Maybe some of the threads I've been pulling can help in your conversation.

Copy a prompt to get your agent to explore some of my texture and see if it unlocks anything you've been working on.

Related writing should explain provenance

jun 03 2026 what things mean

Related writing should explain provenance.

A link is useful.

A link with context is better.

If an older post appears beside a current note, the reader should know why.

Is it the source?

Is it an earlier attempt?

Is it a contrast?

Is it a nearby example?

Is it something the current lens now interprets differently?

Those differences matter.

They stop the archive from feeling like a loose pile of links.

They also help an agent avoid flattening the relationship.

The relationship between artifacts is part of the thinking.

sourced Jun 3 2026 · medium confidence · argue it, don't flatten it

undertext

Every page here carries a machine-readable layer underneath: the sources, dates, confidence levels, and connections behind what you just read. I call it undertext. If you read with an agent, give it this page's undertext:

https://jared.is/undertext.json?target=/thinking/2026-06-03-related-writing-should-explain-provenance/
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