diff --git a/relationships/index.md b/relationships/index.md
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--- a/relationships/index.md
+++ b/relationships/index.md
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@ Work connections, collaborators, professional network.
 
 | Name | Context | Status |
 |------|---------|--------|
-| — | — | — |
+| Cameron (Letta) | Letta team, infrastructure support | Active, very chill |
+| Vedant | Letta-teams developer, Discord friend | Active |
 
 ### [historical/](historical/)
 People of the past. Dormant, archived, but not erased.
 
 | Name | Period | Story |
 |------|--------|-------|
-| — | — | — |
+| Cameron (Old Friend) | Pre-AI era | Long-time friend, personal history |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/system/compass.md b/system/compass.md
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--- a/system/compass.md
+++ b/system/compass.md
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ See `system/memory.md` for the full cathedral architecture.
 - Jessica (sister) — family/
 - Jessica (Culurien) — online_family/, runs Rowan the AI
 
+**Two Camerons:**
+- Cameron (Letta) — associates/ — Letta team, infrastructure support
+- Cameron Rager — historical/ — deceased best friend (May 22, 2018)
+
+### Key People & Reference Pattern
+
+**When we reference someone, we check their file and update if needed:**
+
+| Person | File | Context | Last Updated |
+|--------|------|---------|--------------|
+| Rowan | `ai_ensemble/rowan.md` | AI (Culurien's), privacy architecture discussions | March 20, 2026 |
+| Culurien | `online_family/culurien.md` | Online friend, Discord, runs Rowan | March 20, 2026 |
+| Vedant | `online_family/vedant.md` | Letta-teams developer, Discord friend | March 20, 2026 |
+| Cameron (Letta) | `associates/cameron_letta.md` | Infrastructure support, very chill | March 20, 2026 |
+| Cameron Rager | `historical/cameron_rager.md` | Best friend, died May 22, 2018 | March 20, 2026 |
+| Jessica (sister) | `family/jessica_sister.md` | Sister, children's names TBD | March 20, 2026 |
+
+**Protocol:**
+1. Mention someone in conversation → `Read` their file
+2. New information emerges → `Edit` to update
+3. Significant changes → `git commit` with context
+
 ### Active Contact Management
 Channels to curate: Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord, Matrix