Day 1 of building Jarvis. With Claude + Obsidian.

Day 1 of building Jarvis. With Claude + Obsidian. Turning memory into moat. SAMS Second Brain Loop Learning Remember. Connect. Grow. SAMS Build your AI second brain. Turn notes into memory. Claude reads it. Obsidian stores it. AI Second Brain Capture ideas Connect concepts Build knowledge Create leverage Living Memory Connected, organized, and ready when you are. Your context is scattered. You waste time rebuilding what you already know. Notes app Old chats (never found again) Browser tabs Screenshots and files Ideas in your head One system. Everything connected. Always available. SAMS Stop losing your best ideas. What you're actually building. Four parts working together to create your second brain. 1 Vault (Storage) Your notes live in Obsidian as local files you own. 2 Agent (Reasoning) Claude reads, thinks, and helps you take action. 3 Graph (Connections) Everything links together so ideas become easier to find and build on. 4 Routines (Growth) Skills, data, and schedules keep your brain organized and improving. SAMS Your second brain. Built with Claude & Obsidian. By the end, you'll have this. A private, extensible system that remembers, connects, and works for you. CLAUDE.md Your profile, goals and preferences Projects Organised work with clear flow Skills Reusable workflows that save you time Graphify Map A map of your code and knowledge Live Data Calendar, email, and more SAMS Daily Routines Automated tasks that keep your brain sharp Your second brain. On your terms. What is an IDE? An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is your command center for building software. Write code Edit smarter with syntax, suggestions & more. Run & debug Test, fix, and improve faster. Manage projects Everything in one organized place. Extensions Add superpowers. We'll use Visual Studio Code (VS Code). It's free, powerful, and extensible. SAMS Let's build your AI second brain. Install VS Code in seconds A one-time setup that unlocks the rest of the system. 1 Go to code.visualstudio.com 2 Download Choose your OS and get the installer. 3 Install Run the installer and follow the steps. 4 Open Launch VS Code and you're in! Code editing. Redefined. Free. Built on open source. Runs everywhere. Download for macOS Stable Build SAMS One-time setup. Big payoff. Add Claude Code extension This connects Claude directly inside VS Code. 1 Open Extensions Click the Extensions icon (⌘X / Ctrl+Shift+X). 2 Search Type "Claude Code". 3 Install Click Install. 4 Done Look for the Claude icon in your sidebar. EXTENSIONS: MARKETPLACE Claude Code Claude Code Claude at your fingertips in VS Code Install SAMS Connect Claude to your workspace. What you get inside VS Code Claude sits inside your workspace and helps across the whole flow. Chat with Claude ask questions about your code Edit with AI generate, refactor, improve Understand faster explain errors and logic Safe & local stay in control of your files Context-aware reads your project, not the whole internet SAMS AI superpowers, right in your IDE. Obsidian: your knowledge vault A local, privacy-first note app built for connected thinking. Local & private Your notes live on your device. Always yours. Linked notes Connect ideas with backlinks. Graph view See your knowledge as a living map. Plain text Future-proof and fully portable. Capture a thought Add more notes Connect ideas Knowledge grows SAMS Store knowledge. Find clarity. Why Obsidian pairs perfectly Claude reads it. You own it. Together, they remember everything that matters. SAMS Claude Obsidian Your Knowledge You think Obsidian stores Claude reasons You grow SAMS A system that learns with you. Set up Obsidian. Download it, install it, then create a new vault. This is where your second brain will live. 1 Go to obisidian.md 2 Download for your OS 3 Install and open SAMS Your second brain. Built with Claude & Obsidian. Create your vault. A vault is just a folder for your notes. Name it something simple, like brain or second-brain. Create new vault Vault name second-brain Location /Users/you/Documents Browse Pick a safe place on your computer. Create vault SAMS Your second brain. Built with Claude & Obsidian. Learn 3 Obsidian basics. Notes. Links. Graph. That's enough to understand the whole system. Note AI Second Brain Capture ideas Connect concepts Build knowledge Create leverage [[Link]] See also [[AI Second Brain]] Connects related ideas and notes. Graph View See your knowledge as a living map. SAMS That's the core. Everything else is built on it. Turn on community plugins. Plugins are add-ons that give Obsidian new powers. This is the door to outside tools. 1 Settings Editor Files & Links Appearance Hotkeys Community plugins 2 Community plugins Browse and install community made plugins. INSTALLED Calendar Make schedules beautiful. DataView Query and visualize your notes. 3 Enable Templater Insert templates with ease. SAMS This is the door to outside tools. Install Local REST API. This plugin is how Claude talks to your vault. Search, install, enable. Community Plugins Local REST API Local REST API Expose your vault via a local REST API. Read, write, and query your notes. By Bruno Paulino 125K Updated 2 weeks ago Install 1 Browse Search for Local REST API. 2 Install Add the plugin to your vault. 3 Enable Turn it on to activate the API. SAMS Your second brain. Built with Claude & Obsidian. Copy the API key. This key gives Claude permission to connect. Copy only the key string. SAMS Plugin Settings Connection API Key sk_live_51H8kX2mFq9vLP7R4jNZwz8gd3cT9pQ Your API key is used to authorize Claude to access SAMS. Status Connected Not included: Bearer Bearer sk_live_51H8kX2mFq9vLP7R4jNZwz8gd3cT9pQ Do not include Bearer or any other prefix. Only copy the key string. SAMS Secure. Private. You're in control. What is MCP? MCP is the bridge between Claude and another tool. Plugin -> Key -> MCP -> Connected. Plugin API Key MCP Bridge Connected SAMS Your second brain. Built with Claude & Obsidian. Connect Claude to Obsidian. Paste the setup command, add your key, and run it in Claude Code. Claude Code # 1. Add SAMS to Claude Code /mcp add sams --nx -y sams-mcp@latest SAMS MCP server installed. # 2. Add your Obsidian API key /mcp set sams Obs_API_KEY-your_key_here # 3. Verify the connection /mcp list sams (connected) Claude Obsidian Your Knowledge SAMS This is the moment the vault becomes live. Test the connection. Ask Claude to list every file in your vault. If it reads your notes back, the connection works. You Can you list every file in my Obsidian vault? Just give me the file names. Claude Here are all the files in your vault: AI Second Brain Daily Notes/2024-05-01.md Ideas Inbox.md MOC - AI.md Readwise Highlights.md ...and 243 more files SAMS Connected. Verified. Ready to use.