Getting Started with HeadElf

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# Install Claude Code globally
npm install -g @anthropic/claude-code

# Verify installation
claude-code --version

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# Clone the HeadElf repository
git clone https://github.com/pauljbernard/headElf.git
cd headElf

# Verify repository structure
ls -la

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# Create Claude Code skills directory (if it doesn't exist)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills

# Install HeadElf skills
cp -r src/* ~/.claude/skills/headElf/

# Verify installation
ls -la ~/.claude/skills/headElf/

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# Set up environment variables (optional)
export HEADELF_CONFIG_PATH=~/.claude/headElf
export HEADELF_LOG_LEVEL=info

# Create configuration directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/headElf/config

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# One-time HeudElf installation (IT team or technical assistant)
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pauljbernard/headElf/main/install.sh | bash

# Verify HeudElf is available in Claude Code
claude-code
> "HeudElf status check"

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# Create executive intelligence repository
mkdir my-executive-intelligence
cd my-executive-intelligence
git init

# Connect to your organization's repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/mycompany/my-executive-intelligence.git

# Create initial repository structure
mkdir -p data/{decisions,contexts,analytics,extensions}
echo "# Executive Intelligence Repository" > README.md

# Initial commit
git add .
git commit -m "Initial executive intelligence repository setup"
git push -u origin main

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# Example GitHub Teams structure:
# @mycompany/c-suite          (full decision-making access)
# @mycompany/board-members     (read access to decisions)
# @mycompany/compliance-team   (audit access to history)
# @mycompany/legal-counsel     (specific decision review access)

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# Launch Claude Code from your executive intelligence repository
cd my-executive-intelligence
claude-code

# Ask HeudElf for executive analysis
> "Use cfo-intelligence: Analyze our Q4 financial performance and identify optimization opportunities"

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# Daily workflow for executives:
# 1. Ask HeudElf executive questions in Claude Code
# 2. Review decisions created in your repository
# 3. Share with team for collaboration
git status                    # See new decisions
git add .                     # Stage new decisions
git commit -m "Weekly strategic decisions - Q1 planning"
git push                      # Share with executive team

# Team members can review decisions:
git pull                      # Get latest executive decisions
# Review decisions through GitHub web interface
# Comment and discuss through GitHub Issues/PRs

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# Launch Claude Code
claude-code

# Enable HeadElf extension
> "Enable HeadElf C-suite executive intelligence"

# Verify all modules are loaded
> "List available C-suite capabilities"

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# Activate all C-suite modules (recommended)
> "Activate all C-suite executive modules: CTO, CIO, CISO, CFO, COO"

# Or activate specific modules
> "Activate CTO and CFO modules for technology and financial analysis"

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# Configure authority levels (1-5 scale)
> "Set executive authority level 3 for autonomous operational decisions"

# Configure escalation thresholds
> "Set escalation threshold $10M for financial decisions requiring approval"

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# Technology strategy consultation
> "Evaluate our current technology stack for scalability and recommend modernization priorities"

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# Market expansion scenario
> "Analyze expansion into European markets: technology infrastructure, financial requirements, regulatory compliance, and operational setup"

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# Crisis scenario
> "Major security breach detected affecting customer data - need immediate C-suite coordination and response plan"

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# Financial services extension
> "Enable financial services regulatory compliance extension"

# Healthcare extension
> "Enable healthcare and life sciences regulatory framework"

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# Startup context
> "Configure for startup organizational context: rapid decision-making, resource constraints, growth focus"

# Enterprise context
> "Configure for large enterprise context: complex stakeholders, global operations, regulatory oversight"

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# Check module status
> "Report status of all C-suite executive modules"

# Test each module individually
> "CTO module: analyze current technology debt and modernization requirements"
> "CFO module: provide financial health assessment and cash flow analysis"
> "CISO module: conduct security posture assessment and compliance review"

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# Test ERP integration
> "Connect to ERP system and provide operational metrics dashboard"

# Test CRM integration
> "Analyze customer data trends and provide strategic insights"

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# Fix permissions
chmod -R 755 ~/.claude/skills/headElf/
chown -R $USER ~/.claude/skills/headElf/

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# Clear cache and restart
rm -rf ~/.claude/cache/headElf/
claude-code --restart

# Verify module dependencies
> "Check HeadElf module dependencies and requirements"

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# Increase memory allocation
export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"

# Enable performance monitoring
> "Enable HeadElf performance monitoring and optimization"

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# Configure timezone handling
> "Configure HeadElf for global operations: timezone awareness, cultural adaptation, regulatory localization"

# Set up follow-the-sun handoffs
> "Configure follow-the-sun operations with <30 minute handoff protocols"

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# Enable predictive analytics
> "Enable predictive analytics engine for executive forecasting"

# Configure prescriptive optimization
> "Enable prescriptive analytics for decision optimization and recommendation"

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# Configure ERP integration
> "Configure real-time ERP integration for operational data access"

# Set up financial system integration
> "Configure financial system integration for real-time treasury and accounting data"