Role
Stores durable context in plain files instead of chat history or app state.
Component / Source
Markdown vault
The durable source of truth: Markdown files, folders, WikiLinks, frontmatter, notes, project context, decisions, and references that stay readable outside any app.
Contains
- Markdown notes and project pages
- WikiLinks and folders
- Daily capture and reference material
- Source-backed context with provenance
Interfaces
- Obsidian reads and edits it
- Hermes can search/read bounded subsets
- Git/iCloud/Mac vault remains the canonical commit source
Maintenance rule
Prefer durable Markdown records with source links over raw chat transcripts or hidden app state.
Proof signal
A useful note can be reopened later, linked to related context, and traced back to where it came from.
Failure mode: If this layer is vague, every agent and app invents context again.