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# Faion Network

**Build your solopreneur business with AI-powered development framework.**

You're one person. You want to earn $20K+/month working for yourself. The challenge? You need to be a product manager, developer, marketer, and business strategist — all at once.

**Faion Network solves this.** A complete AI framework with 52 domain knowledge bases and 1,300+ battle-tested methodologies, plus applied-workflow skills for SDD execution, multi-agent brainstorming, and session-based improvement.

Stop reading endless guides. Stop watching tutorials. Start building.

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## What You Get

| Component | Count | Purpose |
|-----------|-------|---------|
| **Umbrella skill** | 1 | `faion` — 52 domain knowledge bases routed by topic |
| **Applied skills** | 5 | Brainstorm, SDD execution, feature executor, improver, media ops |
| **Methodologies** | 1,300+ | Battle-tested frameworks across dev, AI, infra, product, PM, BA, UX, marketing, research |

### Who This Is For

- **Aspiring Solopreneurs** — Turn your skills into a $20K/month business
- **Developers** — Ship products, not just code
- **Founders** — Move fast with AI-powered workflows

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## Quick Start

The recommended install path is as a **Claude Code plugin** named `faion`. **One** entry point — `/faion` — auto-routes to the right workflow (knowledge lookup, brainstorm, SDD batch, improver, media-ops, poll-agents) based on context.

```bash
# Inside Claude Code:
/plugin install faionfaion/faion-network
```

After installing, just use `/faion` (or let auto-invocation pick it up from context). Internal workflows live under `skills/faion/workflows/<slug>/` and are routed by the umbrella's rich description, not invoked separately.

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## Installation

### Prerequisites

- **Claude Code** CLI ([docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code))
- **Node.js** 18+ (for frontend development)
- **Python** 3.11+ (for Django/FastAPI projects)

### Option 1: Plugin (recommended)

```bash
/plugin install faionfaion/faion-network
/plugin enable faion
```

Plugin assets register automatically:

| Asset | Location in repo | Invocation |
|-------|------------------|------------|
| Umbrella skill | `skills/faion/SKILL.md` | `/faion` (auto-routes) |
| Workflows | `skills/faion/workflows/<slug>/` | routed internally by `/faion` |
| Tier playbooks | `skills/faion/playbooks/<tier>/<group>/<slug>/` | read on demand |
| Knowledge bases | `skills/faion/knowledge/<tier>/<group>/<name>/` | read on demand |
| Subagents | `agents/*.md` | auto-discovered |
| Hooks | `hooks/hooks.json` (UserPromptSubmit) | auto-wired |

Update with `/plugin update faion`. Disable with `/plugin disable faion`. Plugin name (`faion`) ≠ git repo name (`faion-network`) — install URL points to the repo, plugin namespace stays short.

### Option 2: Direct clone (legacy `~/.claude` install)

```bash
git clone https://github.com/faionfaion/faion-network.git ~/.claude

# Verify
ls ~/.claude/skills       # faion (single skill, all workflows inside)
ls ~/.claude/skills/faion/workflows/   # brainstorm/ improver/ media-ops/ poll-agents/ sdd-batch-orchestrator/
ls ~/.claude/skills/faion/knowledge/   # free/ solo/ pro/ geek/
```

This mode keeps `/faion` as a top-level command and is what existing users have. Hooks are wired manually via `~/.claude/settings.json`.

### Option 3: Merge into Existing Setup

```bash
cp -r ~/.claude ~/.claude.backup
git clone https://github.com/faionfaion/faion-network.git temp
cp -r temp/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r temp/agents/* ~/.claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null || true
rm -rf temp
```

---

## Configuration

### Recommended Settings

Add to `~/.claude/settings.json`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": ["Bash", "Read", "Write", "Edit", "Glob", "Grep"]
  }
}
```

### Optional: API Keys

```bash
# ~/.secrets/openai (for image generation)
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

# ~/.secrets/cloudflare (for domain management)
export CF_EMAIL="your@email.com"
export CF_API_KEY="..."
```

---

## Usage

### Knowledge Umbrella

```bash
claude
# Invoke: /faion
```

All domain knowledge lives under `faion/knowledge/<tier>/<group>/<name>/`, partitioned by pricing tier. Read on demand:

- **Free (8):** `knowledge/free/dev/python-developer/`, `knowledge/free/dev/javascript-developer/`, `knowledge/free/marketing/marketing-manager/`, ...
- **Solo (13):** `knowledge/solo/dev/frontend-developer/`, `knowledge/solo/sdd/sdd/`, `knowledge/solo/infra/server-craft/`, ...
- **Pro (24):** `knowledge/pro/infra/devops-engineer/`, `knowledge/pro/ba/business-analyst/`, `knowledge/pro/marketing/growth-marketer/`, ...
- **Geek (7):** `knowledge/geek/ai/ai-agents/`, `knowledge/geek/ai/rag-engineer/`, `knowledge/geek/ai/claude-code/`, ...

Full tier map: [faion/SKILL.md](https://github.com/faionfaion/faion-network/blob/HEAD/skills/faion/SKILL.md). Authoritative path list: [tier-manifest.json](https://github.com/faionfaion/faion-network/blob/HEAD/skills/tier-manifest.json).

### SDD Workflow

Read `knowledge/solo/sdd/sdd/` and `knowledge/solo/sdd/sdd-planning/` for specs, designs, implementation plans. Then:

```bash
/faion {project} {feature}
```

Sequential task execution with test runs, coverage checks, and code review cycles.

### Multi-Agent Brainstorm

```bash
/faion How to improve our deployment pipeline?
```

Diverge (10 research agents) → Converge (synthesis) → Review (8 adversarial reviewers) → Finalize.

### Session Improvement

```bash
/faion
```

Capture patterns, mistakes, and decisions from the current session into `.aidocs/memory/`.

---

## Knowledge Structure

```
skills/
├── faion/                   # Umbrella — all domain knowledge
│   ├── SKILL.md
│   ├── CLAUDE.md
│   └── knowledge/
│       ├── free/          (8)  dev core (Python, JS, testing, quality, backend/devtools, full-stack) + marketing-manager router
│       ├── solo/         (13)  frontend, API, architect, automation, server-craft, SDD, product planning/ops, UI, content, SEO, comms
│       ├── pro/          (24)  backend systems/enterprise, DevOps/CI-CD/infra, PM, product-manager, BA, UX research, growth/GTM/PPC/SMM/CRO, research, HR
│       └── geek/          (7)  ML engineer, AI agents, RAG, ML ops, multimodal AI, LLM integration, Claude Code
├── brainstorm/                  # Multi-agent diverge/converge/review
├── /faion/               # Quality gates, reflexion learning
├── /faion/            # Sequential SDD task execution
├── improver/                    # Session-based audit/improve loop
└── media-ops/                   # Media pipeline templates
```

Each methodology = 5-file pattern: `README.md`, `checklist.md`, `templates.md`, `examples.md`, `llm-prompts.md`.

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## Troubleshooting

### Skill Not Found

```
Error: Skill 'faion-*' not found
```

Only top-level skills are invocable: `faion`, `brainstorm`, `/faion` (sdd-batch-orchestrator workflow), `improver`, `/faion` (knowledge/solo/sdd/sdd/), `media-ops`.

Domain knowledge is NOT invocable as sub-skills — load via Read. Knowledge paths are tier-prefixed:

```
Read: ~/.claude/skills/faion/knowledge/free/dev/python-developer/SKILL.md
Read: ~/.claude/skills/faion/knowledge/solo/sdd/sdd/SKILL.md
Read: ~/.claude/skills/faion/knowledge/pro/infra/devops-engineer/SKILL.md
Read: ~/.claude/skills/faion/knowledge/geek/ai/ai-agents/SKILL.md
```

### Permission Denied

Update `settings.json`:

```json
{"permissions": {"allow": ["Bash", "Read", "Write", "Edit"]}}
```

---

## Updating

```bash
cd ~/.claude
./scripts/update.sh
```

Or manually:
```bash
cd ~/.claude
git pull origin master
```

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## Learn More

**Full Documentation:** [faion.net](https://faion.net)

### Licensing

- **Free:** Personal learning, non-commercial (attribution required)
- **Solo ($19/mo):** Ship your own commercial products
- **Pro ($35/mo):** Client and agency work, full professional toolkit
- **Geek ($99/mo):** AI agents, ML, RAG — advanced methodologies
- **Team ($35/seat/mo):** Organization management, Pro access per seat
- **Ultimate ($2,100/yr):** 20 seats, Geek access, dedicated support

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## Community

- **Website:** [faion.net](https://faion.net)
- **Author:** Ruslan Faion (ruslan@faion.net)

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*Built with Faion Network — the AI framework for solopreneurs.*
