BoB Terminology Guide
Quick reference for “Bob” shorthand — BoB stands for Big ol’ Brain
What is Bob?
Bob = BoB source repo (BOB_SOURCE, default ~/projects/bigbrain) deployed to ~/.claude/ (BOB_HOME)
It’s simply a convenient shorthand for referring to the BoB tooling framework — the source repo where it’s authored and the runtime directory where Claude Code reads it.
Usage Examples
| You say… | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ”add that to Bob” | Add to BOB_SOURCE/ (source repo), then deploy |
| ”make that a Bob command” | Create in BOB_SOURCE/commands/ |
| ”that should be a Bob hook” | Create in BOB_SOURCE/hooks/ |
| ”promote this to Bob” | Move from project-local to BOB_SOURCE global |
| ”is that in Bob?” | Is it in the source repo? |
| ”Bob agents” | Agents in BOB_SOURCE/agents/ |
| ”Bob templates” | Templates in BOB_SOURCE/templates/ |
Directory Mapping
| Shorthand | Source (BOB_SOURCE) | Runtime (BOB_HOME) |
|---|---|---|
| Bob | ~/projects/bigbrain/ | ~/.claude/ |
| Bob commands | commands/ | ~/.claude/commands/ |
| Bob agents | agents/ | ~/.claude/agents/ |
| Bob hooks | hooks/ | ~/.claude/hooks/ |
| Bob skills | skills/ | ~/.claude/skills/ |
| Bob templates | templates/ | ~/.claude/templates/ |
Common Phrases
Adding to global:
- “add that to Bob”
- “make that global” (same thing)
- “put that in Bob”
Promoting from local:
- “promote this to Bob”
- “move this to Bob”
- Use:
cdp .claude/commands/my-command.md
Checking status:
- “is that in Bob?”
- “show me Bob’s status”
- Use:
cdb(dashboard)
Linking from global:
- “link that from Bob”
- “add the Bob version”
- Use:
cdl commands my-command
Aliases
All of these refer to the same thing:
| Alias | Context |
|---|---|
| Bob | Casual reference (“add that to Bob”) |
| BoB | Stylized abbreviation (“the BoB framework”) |
| big brain | Legacy informal (“let big brain handle it”) |
| big ol’ brain | Full expanded name, rarely used |
That’s It
Bob is just shorthand. When you say “Bob,” you mean the BoB tooling framework — authored in BOB_SOURCE and shared across all projects via symlinks and deployment to ~/.claude/.
See Also
- CLAUDE.md — Full documentation of global tooling
- project-setup-guide.md — How projects interact with Bob
- CLI commands:
cdb,cdi,cdp,cdl