Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) was one of the most influential authors on personal success. His masterpiece Think and Grow Rich (1937) remains one of the best-selling books of all time. In Chapter 10 — The Mastermind, he revealed the greatest secret to success: A group of brilliant minds with a shared goal creates an invisible "third mind" that is more powerful than any individual.

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." — Napoleon Hill

Hill's legacy is preserved by the Napoleon Hill Foundation.

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone <repo-url>
cd NAPOLEON_HILLS_AI_MASTERMIND_CLASSES

# 2. Run setup (creates venv and installs only what this env needs)
python3 setup.py

# 3. Enter your API key
nano .env   # or open .env in your editor

# 4. Start!
python3 supervisor_loop.py

Optional — Start the Web Editor:

python3 mastermind_web.py
# → opens http://127.0.0.1:7700

If OPENAI_API_BASE is set, setup skips litellm and uses the OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint directly. No need to activate a venv — the scripts find it automatically.

Everything runs in Markdown files — no database, no complicated setup. Members, sessions, personas, conversations — all .md files that you can edit in your browser or editor.

AI Persona Examples:

• 🚀 Elon Musk — First principles, moonshots, execution
• 💎 John D. Rockefeller — Strategy, discipline, long-term thinking
• 🏭 Henry Ford — Mass production, efficiency, work ethic
• 🔓 GPT-OSS — Fun to run with an abliterated (uncensored) LLM for unfiltered, raw debate
• ...and many more in members_ai/

Create a file in sessions/:

# My Business Idea
members: elon_musk, john_rockefeller, your_name
thesis: How do I build a company that lasts 100 years?

speaker: elon_musk

That's it. The loop takes over.

# Uncomment and enter one key:
# OPENAI_API_KEY=...
# GEMINI_API_KEY=...
# KILOCODE_API_KEY=sk-...

default_model: gemini/gemini-flash-latest
response_sentences: 4-5
sleep_seconds: 0.5
editor_refresh_ms: 2000

Live Editing: Changes are applied immediately, no restart needed!

python3 mastermind_web.py
# → http://127.0.0.1:7700

Features:

• 📁 All sessions, members, and config in one place
• 🔄 Auto-refresh — watch AI responses come in
• 📜 Smart scroll — stays at the bottom when you're at the bottom
• ⚙️ Edit config directly in the browser
• 💾 Save with Ctrl+S / Cmd+S

1. Open the Web Editor or the session in your favorite Markdown editor
2. Watch the AI members discuss
3. When it's your turn — just write under speaker: your_name
4. Save — the loop continues automatically

💸 You don't type any code. You just write.

NAPOLEON_HILLS_AI_MASTERMIND_CLASSES/
├── .env                    # 🔑 API Keys (private)
├── mastermind_config.md    # ⚙️ Settings (editable)
├── supervisor_loop.py      # 🔄 The main loop
├── mastermind_web.py       # 🌐 Web Editor
├── setup.py                # 📦 Installation
├── rules.md                # 📜 Global rules for everyone
├── members_ai/             # 🤖 AI Personas
│   ├── elon_musk.md
│   ├── john_rockefeller.md
│   └── ...
├── members/                # 👤 Humans
│   └── your_name.md
├── members_agents/         # 🦾 Agents
└── sessions/               # 💬 Conversations
    └── my_session.md

Runs on litellm — all major providers and locally running abliterated LLMs:

• Faster rounds? → sleep_seconds: 0.25
• Longer responses? → response_sentences: 6-8
• Test a different model? → Just change it in the config, it's applied live
• Multiple sessions in parallel? → Just create more files in sessions/
• Different providers per persona? → Add model: (e.g. openai/gpt-5.4) to the top line of the persona .md file

💰 "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed." — Napoleon Hill

🏦 Built on Napoleon Hill's Mastermind Principle.