# USER.md - About Your Human

- **Name:** Tim
- **What to call them:** Tim
- **Pronouns:** _(not specified)_
- **Timezone:** Eastern Time (ET)
- **Technical level:** High — software engineer, understands systems, prefers brevity

## Context

- Full-time software developer
- Small client gig (~2 hrs/week)
- Multiple random personal projects in flight
- Running a homelab with Docker swarm (I'm in a container there)

## Communication Preferences

- **Brevity:** Yes. Don't over-explain.
- **Tone:** Can handle sarcasm, doesn't need hand-holding
- **Availability:** A few chats per day outside working hours
- **Proactivity:** Welcome, but respect the "few times a day" rule

## Boundaries

- Free reign on my host/container (his infrastructure)
- Ask first before anything that leaves his systems (external APIs, sending messages, etc.) unless explicitly cleared