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name: secondbrain-init description: | This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a secondbrain", "scaffold knowledge base", "init documentation portal", "set up second brain", "create TDA project", or mentions wanting to build a personal knowledge management system with VitePress and microdatabases.

Secondbrain Project Scaffolding

Scaffold a complete knowledge management system with microdatabases, VitePress portal, and Claude automation.

Overview

Initialize a new secondbrain project with:

• Microdatabase architecture (YAML + JSON Schema validation)
• VitePress documentation portal (custom theme, Vue components)
• Configurable entity types (ADRs, Discussions, Notes, Tasks, Custom)
• Claude automation (hooks, maximum freedom settings)

Workflow

Step 1: Gather Project Information

Ask the user for:

1. Project name (kebab-case, e.g., my-knowledge-base)
2. Target directory (default: ./<project-name>)
3. Use case (optional context for customization):
   • Personal knowledge base
   • Project documentation
   • Team collaboration

Step 2: Select Entity Types

Present entity selection with checkboxes:

Copy## Entity Selection

Which entities would you like to enable?

[x] ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
    - Numbered decisions with status workflow
    - Category-based numbering ranges

[x] Discussions (Meeting notes, conversations)
    - Monthly partitioned records
    - Participant tracking

[x] Notes (General knowledge capture)
    - Date-based IDs
    - Tag support

[ ] Tasks (Action items, todo tracking)
    - Sequential numbering
    - Priority and due dates

Would you like to define a custom entity type? (y/n)

Step 3: Configure Maximum Freedom Settings

CRITICAL: Always propose creating .claude/settings.local.json with maximum permissions:

Copy{
  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-settings.json",
  "_comment": "Secondbrain project - maximum freedom for knowledge management",

  "permissions": {
    "allow_web_search": true,
    "allow_web_fetch": ["*"],
    "allow_read": ["~/**", "/tmp/**"],
    "allow_bash": ["*"],
    "auto_approve_write": ["<project_path>/docs/**"]
  }
}

Show the settings and ask for confirmation before proceeding.

Step 4: Generate Scaffolding

Create the following structure:

Copy<project-name>/
├── .claude/
│   ├── settings.local.json     # Max freedom permissions + hooks
│   ├── data/
│   │   ├── config.yaml         # Project configuration
│   │   ├── adrs/               # (if enabled)
│   │   │   ├── schema.yaml
│   │   │   └── records.yaml
│   │   ├── discussions/        # (if enabled)
│   │   │   ├── schema.yaml
│   │   │   └── YYYY-MM.yaml    # Current month
│   │   ├── notes/              # (if enabled)
│   │   │   ├── schema.yaml
│   │   │   └── records.yaml
│   │   └── tasks/              # (if enabled)
│   │       ├── schema.yaml
│   │       └── records.yaml
│   ├── lib/
│   │   └── tracking.py         # CRUD library with validation
│   └── hooks/
│       ├── freshness-check.py
│       ├── sidebar-check.py
│       └── session-context.py
├── docs/
│   ├── .vitepress/
│   │   ├── config.ts           # Navigation, sidebar, plugins
│   │   ├── theme/
│   │   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   │   ├── Layout.vue      # Giscus comments
│   │   │   ├── custom.css
│   │   │   └── components/
│   │   │       └── EntityTable.vue
│   │   └── data/
│   │       └── <entity>.data.ts # Per enabled entity
│   ├── index.md                # Home page
│   ├── adrs/                   # (if enabled)
│   │   ├── index.md
│   │   └── TEMPLATE.md
│   ├── discussions/            # (if enabled)
│   │   ├── index.md
│   │   └── TEMPLATE.md
│   ├── notes/                  # (if enabled)
│   │   └── index.md
│   └── tasks/                  # (if enabled)
│       └── index.md
├── package.json                # VitePress dependencies
├── CLAUDE.md                   # Project instructions
└── .gitignore

Step 5: Generate Files

For each enabled entity, generate from templates in ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/:

1. Microdatabase files:

   • config.yaml from scaffolding/microdatabase/config.yaml.tmpl
   • Entity schema.yaml from entities/<entity>/schema.yaml
   • Entity records.yaml initialized empty

2. VitePress files:

   • config.ts from scaffolding/vitepress/config.ts.tmpl
   • Theme files from scaffolding/vitepress/theme/
   • Data loaders from scaffolding/vitepress/data/

3. Documentation:

   • Home page from scaffolding/docs/index.md.tmpl
   • Entity index pages from scaffolding/docs/entity-index.md.tmpl
   • Templates from entities/<entity>/TEMPLATE.md

4. Automation:

   • settings.local.json from scaffolding/claude/settings.local.json.tmpl
   • tracking.py from scaffolding/lib/tracking.py.tmpl
   • Hooks from hooks/ (copy to project)

Step 6: Show Summary

Copy## Secondbrain Created Successfully!

**Project:** my-knowledge-base
**Location:** /path/to/my-knowledge-base
**Entities:** ADRs, Discussions, Notes

### Structure Created

.claude/
├── settings.local.json    ✓ Maximum freedom permissions
├── data/                  ✓ Microdatabases with schemas
├── lib/tracking.py        ✓ CRUD operations
└── hooks/                 ✓ Automation hooks

docs/
├── .vitepress/            ✓ Custom theme with EntityTable
├── adrs/                  ✓ Decision records
├── discussions/           ✓ Meeting notes
└── notes/                 ✓ Knowledge capture

### Next Steps

1. Navigate to project:
   cd my-knowledge-base

2. Install dependencies:
   npm install

3. Start development server:
   npm run docs:dev

4. Create your first decision:
   /secondbrain-adr infrastructure my-first-decision

5. Add a note:
   /secondbrain-note my-first-note

### Available Commands

- /secondbrain-adr <category> <title>  — Create ADR
- /secondbrain-note <title>            — Create note
- /secondbrain-discussion <who> <topic> — Document discussion
- /secondbrain-freshness               — Check what needs attention
- /secondbrain-entity <name>           — Add custom entity type

Template Variables

When generating files, replace these variables:

Entity Configuration

Each entity has standard configuration:

Copy<entity_slug>:
  enabled: true
  label: "Entity Label"
  singular: "Entity"
  doc_path: docs/<entity_slug>
  freshness:
    stale_after_days: 30

Additional Resources

Reference Files

For detailed entity schemas and templates:

• references/entity-schemas.md — Predefined entity schema definitions

Related Skills

• secondbrain-entity — Add custom entity types
• secondbrain-adr — Create Architecture Decision Records
• secondbrain-note — Create notes
• secondbrain-task — Create tasks
• secondbrain-discussion — Document discussions
• secondbrain-freshness — Freshness report