# Start an Independent Substrate Cosmology Investigation

1. Create or sign in to a ChatGPT account at https://chatgpt.com/.
2. Create a new chat or Project for one bounded investigation.
3. Open the Substrate Cosmology Research Commons “Investigate” page.
4. Describe your subject and choose a starting lens.
5. Copy the generated prompt into ChatGPT.
6. Download only the Recovery Points or research packages the investigation requires and attach them to that workspace.
7. Keep observations, evidence, failures, interpretations, and ontological claims separate.
8. Create a Recovery Packet at every meaningful stopping point.
9. Submit only the findings you deliberately want compared with the shared model.

Your independent workspace does not automatically become part of the canonical Substrate Cosmology model. A submitted contribution is preserved and reviewed before any proposed integration.