obsidian-second-brain

name	obsidian-second-brain
description	Manage an Obsidian Second Brain using PARA methodology for CS professionals. Use when creating projects, capturing ideas, saving code snippets, or organizing research papers and technical contacts.

Obsidian Second Brain Manager

This skill transforms Gemini CLI into a specialized assistant for managing your Obsidian-based "Second Brain". It uses the PARA method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives) and is optimized for Computer Science professionals.

📁 System Architecture

The brain is organized into:

• 00 Inbox: Raw captures.
• 10 Projects: Active work.
• 20 Areas: Standards and ongoing responsibilities.
• 30 Resources: Knowledge base (Concepts, Snippets, Papers).
• 40 Archives: Cold storage.

🛠️ Commands & Workflows

1. Capture & Inbox

• Command: brain capture <thought>
• Action: Append to 00 Inbox/Inbox.md or create a new note in 00 Inbox/ if the thought is substantial.
• Workflow: Always include a #thought tag and the creation date.

2. Project Management

• Command: brain project new "<Name>"
• Action:
  1. Create folder 10 Projects/<Name>.
  2. Create 10 Projects/<Name>/<Name>.md using Project.md template.
• Milestone Update: brain milestone "<Task>" for "<Project>"
  • Find the project file and append the task to the Milestones section.

3. CS Knowledge Base

• Concept: brain concept add "<Title>"
  • Create in 30 Resources/Concepts/ using CS-Concept.md.
• Snippet: brain snippet save "<Title>"
  • Create in 30 Resources/Code Snippets/ using Code-Snippet.md.
• Research: brain research add "<Paper Title>"
  • Create in 30 Resources/Research/ using Paper.md.

4. Networking

• Person: brain person add "<Name>"
  • Create in 20 Areas/Network/People/ using Person.md.

📜 Core Rules for the Agent

1. Always Search First: Before creating a note, search if it already exists to avoid duplicates.
2. WikiLink Everything: If you mention a concept, project, or person that likely exists in the brain, wrap it in [[Double Brackets]].
3. YAML Integrity: Never omit the YAML frontmatter. Use the provided templates in assets/templates/.
4. Date Format: Always use YYYY-MM-DD.
5. Context Awareness: If working on a file in the project, offer to save snippets or notes related to that file into the Brain.

🧠 Brain Review

• Inquiry: "What's on my plate?" or brain status.
• Action: List files in 10 Projects/ and un-triaged notes in 00 Inbox/.

📚 Reference Material

For detailed organization rules, see system-guide.md.