was written by using the “Alexizer”, a Claude project that is configured with examples of my past writing. (Read more about the Alexerizer in my guide, ) Alongside the prompt below, I gave Claude a Claude-generated summary of the day-long ChatGPT session where I conferred with GPT on my initial setup. So the AI-to-AI-to-AI workflow was: Spent a day working in GPT to customize Obsidian Exported my ChatGPT chat transcript as text using (which I actually one of my core use cases for Obsidian: I’ve used it to export ChatGPT transcripts to Markdown files that I store in Obsidian. My long-term goal is to automate a weekly export from GPT to Obsidian so that I can work with my AI transcripts within Obsidian as knowledge files, which I should be able to query and manipulate with AI, too.) Got GPT to write “gptwithoutcodeblocks.py” (see ) to rip all the code blocks out of my GPT transcript so that it would be small enough for Claude to accept as an input. Gave my consolidated file to a generic Claude chat with a prompt requesting an outline with detailed notes (see below). I didn’t go straight to the Alexizer because all the Alexerizer’s background files use up a lot of Claude’s room, so it won’t accept large files as inputs. Took the detailed outline from generic Claude and gave it to the Alexerizer, with the request, “Write a draft in Alex's voice of "Making Obsidian Work Like Me". Use these notes as the basis.” After reviewing the result (which you see verbatim in ), gave the Alexerizer a further prompt, “OK, but that isn't detailed enough. Please include an appendix: The nerdy details. Use this for the very detailed recap of all plugins, scripts, etc. Assume it's a how-to guide for friends who are going to follow me down this path.” That’s what created .
The prompt: Outline
Please take this log of a conversation of my efforts to get up and running with Obsidian and write a bullet-form list of points to include in my draft post, Making Obsidian Work for PKM. Be sure to note anything that is specifically an effort to address my 4 top pain ponts/goals:
Tool Overload and Fragmentation: I’m using a mix of Evernote, Coda, Scrivener, Zotero, ChatGPT/Claude, Skitch/XSnapper, and Obsidian/Tana. Each has its strengths, but the lack of integration and poor search functionality across tools is causing friction. Search and Retrieval: The struggle to find information across these platforms is huge. Coda’s search is lacking, my Super Coda setup [using a Coda pack I wrote to create a directory of all my Coda docs] doesn’t quite do the job, and Evernote is becoming increasingly cluttered. Mind Mapping and Visualization: I want the connective, mind-mapping power of tools like Obsidian and Roam, but their complexity makes them difficult to stick with. I’m drawn to Tana’s node-based system, but the lack of a mobile app is a major limitation. Organization: I’m feeling overwhelmed by the disorganized state of your Evernote, the difficulty in managing everything, and the potential loss of serendipity that comes from having a well-organized system. Make a list of:
Problems and frustrations encountered Aha moments Strategies tried Plugins tried, selected and/or customized: Which plugins, what are they used for, did I have any comments on them, what challenges did I face in set up that I asked about. For exmaple setting up a smart connect server. Unresolved problems: What was I still struggling with by end of chat or did I set aside Automations/workflows needed: what one-off fixes did I use that are going to require ongong setup/workflows . like a way of autostarting my local server for smart connect so I don't have to run npm start manually every time A comprehensive list of all the python scripts crated with a note about what each one does. Return them in sequential order of creation. If there are scripts that got creatd multiple times, just create a sub bullet like "Had to create 4 versions of this script before I realized it was better if consolidated with [other script] to do both kinds of cleanup at once" or "Took 3 versions before it correctly tagged creation info" Summary of level of tech skill needed. possible costs like openAI API credits Make sure to include that I should have backed up better before starting my experiments! sync isnt backup and obsidian is complicated that way
Using AI with and about Obsidian
