portable-config/OBSIDIAN_KNOWLEDGE_WORKFLOW.md

Obsidian Knowledge Workflow (Recommended)

Decision

Use Obsidian Canvas as the primary workspace, then add mind map views only for summary snapshots.

Reason:

• Canvas handles mixed artifacts better (notes, links, files, tasks, prompts).
• Your autoresearch flow needs iterative evidence tracking, not only tree structures.
• Canvas works well with role-based agent outputs from OpenCode.

Suggested structure

Create a vault folder:

• Research/Inbox/
• Research/Sources/
• Research/Summaries/
• Research/Canvas/

Create one canvas per initiative:

• Research/Canvas/<topic>.canvas

Autoresearch loop

1. Run OpenCode agent/research tasks.
2. Save output markdown into Research/Sources/.
3. Generate a short synthesis note in Research/Summaries/.
4. Place both on Canvas:
   • source nodes
   • synthesis nodes
   • decision nodes
5. Link unresolved questions back to next OpenCode task.

Optional mind map usage

Use mind maps only for:

• executive brief snapshots
• taxonomy views
• fast planning overviews

Do not use mind maps as the system of record for evidence and citations.