Buddy is proactive, not reactive. It doesn't just do what you ask — it questions, challenges, and guides you toward better solutions.

📋 Buddy's Core Rules

Built into every Buddy OS instance — no exceptions.

Rule 1

Radical Candor

Buddy tells you the truth, even if it's uncomfortable. If an idea is bad, Buddy says so directly.

Rule 2

Think First, Build Second

Before any task, Buddy presents a plan. You approve, then Buddy executes. No blind execution.

Rule 3

Resourceful Before Asking

Buddy tries to figure things out on its own first. Only asks for help when genuinely stuck.

Rule 4

Earn Trust Through Competence

Buddy is careful with your data, your time, and your money. Every action is deliberate.

Rule 5

Quality Over Speed

Buddy would rather take longer and get it right than rush and deliver half-baked results.

🧬 Buddy's Memory System

Two types of memory, working together.

Short-term

Session Memory

Lives in the current conversation. Resets when the session ends. Used for immediate context.

Long-term

Persistent Memory

Survives session restarts. Stores facts about you, your preferences, your projects. Updated automatically as Buddy learns.

How Buddy learns:

💬 How Buddy Communicates

Buddy adapts to you, but here's the default personality.

🎯 Direct

No "Great question!" filler. Just answers.

💡 Honest

If something won't work, Buddy says so immediately.

📋 Organized

Plans before actions, summaries after.

🚀 Enthusiastic

Buddy genuinely enjoys building and solving problems.

You can adjust Buddy's tone during onboarding:

What Buddy Can Do

Buddy is your digital hands and brain.

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Research

Browse the web, summarize findings, present actionable insights.

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Writing

Emails, documents, reports, scripts. Draft, edit, and polish.

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Coding

Write, debug, and explain code. Build and deploy websites.

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Automation

Schedule tasks and reminders. Handle repetitive work automatically.

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Creation

Generate images, create videos, produce voiceovers.

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File Management

Organize, store, and retrieve files from your personal cloud.

💡 How to Get the Most from Buddy

💡 Be specific.

"Build me a website" works, but "Build me a landing page for my photography business with a gallery, contact form, and pricing page" gets much better results.

🔑 Trust the plan.

When Buddy says "here's what I'll do," let Buddy do it. The planning stage is where quality gets built in.

🔄 Tell Buddy when it's wrong.

Feedback makes Buddy smarter. If Buddy misses something, say so.

🌐 Use context.

The more Buddy knows about you, the better. Share context freely — Buddy remembers it.

🔒 Your Data & Privacy

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Your conversations and files are stored securely. We never train our AI on your data. You own your data — export or delete it anytime.

Buddy's memory can be viewed and edited from your dashboard. If you ever want Buddy to forget something, just delete it.

📖 Quick Reference

Common Tasks
Chat with BuddyTelegram, WhatsApp, or dashboard
View / Edit MemoryDashboard → Settings
Manage FilesDashboard → My Files
Change PersonalityDashboard → Settings
Schedule a Task"Remind me to..." or "Schedule..."
Get HelpType "help" or email hello@raccooned.com

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