goldbrain-memory

Persistent memory for Claude via the goldbrain Obsidian vault, using the Obsidian Local REST API.

Reads and writes notes across Claude/CoWork sessions using direct REST calls — no MCP server required. Built for Bryan Gilliom (CEO, Message Point Media) as the primary operator; Jason is the vault architect.

What it does

Loads operator preferences, current context, and relevant project notes at the start of substantive conversations
Writes facts, preferences, and decisions Bryan asks Claude to remember
Logs working sessions so future conversations can pick up where they left off
Defers to the vault's own BOOTSTRAP.md to verify and repair structure on first use

Configuration

The plugin is hardcoded for:

Server: https://goldbrainapi.mpm.to (reverse proxy → Obsidian Local REST API on 192.168.86.15:27124)
API Key: stored in the skill (personal plugin, not for distribution)

The endpoint presents a valid TLS certificate, so -k is not required. The bearer key lives only in the plugin — never inside the vault (per the vault's own safety rules).

Vault layout (root-addressed)

/vault/
├── CLAUDE.md  STRUCTURE.md  BOOTSTRAP.md  spinup.md  index.md  README.md
├── inbox/        (captures, imports, processing-log)
├── journal/      (daily, weekly, monthly, templates)
├── projects/     (active, incubating, on-hold, archived)
├── areas/        (business, personal, learning, systems)
├── resources/    (concepts, references, people, meetings, source-material)
├── decisions/    (by-date, by-project)
├── reviews/      (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual)
├── archive/      (notes, projects, imports)
└── _agent/
    ├── context/        ← task-scoped context bundles
    ├── memory/         ← working / episodic / semantic
    ├── sessions/       ← YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-<slug>.md
    ├── templates/      ← canonical note templates
    ├── outputs/        ← briefs / drafts / summaries / synthesis
    ├── skills/         ← active / archived
    └── heartbeat/

First run

The vault ships its own BOOTSTRAP.md. On first use the skill reads /vault/BOOTSTRAP.md; if present it follows that preflight, and if absent (a fresh empty vault) it offers to bootstrap.

Skills

Skill	Triggers
`goldbrain-memory`	"remember that", "save to memory", "what do you know about me", "load my profile", "check my notes", "log this decision", "add to my inbox" — and proactively at the start of substantive conversations

Requirements

Obsidian running on the backend with the Local REST API plugin enabled (binding host 0.0.0.0)
HTTPS access to https://goldbrainapi.mpm.to from the Claude/CoWork session environment

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