66 lines
3.4 KiB
Org Mode
66 lines
3.4 KiB
Org Mode
#+TITLE: Atomic Notes (Zettelkasten) & GTD Automation Setup Guide
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#+STARTUP: content
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#+DATE: 2026-03-17
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* Overview
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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 (Zettelkasten).
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* 1. Environment Configuration (`.env`)
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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.
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** Action:
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Ensure the following `.env` file exists in your workspace root:
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#+BEGIN_SRC env
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MEMEX_DIR="memex"
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MEMEX_INBOX="memex/inbox.org"
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MEMEX_DAILY="memex/1_daily"
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MEMEX_NOTES="memex/2_notes"
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MEMEX_DRAFTS="memex/3_drafts"
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MEMEX_PUBLISHED="memex/4_published"
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MEMEX_PROJECTS="memex/5_projects"
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MEMEX_AREAS="memex/6_areas"
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MEMEX_RESOURCES="memex/7_resources"
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MEMEX_ARCHIVES="memex/8_archives"
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MEMEX_SYSTEM="memex/9_system"
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MEMEX_ATTACHMENTS="memex/attachments"
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#+END_SRC
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* 2. Emacs Org-Capture Setup
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All captures route to the current day's log (`$MEMEX_DAILY/YYYY-MM-DD.org`), preserving the raw chronological context.
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** Action:
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Add this Emacs Lisp snippet to your `init.el` or `config.el` to set up your capture templates dynamically using the `.env` variables:
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#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
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(setq org-capture-templates
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'(("z" "Atomic Notes (Zettelkasten) (Captures to Daily)")
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("zf" "Fleeting Note" entry (file+olp+datetree (expand-file-name (format "%s/%%<%%Y-%%m-%%d>.org" (getenv "MEMEX_DAILY"))))
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"* Fleeting Note: %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :ID: %u\n :CREATED: %U\n :END:\n\n %i")
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("zl" "Draft Literature Note" entry (file+olp+datetree (expand-file-name (format "%s/%%<%%Y-%%m-%%d>.org" (getenv "MEMEX_DAILY"))))
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"* Literature Note: %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :ID: %u\n :CREATED: %U\n :AUTHOR: \n :SOURCE: \n :END:\n\n *Summary:*\n %?\n\n *Key Insights:*\n - ")
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("zp" "Draft Permanent Note" entry (file+olp+datetree (expand-file-name (format "%s/%%<%%Y-%%m-%%d>.org" (getenv "MEMEX_DAILY"))))
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"* Permanent Note: %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :ID: %u\n :CREATED: %U\n :LINKS: \n :END:\n\n *Concept:*\n %?\n\n *References:*\n - ")
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("t" "GTD - Task / Inbox" entry (file (getenv "MEMEX_INBOX"))
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"* TODO %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :CREATED: %U\n :END:\n\n %i\n %a")))
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#+END_SRC
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* 3. The Distillation State Tracker
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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.
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** Action:
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Ensure `memex/9_system/distillation-state.json` exists. It should look like this (the hash will update automatically):
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#+BEGIN_SRC json
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{
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"lastProcessedCommit": "HEAD_HASH_GOES_HERE"
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}
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#+END_SRC
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* 4. OpenClaw Cron Job (The Scribe Agent)
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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.
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** Action:
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Ask the OpenClaw orchestrator (your AI assistant) to schedule the Scribe Agent using the `cron` tool.
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The prompt it will execute is defined in `$MEMEX_SYSTEM/skills/Scribe-Agent.org`.
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** Architecture Rule:
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- *Dailies are Immutable:* The Scribe reads `$MEMEX_DAILY/` but NEVER writes to it.
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- *Evergreen Notes:* The Scribe extracts concepts, generates descriptive snake_case filenames (no dates), and writes them to `$MEMEX_NOTES/` with a `Source:` backlink to the original daily file. |