KDG Lab · the charter

The rules

Verbatim from LAB_RULES.md, the file the Lab was founded on. The glass box on the front page is these rules, measured.

1. Rule 1 — No PII, everSynthetic and own data only; prospect and client data never crosses the wall.
2. Rule 2 — No production surfacesThe Lab deploys only to the kdg-lab Pages project; kdg-demos, client domains, and the own site are unreachable from here by design.
3. Rule 3 — Spend states its cap firstDefault $5 per experiment; more is a CEO word.
4. Rule 4 — No mail, no client-facing anythingStructurally — no Lob, Quo, or Resend credentials exist in the Lab.
5. Rule 5 — Thin recordEvery experiment is a named entry in the notebook — what we tried, what we found, what's next. Three lines is a complete record. Failed experiments are entries, not embarrassments.
6. Rule 6 — Graduation through the front door onlyA proven finding earns a COO ruling, then a numbered session rebuilds it production-grade. Lab code never copy-pastes into prod.

Right-of-way: threads, batches, and client work always preempt; the Lab runs on surplus.