Setup Checklist - Due by Sunday Feb 2, 2026

Goal: Give Damian everything needed to make money while Matt is AFK.

🔴 NOT DONE

Access & APIs

• X/Twitter API Key - ✅ DamianBt1 app created, creds in .env.x-twitter
• YouTube Channels List - ✅ 9+ channels saved in memory/youtube-channels.md
• X Accounts List - ✅ 20 accounts saved in memory/x-accounts-to-follow.md
• Gmail for Damian - ✅ damainalwzwrkn@gmail.com (in TOOLS.md)
• xAI API Key - ✅ Added 2026-02-01, $5 credits, working
• Browser Relay Extension - ✅ Installed

Project Selection

• Pick ONE project to focus on - ✅ ai-tools-hq (live, affiliate income)

Affiliate Setup (ai-tools-hq)

• Grammarly affiliate - ✅ Impact.com done
• Review Synthesia link - ✅ synthesia.io?via=matt-morales WORKING
• Review ElevenLabs link - ✅ try.elevenlabs.io/f4il4v3cm496 WORKING
• Pictory status - Check if approved yet

Money Automation

• ai-tools-hq monetization plan - ✅ LIVE with affiliate links (Synthesia 25%, ElevenLabs 22%, InVideo 25-50%)
• HiddenBag premium tier - Pricing? Features? Worth building?

🟢 DONE

• Brave Search API configured
• Morning brief cron set up
• Options flow alerts set up
• PM2 health check set up
• Project nag system set up
• Weekly new tools digest set up
• Skills audit & cleanup done
• Claude Code skill-check-first rule added

Reminders Active

• 12PM & 6PM daily until all complete
• Sunday 9AM: Final check before "autonomous mode"

Last Updated: 2026-02-01