# Atomic Notes (Atomic Notes (Zettelkasten)) & GTD Automation (org-agent-memex-zettlekasten)

This system uses a hybrid approach to Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). It leverages Emacs Org-mode for low-friction, structured capture into daily logs, and an OpenClaw AI Sub-Agent ("The Scribe") to nightly distill these raw thoughts into an evergreen, atomic Atomic Notes (Atomic Notes (Zettelkasten)).

## 1. Environment Configuration (`.env`)
To ensure Emacs, OpenClaw, and the Scribe Agent all agree on where files live, we use a single `.env` file at the root of the workspace.

**Action:**
Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and adjust the paths to match your preferred directory structure.

## 2. Emacs Org-Capture Setup
All captures route to the current day's log (e.g. `$MEMEX_DAILY/YYYY-MM-DD.org`), preserving the raw chronological context.

**Action:**
Add the Emacs Lisp snippet from `init-atomic-notes.el` to your `init.el` or `config.el` to set up your capture templates dynamically using the `.env` variables.

## 3. The Distillation State Tracker
The Scribe Agent uses a JSON file to remember the last Git commit it processed, preventing it from distilling the same notes twice or modifying the daily logs directly.

**Action:**
Run `./install.sh` to initialize the directory structure and create the state file (`$MEMEX_SYSTEM/distillation-state.json`) automatically.

## 4. OpenClaw Cron Job (The Scribe Agent)
The final piece is the scheduled automation. We create a cron job in OpenClaw that runs every night, reads the diffs, and creates atomic notes.

**Action:**
1. Move `openclaw-scribe-skill.org` into your `$MEMEX_SYSTEM/skills/` folder.
2. Ask your OpenClaw orchestrator/assistant to schedule the Scribe Agent using the `cron` tool, referencing the prompt defined in `$MEMEX_SYSTEM/skills/Scribe-Agent.org` or your renamed skill file.
3. Configure the cron job to use the model specified in `CURRENT_TEXT_MANIPULATION_MODEL` within your `.env` file (e.g., `google-gemini-cli/gemini-3.1-flash`). You can update this `.env` variable periodically to stay on the most cost-effective text manipulation model.

### Architecture Rules:
- **Dailies are Immutable:** The Scribe reads `$MEMEX_DAILY/` but NEVER writes to it.
- **Evergreen Notes:** The Scribe extracts concepts, generates descriptive snake_case filenames (no dates), and writes them to `$MEMEX_NOTES/` with a `Source:` backlink using an Org-ID reference (`id:`) to the original daily file.