Auset Brain Vault Setup (March 17, 2026)
Location: auset-brain/ at project root
Why: Claude’s memory/ files are flat — no relationships, no graph, no search. Obsidian vault provides structured persistent memory immune to compaction.
How to apply: Use /vault-sync command. Carter agent manages vault operations. At session start, read vault context. At session end, write daily note.
Structure
Daily/— Session logs, daily notes (e.g.,2026-03-17.md)Projects/— 69 notes (products, Herus, sprints, references)Decisions/— 17 notes (architecture, protocols, infrastructure)Feedback/— 72 notes (Amen Ra corrections — NEVER lose these)People/— 10 notes (team, clients, credentials)Canvas/— Visual relationship maps (JSON Canvas)Templates/— 5 templates (Daily Note, Feedback, Project, Decision, Person)MOC.md— Map of Content with full wikilink index
Skills Installed
kepano/obsidian-skills (5 skills) at .claude/skills/obsidian/:
- obsidian-markdown — Obsidian-flavored markdown (wikilinks, callouts, properties)
- obsidian-cli — CLI for running Obsidian instance (requires desktop app)
- json-canvas — JSON Canvas files for visual maps
- obsidian-bases — Database files
- defuddle — Extract clean markdown from web pages
Notes
- Obsidian CLI requires desktop app + Catalyst license ($25 Early Access)
- Vault works as plain markdown for Claude Code without Obsidian running
- obsidian-skills is NOT an npm package — it’s a GitHub repo of skill files
- Original memory/ files are KEPT (dual-write during transition)