How to build a second brain with Obsidian and Claude Code (step by step) (opens in new tab)

Six folders, one context file, a memory directory, and a handful of slash commands. The exact setup, in build order. TL;DR A second brain fails when notes pile up and nobody reads them again. The fix is a layer underneath the notes that an LLM reads for you. This is the setup I built in about a day and have run for two weeks: PARA folders, a CLAUDE.md context file, a memory directory, and slash commands. Obsidian holds the markdown. Claude Code reads it, writes to it, and runs commands agains...