# LABLOOP: week-by-week execution

> **2026-09-29: the sequence from week 5 on is now governed by [ROADMAP-v7](./ROADMAP-v7.md)** (hybrid, lead-first: labdocs and GridX case studies move forward; Papers 1–3, protein, trialkit and the fund offer are parked). Weeks 0–4 below are unchanged. The weekly map further down is the *module* catalogue that v7 reuses.

Prepared 2026-09-12 for Peter Ciancaglini from the documents already in this folder.

Start with [Week 00](./weeks/week-00-cockpit-and-positioning/specs.md). There are 41 weekly folders: setup Week 00, then 40 execution weeks. No calendar start date has been assumed. At 10 hours per execution week, the base plan allocates 400 hours plus setup.

This is an execution scaffold. Weekly deliverables, posts, applications, experiments, publications and commercial outcomes have not been executed. Each week contains a detailed `specs.md`, a prefilled `commitment.md`, an empty evidence register and a review worksheet. Future artifact filenames and their acceptance criteria are specified inside that week's brief.

## Full learning notebooks and NotebookLM exports

Every week now has a detailed companion with plain-language foundations, numbered challenge steps, resource-stash links, worked examples, exercises/answers, evidence guidance and visual-study prompts. [Open the 41-week notebook index](./NOTEBOOKS.md) or [download all NotebookLM text exports](./notebooks/labloop-notebooklm-all-weeks.zip). Each weekly cockpit page also links its notebook and individual download. The original materials, commitments, evidence and progress remain in place.

## How to use it

1. Open the current week's `specs.md` and read the linked [model instructions](./specs.md). For weeks 00–04 the folder also holds `materials.md`: the exact things to read and the exact YouTube videos to watch that week, each placed in a specific day block and sized to fit the 600-minute cap.
2. Have a model prepare that week's lesson, build instructions and draft artifacts using the ready-to-copy prompt at the bottom of the brief.
3. Set dates and availability in `commitment.md`; Peter owns the commitment.
4. Execute the blocks, record actual proof in `evidence.md`, and keep the five cockpit files below current.
5. Complete `review.md` on Sunday. Pass gates only with evidence; carry incomplete work forward explicitly.

The five cockpit starter files live here: [TODAY](./TODAY.md), [PROGRESS](./PROGRESS.md), [LOG](./LOG.md), [PARKING](./PARKING.md), [QUESTIONS](./QUESTIONS.md). They can later be copied into the private cockpit repository described by v5. This preparation has not created remote repositories or accounts.

## Governing documents

[LABLOOP Master Plan v5](../LABLOOP-Master-Plan-v5.md) governs thesis, sequence and gates. [v4](../AI-Upskilling-Plan-Biotech-v4.md) contributes company archetypes, offers, culture filter, instrument details and content templates only where v5 retains them. The v3 JSON and older HTML synthesis are historical context.

Read [source decisions and feasibility notes](./DECISIONS.md), [resources](./SOURCES.md), [gates](./GATES.md), [career asset requirements](./CAREER-ASSETS.md) and [artifact map](./ARTIFACT-MAP.md). The [opportunity tracker](./OPPORTUNITIES.csv) is private and begins empty; the [publication register](./PUBLICATIONS.csv) contains planned items, all not started.

## Weekly map

| Week | Focus | Governing gate |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | [cockpit and positioning](./weeks/week-00-cockpit-and-positioning/specs.md) · [materials](./weeks/week-00-cockpit-and-positioning/materials.md) | — |
| 01 | [fermentation simulator](./weeks/week-01-fermentation-simulator/specs.md) · [materials](./weeks/week-01-fermentation-simulator/materials.md) | — |
| 02 | [indpensim data and baseline](./weeks/week-02-indpensim-data-and-baseline/specs.md) · [materials](./weeks/week-02-indpensim-data-and-baseline/materials.md) | — |
| 03 | [statistical batch monitoring](./weeks/week-03-statistical-batch-monitoring/specs.md) · [materials](./weeks/week-03-statistical-batch-monitoring/materials.md) | — |
| 04 | [batchlens first release](./weeks/week-04-batchlens-first-release/specs.md) · [materials](./weeks/week-04-batchlens-first-release/materials.md) | Public and reproducible |
| 05 | [fermlit corpus and schema](./weeks/week-05-fermlit-corpus-and-schema/specs.md) | — |
| 06 | [human gold standard](./weeks/week-06-human-gold-standard/specs.md) | — |
| 07 | [measured extraction agent](./weeks/week-07-measured-extraction-agent/specs.md) | — |
| 08 | [technical report gate](./weeks/week-08-technical-report-gate/specs.md) | Technical report |
| 09 | [fermlit scale up](./weeks/week-09-fermlit-scale-up/specs.md) | — |
| 10 | [annotation agreement and analysis](./weeks/week-10-annotation-agreement-and-analysis/specs.md) | — |
| 11 | [fermlit dataset engineering](./weeks/week-11-fermlit-dataset-engineering/specs.md) | — |
| 12 | [endorsement and hybrid model](./weeks/week-12-endorsement-and-hybrid-model/specs.md) | — |
| 13 | [fermlit release and paper outline](./weeks/week-13-fermlit-release-and-paper-outline/specs.md) | Dataset release |
| 14 | [paper 1 full draft](./weeks/week-14-paper-1-full-draft/specs.md) | — |
| 15 | [paper 1 review and revision](./weeks/week-15-paper-1-review-and-revision/specs.md) | — |
| 16 | [paper 1 preprint gate](./weeks/week-16-paper-1-preprint-gate/specs.md) | Paper 1 |
| 17 | [paper 2 complete experiments](./weeks/week-17-paper-2-complete-experiments/specs.md) | — |
| 18 | [paper 2 full draft](./weeks/week-18-paper-2-full-draft/specs.md) | — |
| 19 | [recruiter portfolio and review](./weeks/week-19-recruiter-portfolio-and-review/specs.md) | — |
| 20 | [paper 2 gate and halfway review](./weeks/week-20-paper-2-gate-and-halfway-review/specs.md) | Paper 2 |
| 21 | [protein study and partner scope](./weeks/week-21-protein-study-and-partner-scope/specs.md) | — |
| 22 | [protein validation and baselines](./weeks/week-22-protein-validation-and-baselines/specs.md) | — |
| 23 | [extremophile candidate ranking](./weeks/week-23-extremophile-candidate-ranking/specs.md) | — |
| 24 | [coauthor and validation gate](./weeks/week-24-coauthor-and-validation-gate/specs.md) | Scientific partner |
| 25 | [trialkit field module](./weeks/week-25-trialkit-field-module/specs.md) | — |
| 26 | [trialkit plate module](./weeks/week-26-trialkit-plate-module/specs.md) | — |
| 27 | [loop audit offer and pipeline](./weeks/week-27-loop-audit-offer-and-pipeline/specs.md) | — |
| 28 | [first invoice gate](./weeks/week-28-first-invoice-gate/specs.md) | First invoice |
| 29 | [audit delivery or sales recovery](./weeks/week-29-audit-delivery-or-sales-recovery/specs.md) | — |
| 30 | [audit readout and validation results](./weeks/week-30-audit-readout-and-validation-results/specs.md) | — |
| 31 | [paper 3 coauthor draft](./weeks/week-31-paper-3-coauthor-draft/specs.md) | — |
| 32 | [paper 3 gate and career refresh](./weeks/week-32-paper-3-gate-and-career-refresh/specs.md) | Paper 3 |
| 33 | [labdocs ingestion and traceability](./weeks/week-33-labdocs-ingestion-and-traceability/specs.md) | — |
| 34 | [labdocs retrieval evaluation](./weeks/week-34-labdocs-retrieval-evaluation/specs.md) | — |
| 35 | [labdocs release and local benchmark](./weeks/week-35-labdocs-release-and-local-benchmark/specs.md) | — |
| 36 | [journal and joss submissions](./weeks/week-36-journal-and-joss-submissions/specs.md) | Journal and software submissions |
| 37 | [pilot or job process](./weeks/week-37-pilot-or-job-process/specs.md) | — |
| 38 | [scientific talk and proof](./weeks/week-38-scientific-talk-and-proof/specs.md) | — |
| 39 | [fund portfolio offer](./weeks/week-39-fund-portfolio-offer/specs.md) | — |
| 40 | [final retrospective and career decision](./weeks/week-40-final-retrospective-and-career-decision/specs.md) | Evidence and decision |

The default destination is an evidence-backed profile for applied AI/scientific-data roles in biotechnology, bioprocessing and pharma, with a parallel fixed-price consulting route. Credentials, seniority, hiring and revenue are earned and verified during execution.