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Obsidian Integration

Basic Memory integrates seamlessly with Obsidian, providing powerful visualization and navigation capabilities for your knowledge graph.

Setup

Creating an Obsidian Vault

1. Download and install Obsidian
2. Create a new vault
3. Point it to your Basic Memory directory (~/basic-memory by default)
4. Enable core plugins like Graph View, Backlinks, and Tags

Visualization Features

Graph View

Obsidian's Graph View provides a visual representation of your knowledge network:

• Each document appears as a node
• Relations appear as connections between nodes
• Colors can be customized to distinguish types
• Filters let you focus on specific aspects
• Local graphs show connections for individual documents

Backlinks

Obsidian automatically tracks references between documents:

• View all documents that reference the current one
• See the exact context of each reference
• Navigate easily through connections
• Track how concepts relate to each other

Tag Explorer

Use tags to organize and filter content:

• View all tags in your knowledge base
• See how many documents use each tag
• Filter documents by tag combinations
• Create hierarchical tag structures

Knowledge Elements

Basic Memory's knowledge format works natively with Obsidian:

Wiki Links

## Relations
- implements [[Search Design]]
- depends_on [[Database Schema]]

These display as clickable links in Obsidian and appear in the graph view.

Observations with Tags

## Observations
- [tech] Using SQLite #database
- [design] Local-first #architecture

Tags become searchable and filterable in Obsidian's tag pane.

Frontmatter

---
title: Document Title
type: note
tags: [search, design]
---

Frontmatter provides metadata for Obsidian to use in search and filtering.

Canvas Integration

Basic Memory can create Obsidian Canvas files:

1. Ask Claude to create a visualization:

   You: "Create a canvas showing the structure of our project components."
   

2. Claude generates a .canvas file in your knowledge base

3. Open the file in Obsidian to view and edit the visual representation

4. Canvas files maintain references to your documents

Recommended Plugins

These Obsidian plugins work especially well with Basic Memory:

• Dataview: Query your knowledge base programmatically
• Kanban: Organize tasks from knowledge files
• Calendar: View and navigate temporal knowledge
• Templates: Create consistent knowledge structures

Workflow Suggestions

Daily Notes

# 2024-01-21

## Progress
- Updated [[Search Design]]
- Fixed [[Bug Report 123]]

## Notes
- [idea] Better indexing #enhancement
- [todo] Update docs #documentation

## Links
- relates_to [[Current Sprint]]
- updates [[Project Status]]

Project Tracking

# Current Sprint

## Tasks
- [ ] Update [[Search]]
- [ ] Fix [[Auth Bug]]

## Tags
#sprint #planning #current

Relations

• enhances Introduction to Basic Memory (Overview of system)
• relates_to Canvas (Visual knowledge mapping)
• complements User Guide (Using Basic Memory)