Plain files beat hidden guesses.
Obsidian keeps notes as real .md files, not a black box that asks for trust after the fact.
PKM / AGENT MEMORY
Obsidian is the agent brain because Markdown leaves receipts.
Agent memory should not be a fog machine. Inde3d100 Labs uses Obsidian as a local Markdown brain so durable context stays inspectable, searchable, editable, and boring in the best way.
WHY LOCAL MARKDOWN WINS
The memory layer should be boring enough to audit.
A local Markdown vault is not fashionable infrastructure. It is inspectable infrastructure. If an agent writes context, the file exists. If a rule is wrong, it can be searched, edited, diffed, or deleted.
Manual memory beats smart memory.
Memory is authority. Once a fact enters the boot context, future sessions act around it. That deserves friction.
The agent can read the brain.
It does not get to quietly decide what becomes the brain. Durable memory needs exact wording and approval.
WHAT BELONGS IN MEMORY
Short durable facts. Not residue.
Remember
Stable preferences, setup notes, policies, durable decisions.
Facts that should change future work can stay, but only when they are explicit and reviewable.
Do not remember
Secrets, temporary task state, raw research dumps, private data.
Useful-looking context does not automatically earn a place in future sessions.
Working context
Handoffs and project notes carry the messy details.
agent-house rooms use handoffs for current work, then promote only the durable parts.
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