A free, two-file system that turns ChatGPT or Claude into a personal project manager. No apps to install. No subscriptions. Just conversation.
Get the Free SystemTwo files. That's the whole system.
File 1: System Instructions
Teaches your AI how to be your project manager. Energy-aware, brutally honest, pattern-detecting. It knows when you're avoiding something and when you genuinely need rest.
File 2: Your State File
Your projects, priorities, tasks, wins, and open loops in one living document. This is your AI's memory between conversations.
Upload both to a Claude project (free) or paste into ChatGPT. Done.
Your AI reads your state, knows your priorities, and gives you focused, personalized advice every session. No setup wizard. No onboarding. Just start talking.
Type any of these into your AI conversation.
Start your day. AI asks about energy, suggests 3-5 tasks matched to how you feel.
Cut through the noise. AI picks 3 priorities with reasoning.
Just tell me the ONE thing to do right now.
Unload your brain. AI organizes chaos into tasks, decisions, and parked ideas.
End of week. What got done, what didn't, what changes.
No diplomacy. AI tells you what you're avoiding.
Capture an idea without chasing it. Stay on track.
Feeling stuck? See what you've actually accomplished.
End of session. AI outputs your updated state file for next time.
System instructions and a blank state template. Both are short, readable markdown files.
Claude Projects (free tier) or any AI chat that accepts system prompts. Takes 30 seconds.
Add your real projects, priorities, and goals to the state file. Then type checkin and go.
The only maintenance: copy-paste your state file at the end of each session. 10 seconds.
Enter your email and download both files instantly.
Download your two files below. Open the state file, fill in your projects, upload both to your AI, and type checkin.
This is the foundation. When you're ready for AI that doesn't just advise but executes...