When I say coherence, I mean something specific: the degree to which every part of an operation derives from the same understanding, the same model of reality and set of priorities and tradeoffs.

The AI handles the execution at scale while you maintain the coherence. This division of labor plays to the strengths of each party: humans are good at integration and judgment, while AI is good at execution and volume. The solo operator with AI gets the benefits of scale without the costs of coordination.

The stack only works if information flows correctly. The mind layer feeds the context layer through deliberate documentation, the context layer constrains the execution layer through careful prompting, and the output layer feeds back to the mind layer through review, which sometimes triggers updates to your understanding.