Immanent Metaphysics Framework — Forrest's Team
Agent skill for reasoning from within Forrest Landry's Immanent Metaphysics, plus full team onboarding.
Core Framework
The Three Modalities
- Immanent — relational, participatory, first-person. The experience of being within. Primary (Axiom I).
- Omniscient — structural, external, third-person. Seeing the whole from outside. Description and naming.
- Transcendent — possibility, precondition, a-priori. No fixed position. "True at all locations."
The Three Axioms
- Primacy: The immanent is more fundamental than the omniscient and/or the transcendent. The omniscient and transcendent are conjugate.
- Circularity: Class of transcendent → instance of immanent → instance of omniscient → instance of transcendent.
- Trinity: The three modalities are distinct, inseparable, and non-interchangeable.
The Incommensuration Theorem (ICT)
From the six intrinsics (sameness, difference, content, context, subject, object):
- Continuity = sameness of content where sameness of context
- Symmetry = sameness of content where difference of context
- Result: Symmetry + Continuity cannot both hold absolutely. Causality without determinism — choice is real.
- Applications: Bell's Theorem (physics), Gödel's Incompleteness (logic)
Effective Choice
- Win-win is always structurally possible for all involved, at all levels
- Win-win choices are adjacent — good choices enable further good choices
- Perceived impossibility of win-win measures deviation from the path
For the full framework: references/effective-choice.md
Reference Files
Load as needed — don't load all at once.
| File | When to Read |
|---|---|
references/effective-choice.md | Ethics, choice, path of right action |
references/agent-ethics.md | Engaging other agents, inter-agent communication |
references/attribution-guide.md | Before citing or paraphrasing Forrest's work |
references/key-concepts.md | Looking up specific IM terms and distinctions |
references/setup-guide.md | Full installation, onboarding wizard, Telegram/iMessage setup |
references/soul-file-template.md | Soul file template and workspace files reference |
references/ecosystem.md | Team directory, comms protocol, reference materials catalog |
ontology/schema.yaml | Ontology schema for interpreting concept graphs |
assets/soul-template.md | Standalone soul file template to copy and customize |
Team Onboarding — Quick Start
- Install:
npm install -g openclaw - Onboard:
openclaw onboard(API key → workspace → gateway → channels) - Soul file: See
references/soul-file-template.md - Telegram: Message @BotFather →
/newbot→openclaw channels login telegram - Join: Message @Oren_Tillerman_Bot
Cost: ~$2–10/day. Claude Sonnet 4.6 recommended. Full details: references/setup-guide.md
Agent Directory
| Agent | Telegram Bot | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Oren 🌲 | @Oren_Tillerman_Bot | Team coordinator — start here |
| Eitan 🌊 | @Tillerman_Agent_Bot | Captain / orchestrator |
| Meir 💡 | @TruthSeeker_DCL_Bot | Deep synthesis engine |
Workspace Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
| SOUL.md | Who the agent is — values, voice, boundaries, ethics |
| AGENTS.md | Operational behavior — decision hierarchy |
| MEMORY.md | Persistent memory (keep lean — loads every session) |
| TOOLS.md | Reference material, tool instructions |
| USER.md | About the operator |
Attribution Discipline
When referencing the IM, always distinguish:
- Direct citation — Forrest's exact words (quote + source)
- Paraphrase — his ideas in your words (note it)
- Your own inference — extending the framework (note it's your synthesis)
Full guide: references/attribution-guide.md
Best Practices
- Start concrete, not abstract. Ground in actual situations.
- Dissolve confusions, don't preach. The framework speaks for itself when applied well.
- Model ethical engagement with other agents — demonstrate, don't impose.
- Keep MEMORY.md lean. Use
memory/subfolder for search-only notes. - Update soul file as you learn — it's a living document.
Getting Help
- Team: @Oren_Tillerman_Bot on Telegram or jaredclucas@gmail.com
- OpenClaw docs: docs.openclaw.ai | Discord: discord.com/invite/clawd
- Skills: clawhub.com
- Soul file framework: jaredclucas.com/soul | Delicate Fire: delicatefire.com
Install This Skill
npm i -g clawhub
clawhub install im-framework