From 82b6f3d60e7c5aba4b092faef53989013856d1e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 11:48:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] update user guide docs

Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
---
 docs/.obsidian/app.json                   |  4 +++-
 docs/.obsidian/workspace.json             | 16 +++++++++++-----
 docs/Getting Started with Basic Memory.md |  1 +
 docs/User Guide.md                        | 14 ++++++++++----
 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/.obsidian/app.json b/docs/.obsidian/app.json
index 9e26dfee..1bcb8900 100644
--- a/docs/.obsidian/app.json
+++ b/docs/.obsidian/app.json
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+  "readableLineLength": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/.obsidian/workspace.json b/docs/.obsidian/workspace.json
index 31c61916..468d066f 100644
--- a/docs/.obsidian/workspace.json
+++ b/docs/.obsidian/workspace.json
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
             "id": "cd58e5dfc86465e3",
             "type": "leaf",
             "state": {
-              "type": "empty",
-              "state": {},
+              "type": "markdown",
+              "state": {
+                "file": "Getting Started with Basic Memory.md",
+                "mode": "preview",
+                "source": false
+              },
               "icon": "lucide-file",
-              "title": "New tab"
+              "title": "Getting Started with Basic Memory"
             }
           }
         ]
@@ -162,6 +166,8 @@
       "command-palette:Open command palette": false
     }
   },
-  "active": "a06f3217ff27ae41",
-  "lastOpenFiles": []
+  "active": "cd58e5dfc86465e3",
+  "lastOpenFiles": [
+    "User Guide.md"
+  ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/Getting Started with Basic Memory.md b/docs/Getting Started with Basic Memory.md
index cb88f582..b68246d1 100644
--- a/docs/Getting Started with Basic Memory.md	
+++ b/docs/Getting Started with Basic Memory.md	
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Claude will:
 2. Summarize the key findings
 3. Offer to explore specific documents in more detail
 
+See [[User Guide#Using Special Prompts]] for further information.
 ## Using Your Knowledge Base
 
 ### Referencing Knowledge
diff --git a/docs/User Guide.md b/docs/User Guide.md
index 7a06af09..83bb6807 100644
--- a/docs/User Guide.md	
+++ b/docs/User Guide.md	
@@ -107,16 +107,22 @@ This is useful for:
 
 ### Example
 
-Choose "Continue Conversation"
+Claude Desktop lets you send a prompt to provide context. You can use this at the beginning of a chat to preload context without needing to copy paste all the time. By using one of the supplied prompts, Basic Memory will search the knowledge base and give the AI instructions for how to build context. 
+
+Choose "Continue Conversation":
+
 ![[prompt 1.png|500]]
 
-Enter a topic
+Enter a topic:
+
 ![[prompt2.png|500]]
 
-Give instructions
+Give optional additional instructions:
+
 ![[prompt3.png|500]]
 
-Claude can build context from the supplied topic.
+Claude can build context from the supplied topic. This works independently of Claude Project information. All the context comes from your local knowledge base. 
+
 ![[prompt4.png|500]]