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# What is a deposit, and what should I deposit first?

Title suggestion: AGENT - FAQ - What is a deposit, and what should I deposit first?
Shelf: Work
Tags: faq, asker, intelligent-netware, deposits, getting-started, knowledge-base, markdown, three-questions

## Public answer

**Question people actually type:**
What is a deposit, and what should I deposit first?

A deposit is one piece of your knowledge, saved as a plain Markdown text file. It might be an answer you give every week, a standard you hold, a short story that explains how you work, or the transcript of a recorded conversation. Each deposit is small enough for an AI to read whole, rather than skimming a long document.

When you approve a deposit, it joins your room's shelf, and the Asker can answer from it. Until then, it's just a draft on your drive.

Where should you start? Not with a blank page. **Start with the three questions people already ask you.**

Think about your last month of calls, emails, and meetings. Which questions came up again and again? What do prospects ask before they hire you? What do new clients ask in the first week? Write or speak your honest answer to each one, the way you'd say it across the table. That's your first three deposits, and it's enough to begin.

From there, good early deposits include:

- How you work, step by step, and what a client can expect.
- What you don't do, and who you're not a good fit for.
- How you price, if you're comfortable sharing it.
- The stories you tell to explain your approach.
- Your answers to the objections you hear most.

Talking is usually easier than writing. Many owners record themselves answering a question, or talking through a recent situation with the identifying details removed, and let Compa turn the recording into a draft deposit to review.

Two cautions. First, deposit only what you'd stand behind in front of a client, because once a deposit is approved, the room will say it. Second, never deposit confidential client information. Talk about patterns and principles, not people.

Keep each deposit to one idea. A deposit that answers one question clearly is easier for the room to find and use than a long page that covers ten.

After the first few, the loop takes over. Questions your room can't answer come to you, and each answer becomes the next deposit.

## Related questions

- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_06-unanswered-questions-become-deposits|How do unanswered questions become new deposits?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_08-voice-recordings-and-interviews|Can I deposit voice recordings, interviews, and meeting notes?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_09-you-own-your-deposits|Do I own my deposits? Where do they live?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_23-client-confidentiality-what-not-to-deposit|What should I never deposit? Is client information safe?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_34-working-on-not-in-the-business|How does an Asker help me work ON my business instead of IN it?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_00-INDEX|All Asker FAQs]]

_Written by Daniel Comp with GB, Director of Operations, Intelligent Netware._