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# 🌐 Published Notes
> [!info] Purpose
> Notes in this folder are candidates for or already published to your Obsidian Publish site.
> [!abstract] Key Insights
> - **7-Paper Research Series:** "Herding Cats in the AI Age" — comprehensive exploration of AI coordination, team dynamics, and digital operations (6 published, 1 in draft)
> - **Case Study Published:** Session-close automation case study documented and live, demonstrating practical implementation of vault workflows
> - **Public Site:** Live at https://publish.obsidian.md/herding-cats/ with supporting pages (About, Glossary, References, Appendix, Image Gallery)
> - **Content Status:** 100% workflow compliance (Mermaid workflow documented); all 11 public files (6 papers + 1 case study + 4 support pages)
> - **Publish Workflow:** Write → Move to Published/ → Review → Publish via Cmd+P (4-step process with visual workflow diagram)
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## What This Area Is
Published is the public-facing section of the vault, hosted via Obsidian Publish. Currently contains the "Herding Cats in the AI Age" 7-paper research series + 1 case study by Jeep Marshall, plus supporting pages (About, Glossary, References, Appendix, Image Gallery).
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## Area Health
| Indicator | Status | Notes |
|-----------|--------|-------|
| Site setup | 🟢 | Live at https://publish.obsidian.md/herding-cats/ |
| Content ready | 🟢 | 6 papers + 1 case study + 5 support pages published. Paper 7 in draft. |
| Workflow | 🟢 | Mermaid workflow documented |
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## Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Total files | `$= dv.pages('"1-AREAS/Published"').where(p => !p.file.name.startsWith("Index - ")).length` |
| Last updated | `$= dv.current().updated` |
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## Quick Actions
| Action | Link |
|--------|------|
| ➕ New Public Note | Create in this folder |
| 🌐 Your Site | [Herding Cats](https://publish.obsidian.md/herding-cats/) |
| 🏠 Home | [[HOME]] |
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## Herding Cats in the AI Age — Paper Series
| Paper | Title | Status |
|-------|-------|--------|
| 1 | [[Paper-1-The-Super-Intelligent-Five-Year-Old]] | Published |
| 2 | [[Paper-2-The-Digital-Battle-Staff]] | Published |
| 3 | [[Paper-3-The-PARA-Experiment]] | Published |
| 4 | [[Paper-4-The-Creative-Middleman]] | Published |
| 5 | [[Paper-5-When-the-Cats-Talk-to-Each-Other]] | Published |
| 6 | [[Paper-6-When-the-Cats-Form-a-Team]] | Published |
| 6b | [[Paper-6b-When-the-Cats-Take-the-Same-Test]] | Published |
## Case Studies
| Case Study | Title | Status |
|------------|-------|--------|
| 1 | [[Case-Study-Session-Close-Automation]] | Published |
## Supporting Pages
| Page | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| [[Home]] | Publish site home page |
| [[About]] | Author bio — Jeep Marshall |
| [[Glossary]] | Term definitions for the series |
| [[References]] | Source citations |
| [[Appendix]] | Supplementary material |
| [[Image-Gallery]] | Visual assets |
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## All Published Notes
```dataview
TABLE
status as "Status",
dateformat(file.mtime, "yyyy-MM-dd") as "Modified"
FROM "1-AREAS/Published"
WHERE !startswith(file.name, "Index - ")
SORT file.mtime DESC
```
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## Publishing Workflow
```mermaid
graph LR
A["Write Note"] --> B["Move to Published/"]
B --> C["Review & Edit"]
C --> D["Cmd+P → Publish"]
D --> E["Live on Web"]
style A fill:#8BE9FD,color:#282A36
style D fill:#50FA7B,color:#282A36
style E fill:,color:#282A36
```
| Step | Action |
|------|--------|
| 1 | Write/move note to this folder |
| 2 | Review for public consumption |
| 3 | `Cmd+P` → "Publish: Publish changes" |
| 4 | Select notes to publish |
| 5 | Click Publish |
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## What to Publish?
**Good candidates:**
- Tutorials and guides
- Project documentation
- Curated resources
- Thoughts and essays
- Templates others might use
**Keep private:**
- Personal tasks and todos
- Financial information
- Health data
- Session notes with sensitive info
- Anything with passwords/tokens
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## Retrieval Guide
| Lookup | Find | Link |
|--------|------|------|
| **Paper Series Overview** | All 6 published papers + 1 draft on AI coordination & team dynamics | Herding Cats Project |
| **Published Case Study** | Session-close automation implementation and results | Case Study: Session Close Automation |
| **Author & Supporting Pages** | Bio, glossary, references, appendix, image gallery | About / Glossary |
| **Publishing Workflow** | Step-by-step guide (write → move → review → publish) with Mermaid diagram | Publishing Workflow (this file) |
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## 📊 Stats
| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Published | `$= dv.pages('"1-AREAS/Published"').where(p => !p.file.name.startsWith("Index - ")).length` |
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## Open Callouts
*No open callouts.*
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## Related
- [[1-AREAS/Index - 1-AREAS|Areas Index]] — Parent areas hub
- [[HOME]] - Home page