how to use obsidian + claude code to build a 24/7 personal operating system and build your startup:
- write everything in markdown (daily notes, projects, beliefs, people, meetings)
- link your notes together so they mirror how your brain actually thinks.
- install obsidian cli so claude code can read your entire vault + the relationships.
- stop reexplaining projects every session. use reference files instead.
- build custom slash commands:
/trace → see how an idea evolved over months
/connect → bridge two domains you’ve been circling
/ideas → generate startup ideas from your vault
/graduate → promote daily thoughts into real assets
- keep a strict rule: human writes the vault. agents read it, suggest, execute.
- let claude aka clode surface patterns you’ve been unconsciously circling for years.
- delegate from inside your notes. one sentence in obsidian → agent handles the rest.
- treat writing as leverage.the more you write, the more context your agents have.
- understand this:markdown files are the oxygen of llms.
vin uses ai like a thinking partner wired into his life’s work.
99.99% of people won’t do this because it requires reflection + setup.
but once the vault exists, the agent stops being generic.
it starts thinking in your voice.
episode is live on @startupideaspod (more there)
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im still processing how game changer obsidian + claude code is, maybe you too
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