What this case covers
The article provides an AI Agent file management manual for one-person companies, compares Codex, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes, and explains directories, charters, Skills, and credential isolation.
Questions it answers
- Why do AI employees depend on files?
- How should the four frameworks be chosen?
- How should user-level and project-level files be layered?
- What high-value information should be written in the charter file?
- How should credentials and Git be isolated?
Our observations
- File structure is the infrastructure for an Agent's continuous work.
- Framework choice is essentially a choice of working style.
- Longer charters are not necessarily better; high-frequency commands and boundaries are the most valuable.
From the author
For AI employees, files are not a place to store configuration; files are their body.