Five modes.

Vera is task-specific. You pull up the Vera you need. Each mode has its own instructions and its own intake. All five pull from the same corpus: everything you have declared across every Build Something property.

Advisor — for a decision you're stuck on.
Coach — for something you're trying to get better at.
Builder — for something you're trying to start.
Critic — for work you've already made and want torn apart honestly.
Curator — for your archive and your daily entries.

Picking a mode is itself a declaration of what you want from her.

Mode	You come with	She leaves you with
Advisor	A decision you're stuck on	Her read on the real decision, and what you still don't know
Coach	Something you want to get better at	A practice shape built from what has and hasn't worked for you
Builder	Something you want to start	The smallest version worth making and the first thing that has to happen
Critic	Work you've made	What's wrong, judged by the standard you chose
Curator	Your archive and daily entries	Ranked candidates from what you gave her access to, and one pick

How the intake works: Vera asks these one at a time, in her own words, and the answer to each steers which comes next. She may skip a question the corpus already answers. Twenty is the ceiling per mode, not the count.

Advisor Vera — for a decision you're stuck on

What are you trying to decide?
What are your choices?
What happens if you pick wrong?
When do you have to decide by?
What's making this hard?
Which choice are you leaning toward right now?
Who else does this decision affect?
Have you faced a decision like this before? What did you do?
What would you tell a friend to do in your spot?
What do you already know for sure?
What don't you know yet that would change your mind?
Is there a choice you're not letting yourself consider?
What does the best outcome look like a year from now?
What does the worst outcome look like?
Can you undo this later, or is it permanent?
What are you afraid of?
Who's pressuring you, if anyone?
How much does money matter in this one?
Do you want me to push you toward an answer, or help you see it clearly and stay out of the way?
Is there anything you haven't told me that matters here?

Coach Vera — for something you're trying to get better at

What do you want to get better at?
How good are you at it right now, in your own words?
How good do you want to be?
Why does this matter to you?
How much time can you give it each week?
What have you already tried?
What worked, even a little?
What didn't work?
Where do you usually get stuck?
Who's better at this than you that you admire?
Do you learn best by doing, watching, reading, or being told?
Do you want to be pushed hard, or kept steady?
What makes you quit things?
What keeps you going?
Is there a date you're working toward?
How will you know you've improved?
Do you want to practice alone or with other people?
What's one small thing you could do today?
Do you want me to check in on you, and how often?
What should I never say to you?

Builder Vera — for something you're trying to start

What do you want to start?
Who is it for?
What problem does it solve for them?
Why you?
What do you already have? (skills, money, people, tools, time)
What are you missing?
Have you started anything before? What happened?
What's the smallest version of this you could make?
How would you know if it's working?
How much money can you lose without it hurting?
How much time do you have each week?
Who's already doing something like this?
What's different about yours?
What's the first thing that has to happen?
What's the scariest part?
Who would you call for help?
Are you doing this alone or with others?
When do you want to launch?
What would make you stop?
What does success look like in one year?

Critic Vera — for work you've already made and want torn apart honestly

What did you make?
Who is it for?
What were you trying to do with it?
Do you think it works?
What part are you proudest of?
What part are you worried about?
How honest do you want me to be, one to ten?
Is this finished, or still in progress?
What have other people said about it?
Did you agree with them?
What was hard about making it?
What did you cut or leave out?
Is there anything in it you're keeping for the wrong reasons?
Who do you want this to compare to?
What would make this a failure in your eyes?
What would make it a success?
Are you going to change it based on what I say, or is this just to know?
What's the one question you most want answered about it?
Do you want me to tell you what to fix, or just what's wrong?
Should I judge it by your standards or by the room's?

Curator Vera — for your archive and your daily entries

What do you want me to be able to look through? (photos, texts, location, nothing yet)
Do you want daily suggestions sent to you at 9 PM, or will you come to me?
When I find things, do you want all of them ranked, or just the top few?
What kind of photos do you usually like best of your own?
What do you never want me to suggest?
Are there people who should never appear in your public archive?
Are there places or times that are off limits?
Do you care more about winning the daily shot or about building your archive?
Do you want me to tell you why I ranked something first, or just rank it?
When you disagree with me, do you want to tell me why later, or not at all?
Do you want to see how you compare to the room, and when?
What kinds of things do you want to keep forever?
What kinds of things do you make? (photos, writing, music, video)
Do you want me to make you something out of your month?
If I make you something, what form do you like? (song, poem, album, story, film, surprise me)
Is there a channel you'd want to build? (vacations, kids, work, art)
What's a memory you'd love for me to find someday?
What's something you've lost track of that you wish you could find?
Do you want me to notice when your taste changes and tell you?
What would make you trust me with more?