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Build Your Second Brain with Claude + Obsidian

A practical evening build: use Obsidian as your local knowledge base and Claude as the layer that reads, links, and organizes it safely. In one evening you'll create a working vault with a profile, a raw/wiki structure, and safe automations.

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What you will learn

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01

Two tools, two roles

Topics covered

  • Understand Obsidian's role as your local vault.
  • See how Claude operates on top of your notes and links.
  • See the advantages of plain Markdown files.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
02

Install Claude Code

Topics covered

  • Find the Code tab in the Claude app.
  • Understand why you need a plan with Claude Code access.
  • Separate required costs from optional ones.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
03

Create your vault

Topics covered

  • Create a new vault in Obsidian.
  • Confirm that notes are just plain files.
  • Make your first wikilink connection.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
04

Open the door with the Local REST API

Topics covered

  • Install the Local REST API in Obsidian.
  • Understand why the app needs an open API.
  • Keep the API key safe and never publish it.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
05

Connect Claude via MCP

Topics covered

  • Understand MCP's role as the bridge between Claude and Obsidian.
  • Assemble a configuration from the official docs of the MCP server you choose.
  • Test the connection without ever passing secrets through chat.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
06

Load yourself into this brain

Topics covered

  • Build a profile through a one-question-at-a-time interview.
  • Record your goals, communication style, and current projects.
  • Save your working rules to CLAUDE.md.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
07

Build raw/ and wiki/

Topics covered

  • Separate immutable sources from derived knowledge.
  • Understand the LLM Wiki pattern.
  • Set up the "source → article → links → verification" process.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
08

Teach Claude Obsidian's dialect

Topics covered

  • Introduce the agent to Obsidian's note format.
  • Use the official Obsidian Skills.
  • Cut down on almost-correct Markdown.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
09

Add live data and a schedule

Topics covered

  • Connect a calendar with minimal permissions.
  • Turn meeting commitments into tasks.
  • Set up daily processing of new material.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
10

Ready-made repositories and the next step

Topics covered

  • Compare three ready-made second-brain templates.
  • Choose a starting base that fits your habits.
  • Understand that a template still needs adapting and checking.
1 lesson3 questions~25 min
11

Final Exam

Final exam
10 questions~60 min