# ECHO Memory Vault

ECHO is an Obsidian-based memory vault serving as the persistent second brain for Jason Stedwell — operator and architect. It is designed for Claude/CoWork sessions, Claude Code, and any client speaking the Obsidian Local REST API.

## Included
- Root control docs: `CLAUDE.md`, `STRUCTURE.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md`
- Core knowledge folders (inbox, journal, projects, areas, resources, decisions, reviews, archive)
- Agent memory and session folders (`_agent/`)
- Canonical templates and seed anchor notes
- `index.md` navigation hub
- `.env.example` for REST client config

## Operating logic
Day-to-day procedure is owned by the **echo-memory skill** (canonical source `git.alwisp.com/jason/echo`), not the control docs in this vault. `CLAUDE.md` and `BOOTSTRAP.md` cover principles, structure, and safety; the skill is authoritative on procedure.

## Lineage
ECHO is the successor to Jason's earlier obsidian-memory system and a sibling of the goldbrain vault built for Bryan Gilliom. Same conventions, different operator: in ECHO, "the operator" is Jason.