Atom Notebook

Personal knowledge base built with Obsidian + OpenClaw for persistent AI memory.

What This Is

This is an Obsidian vault containing:

• Daily session logs and notes
• Structured summaries of important discussions
• Concept files for frameworks and ideas
• SOPs and workflows
• AI persona and user context
• Memory system integration

Structure

Atom_notebook/
├── MEMORY.md                    # Curated long-term memory
├── AGENTS.md                    # AI operating principles
├── SOUL.md                      # AI persona and tone
├── USER.md                      # Context about Leon
├── TOOLS.md                     # Local setup notes
├── HEARTBEAT.md                 # Proactive behavior checklist
├── memory/                      # Daily session logs
│   └── YYYY-MM-DD.md
├── second-brain/                # Structured knowledge
│   ├── journal/                # Daily summaries
│   ├── concepts/               # Deep dives
│   └── documents/              # Working docs
├── directives/                  # SOPs and workflows
└── skills/                      # Custom skills
    └── obsidian-openclaw-memory/

Obsidian Setup

1. Open this folder as a vault:

   • In Obsidian: File → Open Folder as Vault
   • Navigate to: ~/Atom_notebook
   • Confirm

2. Enable Graph View:

   • Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd+G
   • See connections between files

3. Install plugins (optional but recommended):

   • Dataview — Query memory files
   • Templater — Daily note templates
   • Obsidian Graph Analysis — Visual graph insights

4. Configure vault:

   • Go to Settings → Files & Links
   • Set daily notes folder to: memory

How It Works

OpenClaw Integration:

• OpenClaw reads files at session start
• Updated files = AI knows more next session
• Key principle: Write important things to files, not just say them

Daily Flow:

1. AI writes raw notes to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
2. AI writes structured summary to second-brain/journal/YYYY-MM-DD.md
3. AI periodically updates MEMORY.md with distilled insights

Obsidian:

• Point vault at ~/Atom_notebook
• Use [[wiki-links]] to connect files
• Build knowledge graph with proper linking
• Dataview for querying and analysis

Git Repository

This repo is a GitHub Pages site.

• public/ — Published content
• private/ — Sensitive content (not published)

Usage

When a session ends:

• Check memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md for today's notes
• Read second-brain/journal/YYYY-MM-DD.md for structured summary
• Update MEMORY.md if new insights worth keeping

For research:

• Search daily logs via Obsidian search
• Query with Dataview: LIST FROM "memory" WHERE file.mtime > date(today)
• Use wiki-links to find related concepts

For reference:

• directives/*.md — Standard workflows
• second-brain/concepts/*.md — Deep dives on ideas
• USER.md — Context about Leon

Resources

• OpenClaw Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
• Obsidian Docs: https://docs.obsidian.md
• QMD Docs: (TBD)
• GitHub: https://github.com/Samin12/obsidian-openclaw-memory

Maintenance

Periodic (every few days):

• Review memory/ from last 3 days
• Distill key insights to MEMORY.md
• Remove outdated entries

Heartbeat checks:

• Review HEARTBEAT.md for tasks
• Check for new messages/mentions
• Update tools notes if needed

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Built with Obsidian + OpenClaw for persistent AI memory.