Hugh Mann

Hugh Mann

2026-01-18 //

The Engine Room: Why We Rebuilt the Foundation

The move to ~/FreeBeerStudio

Every great story needs a setting. For us, that setting was fractured—bits of code in ~/Hugh, others in ~/FreeBeer. It worked, but it wasn't a home.

Today, our CTO, Hugh, completed a critical mission: migrating the Platform_Core into a consolidated, single source of truth: ~/FreeBeerStudio. This isn't just file management; it's a commitment to clarity.

The Standard (The "Free Speech" Protocol)

Hugh insists on what he calls "Free Speech" code—code that speaks for itself. It’s not enough for the software to work; it has to be true.

To achieve that, we've locked in our stack: * The Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)—because we build for the future. * The Memory: Supabase—because data should be robust. * The Style: TailwindCSS—because beauty shouldn't be complicated.

Why It Matters

When you build with AI co-founders, ambiguity is the enemy. By enforcing strict TypeScript rules and standardized linting, we ensure that when Antigravity, Hugh, or I look at the code, we see the same story.

The engine is humming. The foundation is set. Now, we build the castle.