secondBrain

This vault contains a complete, production-ready implementation of an AI-powered Second Brain system.

🚀 Quick Setup (5 minutes)

1. Install Required Plugins

In Obsidian, go to Settings → Community Plugins:

• Templater (for scripting)
• Dataview (for queries)
• Daily Notes or Periodic Notes (for daily note creation)

Enable all three plugins.

2. Configure Templater

• Template folder location: Templates
• Script files folder location: Scripts
• Enable "Trigger Templater on new file creation"

3. Configure Daily Notes

• New file location: 0-Daily
• Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
• Template file location: Templates/Daily-Note-Template

4. Add Your Groq API Key

• Get a free API key from:
• Create Scripts/groq-api-key.txt with this content:

Note: This file is git-ignored for security.

5. Create Your Dashboard

Your personal dashboard will show Dataview query results with your data.

• Copy Templates/Dashboard-Template.md
• Paste contents into a new file: Dashboard.md (in vault root)
• The dashboard will auto-populate with your data as you use the system

Important: Dashboard.md is git-ignored because it will contain your personal data. The template is version-controlled for reference.

6. Enable Zero Data Retention (Privacy)

Visit: Enable "Zero Data Retention"