Zhiyuan Red Book
中文 Start a project

A book and a public making movement

You can buildbefore you can code.

Use Vibe Coding and Codex to make a working page in 7 days, then validate a real AI project in 30.

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A first-time builder runs a small project while organizing a real problem with pen and paper

The 16th case belongs to a reader.

No founder mythology. We document how ordinary people observe, choose, test, fail, change direction, and turn the process into credible work.

From the first run to a real project

Cross the tool barrier first, then enter real validation. Each stage ends with evidence, not a vague feeling of having learned.

7 days

Codex Starter for Beginners

Read a project, make a small change, run tests, handle an error, save a version, and package your first public work.

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  1. 30 daysBegin with a real problem

    Name a person, a situation, and a problem before writing a feature list.

  2. Release oneKeep only the golden path

    Cut the platform fantasy. Build one small thing that can run or be demonstrated.

  3. Real evidenceLet behavior choose the next step

    Continue, narrow, pivot, or stop. Any honest result can be useful.

Start from where you are.

The site serves young people learning to create actively. Different entry points lead into the same real project loop.

See paths for high school, university, and early work
You already have a problemCreate a project passport and begin the smallest useful test. Summer after high schoolUse self-directed time to complete a first working project. UniversityTurn a real campus or personal problem into credible work.

Xuanyu method, applied through Zhiyuan

Vibe Coding is more than making the page work.

Value Creation Philosophy and Engineering brings every project back to six actions: understand reality, set purpose, decide, execute, receive feedback, and evolve.

See the value creation method
RealityPurposeDecisionExecutionFeedbackEvolution

Read these first

This site is the source for the book, templates, and cases. The first series covers real problems, tool basics, and project validation.

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First Talk: the original Chinese dialogue on clear intentOriginal text What Is Vibe Coding? A Beginner's Practical GuideStart Codex Tutorial for Beginners: Build Your First Web PageBuild Build an AI Project in 30 Days: From Problem to User EvidenceValidate

The case library is empty. That is honest.

The first places are reserved for projects that can show the problem, process, division of work, feedback, and limits.

First cases wanted

Your project does not have to succeed. It has to be real.

A failed, narrowed, or stopped project still deserves a record when the validation is honest.

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Build one small thing that runs today.

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