Field intelligence for AI-first professionalsVol. II · Nº 56 · Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Track 34Pro Track~60 min total

AI Second Brain: Obsidian

Build a personal AI knowledge base using Obsidian. Organize your notes, docs, and research into a structured second brain that AI can search and reference. The local-first approach - no server required, no cloud dependency, just your files and your AI.

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§  The modules
  1. 01What Is an AI Second BrainWhy your notes, docs, and project context should be searchable by AI. The difference between a folder of files and a knowledge base. What Karpathy, Forte, and the builder community are converging on.Account
  2. 02Set Up Obsidian for AIInstall Obsidian, configure the vault structure, and install the plugins that make it AI-ready. Dataview, Templates, and folder conventions that scale.Account
  3. 03Build Your Knowledge StructureDesign your vault: project notes, daily logs, reference docs, decision records. Linking strategies that create a natural knowledge graph. Tags vs folders vs links.Pro
  4. 04Connect Obsidian to Claude CodeUse your Obsidian vault as context for Claude Code. CLAUDE.md references, skill files backed by your notes, and workflows that pull from your second brain automatically.Pro
  5. 05Maintenance and GrowthKeep your second brain healthy. Weekly reviews, pruning stale notes, ingestion habits that stick. When to graduate to LightRAG for graph-powered queries.Pro
Start module 01 Finish all six for the Pro Track