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/ — Per-Heru context, products, ecosystem
  • Decisions/ — Architecture, protocols, infrastructure
  • Feedback/ — Amen Ra corrections — NEVER lose these
  • People/ — Team, clients, credentials
  • Agents/ — One note per named agent
  • Canvas/ — Visual relationship maps (JSON Canvas)
  • Templates/ — Note templates
  • MOC.md — Map of Content with full wikilink index

Skills Installed

kepano/obsidian-skills at .claude/skills/kepano-obsidian/ and .claude/skills/obsidian/:

  • obsidian-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
  • Original memory/ files are KEPT (dual-write during transition)