Virgil
My online brain.
01 / OVERVIEW
The idea behind it.
A personal AI assistant and Obsidian knowledge vault, running on Claude Desktop. A Dantean guide through my notes — built to help me navigate what I know.
02 / THE APPROACH
A guide through what I know.
The knowledge vault
Obsidian holds my notes, ideas, and the things I’m learning.
The assistant
Claude Desktop provides the setting for a personal AI assistant that helps me navigate that knowledge.
The guiding idea
Virgil takes its name from Dante’s guide: a way to think about finding my way through my own notes.
Built with
- Claude Desktop
- Obsidian
- Knowledge management
03 / A CLOSER LOOK
The idea, illustrated.
A visual representation of Virgil’s role as a guide through connected knowledge.
04 / REFLECTION
What I’m taking forward.
Virgil is about making the knowledge I collect easier to revisit. The goal is a personal guide through what I know, with my own notes and ideas at the center.
