Your personal knowledge repository — capture, organize, and retrieve everything using PARA + Zettelkasten. Triggers on: "save this", "remember", "note", "capture", "brain dump", daily/weekly reviews,
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Fixed path:
~/Documents/brainrepo/This is not configurable. All brain data lives here.
Before any action, check if brainrepo is initialized:
~/Documents/brainrepo/Triggers automatically on first interaction, or when user says "set up brainrepo":
~/Documents/brainrepo/mkdir -p <path>/{Inbox,Projects,Areas/personal-growth,Areas/family,Notes,Resources,Journal,People,Tasks,Archive}
Create initial files from templates in
assets/templates/Tasks/index.mdAreas/personal-growth/index.mdAreas/family/index.mdInitialize git (optional):
cd <path> && git init && git add -A && git commit -m "init: brainrepo"
DUMP → PROCESS → RETRIEVE
brainrepo/ ├── Inbox/ # Quick capture (clear daily) ├── Projects/ # Active work with deadlines ├── Areas/ # Ongoing responsibilities (no deadline) ├── Notes/ # Permanent atomic knowledge ├── Resources/ # External links, articles, references ├── Journal/ # Daily notes (YYYY-MM-DD.md) ├── People/ # One note per person ├── Tasks/ # Centralized task tracking └── Archive/ # Completed projects
See references/structure.md for detailed breakdown.
| Type | Destination | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Quick thought | | "Maybe we should..." |
| Decision made | | "Decided to use Next.js" |
| Person info | | New contact or update |
| Project update | | Meeting notes, progress |
| Task/Todo | | "Need to finish X" |
| Link/Article | | URL with context |
| Personal growth | | Health, habits, learning |
| Family info | | Important dates, notes |
Every note uses minimal frontmatter:
--- created: YYYY-MM-DD tags: [tag1, tag2] related: ["[[Other Note]]"] ---Title
Content here. Link to [[Related Notes]] freely.
Use templates from
assets/templates/Inbox/Process Inbox/:
Journal/YYYY-MM-DD.mdgit commit -am "daily processing"Tasks/index.mdSee references/workflows.md for detailed workflows.
| User says | Action |
|---|---|
| "Set up brainrepo" | Run onboarding, create structure |
| "Save this: [text]" | Capture to Inbox/ |
| "New project: [name]" | Create Projects/name/ with template |
| "Add person: [name]" | Create People/name.md with template |
| "What do I know about X?" | Search & retrieve |
| "Daily review" | Process Inbox/, update Journal/ |
| "Weekly review" | Full system review |
Use
[[wiki-links]]Met with [[People/john]] about [[Projects/acme/index|ACME Project]]. Relevant insight: [[Notes/negotiation-tactics]]
| Projects | Areas |
|---|---|
| Have deadlines | No end date |
| Can be "done" | Maintained forever |
| Specific outcome | Standard to uphold |
kebab-case/kebab-case.mdYYYY-MM-DD.mdfirstname-lastname.mdNo automatic installation available. Please visit the source repository for installation instructions.
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