Claude Code + Obsidian

A personal intelligence system where AI reads your files, knows your context, and compounds your thinking over time.

The series

1. Introduction — the concept and why it matters
2. Vault and Structure — organising your files
3. Context Navigation — how the AI finds what it needs
4. Park and Pickup — session continuity

Companion guides

• Claude Code Tips — battle-tested recommendations
• CCO Setup Wizard — step-by-step for new users
• Kubuntu + Claude Code Setup — wipe Windows, install Linux, full Claude Code + Obsidian from scratch
• Shared Knowledge Sync — Syncthing folder for discoveries
• Large Files with Gemini — 1M token context window
• Writing Pipeline — how posts on this site get made
• Staying Current — one-time bootstrap then /update

Personal Security

Practical, opinionated digital security for non-technical friends and family.

• A Digital Security Baseline for 2026 — priority-ordered, ~2 hours to set up, built around a Recovery Kit and annual fire drill

SWE for AI Orchestrators

What transfers from software engineering to solo AI orchestration — and what doesn't.

1. Process & Methodology — 6 highest-leverage concepts
2. Engineering Thinking — 5 concepts for evaluating AI output
3. Meta-Skills — post-incident learning, context management, prompt-as-spec
4. Glossary — ~40 terms explained in plain English

Tools

Desktop setup and daily-driver utilities.

• Global Dictation — press a hotkey, speak, text appears anywhere
• Wezterm — browser-style terminal with global hotkey
• Firecrawl — JS-rendered web scraping to markdown
• AI Music Covers — voice-convert any song to any singer, for cents

Infrastructure

Self-hosted services, backups, and server configuration.

• Automated Backups — Restic, Backblaze B2, and Git
• Tailscale Exit Node — $5/month VPS as exit node
• NAS Encryption Migration — Unraid to TrueNAS
• Setting Up This Blog — Hugo + Caddy + Alpine