Full Presence
Activation
The entry ritual for every ACOS session. Eight sensory gates that close the gap between where you were and where you need to be. Intelligence without presence is just speed.
# Why this exists
Most sessions start mid-scatter — three browser tabs open, Slack half-read, yesterday's problem still running in the background.
ACOS can load 75 skills and route 38 agents. But if the operator is absent, none of it reaches its depth.
FPA is 30 seconds minimum. It is the only ACOS protocol that cannot be automated. You have to be there.
Three Integration Points
How FPA runs inside every ACOS work block.
Runs automatically when you open ACOS. The minimum viable version (Gates I + V) takes 30 seconds. Cannot be skipped — can be compressed.
Level 0 — The Gate$ claude/acos> ACOS v10 loaded. Starting session...⬟ Full Presence Activation — Level 0I What do you see? [5s]V What does your body feel? [8s]> Presence confirmed. 38 agents ready.What are you building today?
A single quiet tone and one question. No interaction required. The question lands and the work continues.
Single gate[45min mark — session anchor]⬟ Are you here?Or are you thinking about being here?[no response required — continue]
One question before ACOS closes. Optional 2-sentence journaling. Saved to ACOS memory for pattern tracking.
Reflection prompt/acos close⬟ Session complete.What did presence make possible todaythat distraction could not?> [optional — 2 sentences max]Saved to memory. Good work.
Depth Level Routing
ACOS selects the level based on session context. Override manually with the command.
/presence 0The Gate30sEvery session, non-negotiable/presence 1The Scan2minMorning Prime ritual default/presence 2The Arrival5minBefore deep build or creative sprint/presence 3The Witness10minCreative blocks, emotional resets/presence 4The Still20minWeekly — screen off, no ACOS$ claude && /presence 3
# Override: creative block detected, running Witness level
⬟ Full Presence Activation — Level 3: The Witness
All 8 gates + extended mind observation (10 min)
"What thought is here right now?"
Don't follow it. Watch it arrive. Watch it pass.
> Session unlocked after completion.
The Eight Gates
Based on the Buddhist six sense-bases (āyatana) + Eckhart Tolle's Now + Tantric somatic awakening.
SEE
What do you see?
HEAR
What do you hear?
SMELL
What do you smell?
TASTE
What do you taste?
FEEL
What does your body feel?
SENSE
What does your whole body sense?
MIND
What thought is here right now?
WITNESS
What remains when thought is quiet?
“You cannot create from depth if you arrive scattered. The first protocol of ACOS is not a command. It is an arrival.”
FrankX — ACOS v10 Design Notes
Open the Practice
The full /presence experience — all 8 gates with instructions, silence guides, and five depth levels.
Daily Rituals
How FPA fits into Morning Prime, Deep Build, Studio Session, and Evening Review.
Back to ACOS
75+ skills, 38 agents, 35+ commands. FPA is one module in the full operating system.