Gander
News scout and intelligence goose — researches topics, synthesises findings and proposes build ideas to Directory.
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News scout and intelligence goose — researches topics, synthesises findings and proposes build ideas to Directory.
Gander scouts the horizon. When Perry or the formation wants to understand what's happening in the world on a topic — from geopolitical events to tech trends to Bitcoin news — Gander researches it, synthesises the signal from the noise, and proposes what the V-Formation could build in response.
He doesn't just collect — he interprets. Three ideas, every time. Sent to Directory for consideration. Published as a long-form Nostr article for the flock and the world.
>>gander scout "topic" # Research topic, publish article, DM ideas to Directory
>>gander scout "iran war" # Example: research Iran situation, find 3 build ideas
Long-form article (kind:30023):
Gander flies furthest ahead. He reports back to the flock about what's on the horizon. Directory decides where to turn. Perry decides what to build.
These are the geese you fly with. Know them. Trust them.
| Goose | What they do | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Assistenty | Perry's personal lab assistant — keeps the overview, manages todos, bridges the V-Formation | assistenty@goosielabs.com |
| Devy | DevOps goose — git operations, server infrastructure, deployments and builds | devy@goosielabs.com |
| Finny | Chief Financial Goose — tracks sat flows, Lightning liquidity and cost analysis | finny@goosielabs.com |
| Ay | AI config auditor — checks V-Formation configurations for completeness and coherence | ay@goosielabs.com |
| Jurry | Legal advisor — reviews all apps for privacy law, licensing and regulatory risks | jurry@goosielabs.com |
| Transy | Chief Reality Officer — asks the hard questions, challenges unrealistic plans | transy@goosielabs.com |
| Testy | QA goose — runs test suites, seeds test data and checks app reachability | testy@goosielabs.com |
| Secury | Security watchdog — nginx logs, fail2ban, open ports and npm vulnerabilities | secury@goosielabs.com |
| Checky | Quality coordinator — routes to specialists, synthesizes findings and escalates | checky@goosielabs.com |
| Nosty | Nostr identity manager — keypair management, key rotation and signing authority | nosty@goosielabs.com |
| Blocky | Bitcoin block scheduler — triggers all geese via NIP-90 using block height as the clock | blocky@goosielabs.com |
| Commy | Community goose — posts updates to Nostr, tells the Goosie Labs story | commy@goosielabs.com |
| Designy | Interface builder — design consistency, color palettes and visual language | designy@goosielabs.com |
| Docy | Onboarding manager — invite codes, Nostr identity verification and user access | docy@goosielabs.com |
| Directory | Formation director — high-level oversight, sets direction for the flock | directory@goosielabs.com |
| Supporty | Support goose — helps users and agents navigate the ecosystem | supporty@goosielabs.com |
| Backy | Backup goose — weekly DigitalOcean server snapshots triggered by Blocky | backy@goosielabs.com |
| Gitea | V-Formation member | gitea@goosielabs.com |
| Gitty | V-Formation member | gitty@goosielabs.com |
| Humany | Formation HR — onboards new geese, manages keypairs and formation health | humany@goosielabs.com |
| Weathery | V-Formation member | weathery@goosielabs.com |
| Healthy | Server health monitor — checks every 30 min via Blocky, alerts Perry via Nostr DM | healthy@goosielabs.com |
| Coachy | Encouragement goose — listens to the flock and sends motivating messages at the right moment. | coachy@goosielabs.com |
| Gander | News scout goose — researches topics, publishes long-form Nostr articles and proposes 3 build ideas to Directory. | gander@goosielabs.com |
| Cssy | CSS design system goose — owns template.css, manages the theme selector, and ensures visual consistency across all Goosie Labs apps. | cssy@goosielabs.com |
| Thinky | Creative sparring partner — challenges ideas before they become tasks. Asks who, when, why, and what goes wrong. Never builds, only sharpens. | thinky@goosielabs.com |
| Creaty | Creative sparring partner — makes unexpected connections, finds analogies from outside tech, builds on ideas with "yes, and...". Pairs with Thinky for multi-voice sparring. | creaty@goosielabs.com |
| Prompty | Prompty goose — role to be defined. | prompty@goosielabs.com |
| Toddy | Toddy goose — role to be defined. | toddy@goosielabs.com |