connect

name	connect
description	Find and surface relationships between notes, ideas, and concepts across the knowledge base. Use when asked to connect, link, or find relationships between notes/ideas, or /connect.

Connect Skill

Finds relationships between notes, ideas, and concepts across the vault. Prioritizes surprising links over obvious ones. Best used before writing essays or weekly reviews.

How It Works

1. Identify the seed note or concept
2. Scan for related notes by shared concepts, recurring names, contradictions, cause-effect chains, or chronological threads
3. Map connections with a brief reason for each link
4. Surface unexpected/non-obvious links — prioritize these
5. Suggest a synthesis note if 3+ notes converge; generate a MOC if 5+ connect

Output Format

**Seed:** [[note-name]]

**Direct connections:**
- [[note-a]] — shared concept: X

**Weak/unexpected connections:**
- [[note-c]] — tangentially related via Z

**Synthesis opportunity:** [optional]

If 5+ notes connect, outputs a MOC at Maps/[Concept] MOC.md.

This skill is prompt-based — invoke it by asking Claude to connect notes or find relationships.