# Onboarding checklist — first week at TRI

## Day 1 (today, 2026-05-26)

- [x] DGX access confirmed (head node + compute nodes, docker group) — Sergey
- [x] YAM workstation access confirmed (10.110.22.11) — Sergey
- [x] SSH config updated locally (`~/.ssh/config`)
- [x] `tri/` workspace scaffolded on dev machine
- [ ] Test `ssh dgx` from your laptop end-to-end
- [ ] Test `ssh dgx01` (proxy-jump through head)
- [ ] Test `ssh robot-lab` and run `rd visualize --web` on sample data
- [ ] Slack workspace joined, key channels added
- [ ] Find the DGX live dashboard URL — add to `machines.md`

## Week 1

- [ ] Lab tour with Sergey or host — physical YAM, robot lab, calibration setup
- [ ] Badge / building access provisioned
- [ ] Internal wiki + ticketing system access
- [ ] Find / build the docker base image used by the team
- [ ] Run a smoke-test training job in Docker on a DGX compute node (the simplest possible — confirms the entire stack works)
- [ ] Look at the existing Raiden data, understand what fields are in it
- [ ] First conversation with anyone working on YAM control — calibration workflow, safety, E-stop
- [ ] Pre-Day-1 decisions confirmed and written down somewhere visible (lead task, sticky number, end-state — see `/data/cameron/para/notes/tri_internship_plan.md` once written)

## Things to figure out by end of week 1

- VPN setup (if needed off-site)
- File transfer pattern YAM ↔ DGX
- GPU reservation etiquette (how long is too long to hold a node?)
- Who to ping for what (fill out `contacts.md`)
- Whether there's a dataset already collected on YAM you can train on while you set up your own collection pipeline

## Routine (per life_manager + you, 2026-05-25)

- Sleep ramp: bedtime to 10:30pm by end of week 1, target 10pm + 6am wake by end of week 2
- Lift: 25-30 min heavy/intense, 3-4x/week
- Walk: 1 hr midday + reach 15k steps
- Diet: ~1500 cal floor (the "15 rule")
- Meditation: 20 min daily, especially first week (high-context-load)
- Identity goal: build the version of yourself you'd hire. Boring consistent routine = the thesis on your life.