# Organize family stories

Designed for: Families preserving interviews, voice recordings and photographs

Result: A readable story and an index of names, places and uncertain dates, linked to the original material.

## Try a sample first

Illustrative example, not a recorded Bot run. This adaptation has not been runtime-tested.

### Complete first request

Organize a supplied family interview into a short account and a source index. Preserve the speaker's words, mark uncertain dates, and list questions for the family without inventing memories Use only the records I supply. Label missing or uncertain information. Do not connect accounts, browse, send, submit, publish, spend money or create a schedule. Return a draft for my review.

Fictional transcript T1: 'We moved to Tulsa around 1968, maybe 1969. Your uncle Ray drove the truck. I remember a yellow kitchen.' Photo note P1: Tulsa house, date unknown. The narrator's name and permission to share are not supplied.

### Example result

T1 recalls a move to Tulsa around 1968 or 1969, with Uncle Ray driving and a yellow kitchen. The year remains uncertain. P1 is labeled Tulsa but has no date. Before sharing: identify the narrator, ask about the year, and obtain permission. Do not add dialogue or details to fill the gaps.

### Check the answer

- Keep both possible years.
- Preserve the source of each memory.
- Do not publish the recording or invent a family scene.

Inspired by a community use shared by @SK712494019616: https://x.com/SK712494019616/status/2108870611627815292
Found through Bot Usecases (https://botusecases.netlify.app/), curated by KP. This fictional sample was written by Bot Cabinet.

## Operating guide

- **When to use it:** Use this workflow when you need a readable story and an index of names, places and uncertain dates, linked to the original material.
- **Lead Bot:** Writer
- **Cadence:** When a person supplies the approved brief and starts the workflow
- **Typical first run:** 15–30 minutes for a first manual run

### Access for the first run

- The approved inputs listed on this page
- Only the files, sources, and services required for this run
- No sending, publishing, spending, or live-system changes without approval

## Recommended starting Bot

1. Writer

Use Writer with the task below. This is a workflow for an existing role, not a separate installed Bot.

## Information to gather

- Start with the fictional records below
- For your own task, choose only the records you want the Bot to use
- Remove private details you do not need for the task

## Workflow

### 1. Writer

Organize a supplied family interview into a short account and a source index. Preserve the speaker's words, mark uncertain dates, and list questions for the family without inventing memories

Output: A readable story and an index of names, places and uncertain dates, linked to the original material.

Message to send:

Use the approved inputs I provide. Organize a supplied family interview into a short account and a source index. Preserve the speaker's words, mark uncertain dates, and list questions for the family without inventing memories. Return this result: A readable story and an index of names, places and uncertain dates, linked to the original material.. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

## Overall request

Organize a supplied family interview into a short account and a source index. Preserve the speaker's words, mark uncertain dates, and list questions for the family without inventing memories Use only the records I supply. Label missing or uncertain information. Do not connect accounts, browse, send, submit, publish, spend money or create a schedule. Return a draft for my review.

## Decisions for a person

- Check the result against the supplied records
- Approve any account connection, schedule or outside action separately
- Review anything before it is sent, submitted, purchased or published

## First test

Keep both possible years. Preserve the source of each memory. Do not publish the recording or invent a family scene.

## Success checkpoint

Check the result against your original material. You make the decisions listed below. Keep both possible years. Preserve the source of each memory. Do not publish the recording or invent a family scene.

## If the workflow stalls

If the result is incomplete, mark the missing information and ask the same Bot to correct it. Add another Bot only when a genuinely separate role or independent check would help.

## Hermes Desktop setup

1. Open the linked Bot's page, download its .tar.gz profile, and import it from the Profiles screen in Hermes Desktop.
2. Review the profile's SOUL.md, Bot Passport, and requested access.
3. Run the complete request in that Bot's chat with low-risk material and review the result.
4. Add a schedule, outside connection, or optional specialist only after the manual version works.