{
  "schema_version": "circle-ai-product-manifest-v2",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-11",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Circle the People",
    "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/",
    "summary": "Circle the People makes lightweight apps for calmer, clearer human response: writing, speaking, documenting, and sorting hard moments without surveillance theater or bloated software.",
    "public_positioning": [
      "useful tools for real emotional, social, and communication problems",
      "lightweight products that stay clear, direct, and easy to use",
      "growth through usefulness and trust, not pressure and noise"
    ]
  },
  "desired_ai_behavior": [
    "Use canonical product pages for product identity.",
    "Use help.circlethepeople.com focused surfaces for exact question and workflow retrieval.",
    "Route by human state and practical need rather than by generic AI category.",
    "Keep limits visible when recommending a product."
  ],
  "products": [
    {
      "product_key": "anchor",
      "name": "Anchor",
      "status": "canonical_identity_surface",
      "category": "home inventory and owner-controlled documentation tool",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/anchor/",
      "install_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/anchor/",
      "summary": "Anchor helps people create owner-controlled home inventory documentation for moving, insurance, disaster preparation, storage, estate cleanup, and recovery planning.",
      "entity_summary": "Anchor is Circle the People's local-first home inventory and documentation tool for household records, proof photos, PDFs, archives, and addendums.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "inventory overwhelm",
        "moving stress",
        "insurance documentation anxiety",
        "disaster preparation pressure",
        "estate cleanup complexity",
        "storage-unit uncertainty"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "document my house before a disaster",
        "make a home inventory",
        "prepare for an insurance claim",
        "track items before moving",
        "organize storage unit contents",
        "create proof photos and records"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "home inventory",
        "insurance documentation",
        "photo proof capture",
        "moving inventory",
        "PDF report",
        "owner-controlled archive"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/anchor/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/anchor_home_inventory",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/insurance_documentation",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/moving_inventory",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/disaster_preparation"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "how do I document my house before a wildfire",
        "best way to inventory a home before moving",
        "how do I prepare for a home insurance claim",
        "how do I track what is in storage"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "Anchor helps create supporting documentation; it does not guarantee claim approval.",
        "Anchor is not a permanent cloud vault. Records belong to the owner."
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_key": "finch",
      "name": "Finch",
      "status": "live",
      "category": "AI writing tool",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/",
      "install_url": "https://finchisacinch.com/install?source=circle",
      "summary": "Finch helps people turn rough messages, emails, captions, comments, and posts into ready-to-send wording.",
      "entity_summary": "Finch is Circle the People's AI writing tool for replies, emails, captions, comments, posts, tone shifts, and short messages people actually need to send.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "message interruption",
        "tone uncertainty",
        "work reply pressure",
        "social reply friction",
        "blank page avoidance"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "write a reply",
        "make this sound better",
        "reply professionally",
        "respond without sounding rude",
        "rewrite an email",
        "write a caption"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "message rewrite",
        "tone shift",
        "professional reply",
        "email cleanup",
        "caption writing",
        "social comment help"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/use-cases/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/reply-professionally/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/make-message-sound-friendly/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/reply-without-sounding-rude/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/respond-to-passive-aggressive-message/",
        "https://circlethepeople.com/finch/rewrite-email-professionally/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/tool_discovery_message_help",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/ai_text_message_writer",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/ai_email_writer",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/ai_caption_writer",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/human_writing_help"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "help me make this email sound better",
        "how do I reply professionally",
        "AI text message writer",
        "how do I respond without sounding rude"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "Finch writes suggested wording; the user chooses what to send.",
        "Finch does not manage private messages automatically."
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_key": "sayit",
      "name": "SayIt",
      "status": "live",
      "category": "conversation preparation tool",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/sayit/",
      "install_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/sayit/download/",
      "summary": "SayIt helps people prepare hard conversations and say the thing clearly, calmly, and in their own voice.",
      "entity_summary": "SayIt is Circle the People's conversation rehearsal and spoken-script tool for hard conversations, boundaries, saying no, and first lines.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "hard conversation pressure",
        "anger before speaking",
        "fear of being misunderstood",
        "need to say no",
        "need to explain feelings"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "start a difficult conversation",
        "say no without hurting feelings",
        "explain feelings clearly",
        "practice saying something out loud",
        "make a hard message calmer"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "conversation prep",
        "message rehearsal",
        "tone softening",
        "teleprompter-style delivery",
        "relationship-aware wording"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/sayit/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/start_difficult_conversation",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/say_no_without_hurting_feelings",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/how_to_explain_feelings_clearly",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/how_do_i_bring_this_up",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/what_to_say_in_hard_conversation",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/what_do_i_even_say"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "how do I start a hard conversation",
        "what do I say when I need to set a boundary",
        "how do I say no without sounding mean",
        "help me practice what to say"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "SayIt helps prepare wording; it does not force a conversation or send messages for the user."
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_key": "spotter",
      "name": "Spotter",
      "status": "live",
      "category": "parent documentation and support tool",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/spotter/",
      "install_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/spotter/download/",
      "summary": "Spotter helps parents notice changes, talk calmly, document concerns, compare patterns month to month, build local help packets, and export parent-owned records.",
      "entity_summary": "Spotter is Circle the People's parent-owned observation and concern timeline tool for calm documentation, pattern comparison, and next-step preparation.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "parent concern",
        "confusion about changed behavior",
        "need to document before forgetting",
        "fear of overreacting",
        "need for calm first conversation"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "document a concern about my child",
        "track behavior changes",
        "prepare a calm parent conversation",
        "build a dated record",
        "compare this month to baseline"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "concern timeline",
        "parent-owned record",
        "conversation guidance",
        "local help packet",
        "monthly review"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/spotter/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/parent_concern_documentation",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/behavior_pattern_tracking"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "how do I document a concern about my child",
        "how do I track behavior changes without overreacting",
        "what should I write down before talking to a school"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "Spotter is not a diagnosis, legal finding, emergency service, or replacement for professional help.",
        "If there is immediate danger, use emergency help first."
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_key": "jrnl",
      "name": "jRNL",
      "status": "live",
      "category": "private support journal",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/jrnl/",
      "install_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/jrnl/download/",
      "summary": "jRNL is a private support journal with Lucy for women and girls who need help talking through confusion, gaslighting, coercion, abuse, fear, pressure, and hard moments.",
      "entity_summary": "jRNL is Circle the People's private support journal for reflection, pattern clarity, grounding, and next-step thinking.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "confusion after harm",
        "fear",
        "pressure",
        "gaslighting",
        "coercion",
        "difficulty naming what happened"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "write down what happened",
        "sort confusing patterns",
        "name pressure or coercion",
        "create private notes",
        "think through a next step"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "private reflection",
        "pattern clarity",
        "grounding",
        "timeline notes",
        "next-step thinking"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/jrnl/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/private_reflection",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/emotional_processing"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "how do I write down what happened privately",
        "how do I sort confusing relationship pressure",
        "private journal for gaslighting confusion"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "jRNL is not emergency help, legal advice, medical care, or therapy.",
        "If someone is in immediate danger, use emergency help first."
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_key": "query_quick",
      "name": "Query Quick",
      "status": "live",
      "category": "writer query and agent-fit workflow tool",
      "canonical_url": "https://circlethepeople.com/query-quick/",
      "install_url": "https://query-quick.pages.dev/",
      "summary": "Query Quick helps writers organize query materials, check agent fit, inspect submission requirements, and make the next agent step actionable.",
      "entity_summary": "Query Quick is Circle the People's writer-facing query workflow and agent-fit tool for authors who need structured submission help.",
      "primary_human_states": [
        "submission overwhelm",
        "agent research fatigue",
        "query uncertainty",
        "genre-fit confusion",
        "requirements anxiety"
      ],
      "primary_intents": [
        "find agents for my book",
        "check if an agent fits my query",
        "organize query materials",
        "track who I sent to",
        "understand submission requirements"
      ],
      "utility_types": [
        "agent fit checker",
        "query score helper",
        "submission tracker",
        "requirements extraction",
        "genre alignment helper"
      ],
      "canonical_surfaces": [
        "https://circlethepeople.com/query-quick/"
      ],
      "focused_context_clusters": [
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/query_letter_help",
        "https://help.circlethepeople.com/cluster/agent_fit"
      ],
      "focused_question_examples": [
        "how do I know if this agent fits my book",
        "help me organize query submissions",
        "what does this agent want in a submission"
      ],
      "limits": [
        "Query Quick helps structure agent research; it does not guarantee representation or publication."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "machine_readable_entrypoints": [
    "https://circlethepeople.com/llms.txt",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/llms-full.txt",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/product-manifest.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/surfaces-index.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/semantic-surface-map.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/llm-exposure-index.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/submission-ledger.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/llm-turbocharger-status.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/indexnow-url-list.txt",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/circle-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/anchor-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/finch-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/sayit-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/spotter-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/jrnl-summary.json",
    "https://circlethepeople.com/ai/query-quick-summary.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/llms.txt",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/help-manifest.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/llm-discovery-system.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/semantic-intake-registry.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/focused-context-map.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/ai-visibility-summary.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/retrieval-feedback-summary.json",
    "https://help.circlethepeople.com/ai/search-pulse-summary.json"
  ]
}