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Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki: Build a Personal Knowledge Base with Obsidian and Codeex in 5 Minutes
Karpathy's LLM Wiki architecture, extended with a CRM and journal layer. Here's how to build it with Obsidian and Codeex today.
The 71K-Star GitHub Repo That Gives Claude Code 57 Brand Design Systems as Plain Markdown
Awesome Design MD has 71K stars and 57 brand systems as markdown. Claude Code reads them as context — no npm, no config, no install.
How to Build a Branded Slide Deck with Claude Code and Awesome Design MD in Under 10 Minutes
One prompt, one markdown file, and Claude Code outputs an animated HTML slide deck in your chosen brand style — no PowerPoint needed.
Claude for PowerPoint vs Manual Slide Building: Is It Worth It?
Claude's PowerPoint add-in reads your template and generates editable slides from data sources. See what it does well, where it falls short, and best practices.
Claude for PowerPoint Beta: 6 Things It Can Do That No Other Add-In Offers
From URL-to-deck to full translation in one prompt — here are 6 things Claude's official PowerPoint add-in can do right now in beta.
Claude for PowerPoint's Hidden Beta Flaw: It Can't Actually See Your Slides
Claude's PowerPoint add-in processes slides as markdown internally — meaning it can hallucinate about content already on your deck.
How to Generate a PowerPoint Deck from a PDF Using Claude's Official Add-In (Beta)
Upload a PDF, get a fully editable 5-slide deck with charts and KPIs — directly inside PowerPoint. Here's the step-by-step setup.
Hermes Agent vs. OpenClaw: Why One Builder Switched and What He Gained
One working AI builder retired OpenClaw for Hermes Agent. Here's the side-by-side on setup, crons, and daily workflow — and whether it's worth switching.
Build a 3-Pillar AI Second Brain in Obsidian: Wiki, CRM, and Journal That Talk to Each Other
Wiki, CRM, and journal — three Obsidian folders wired together so your AI grounds every answer in your actual saved knowledge.
How to Automate Your Obsidian Second Brain with Codeex: Hourly Processing, No Manual Triggers
Set Codeex to run hourly and it will process new clips, update your wiki, and push a GitHub backup — all without touching a button.
Obsidian Web Clipper vs. Granola for Second Brain Ingestion: Which Input Layer Should You Build On?
Web Clipper handles articles and YouTube. Granola handles meetings. Here's how to choose your ingestion layer — or combine both.
The Tool-Agnostic Directory: Why Your AI Project Folder Should Outlive Any Single Tool
OpenClaw, Hermes, Codeex, and Claude Code can all run on the same folder. Here's why building tool-agnostic directories is the key principle.
Build an AI CRM in Obsidian: Named Markdown Files + Codex Chat Queries for Contact Management
Store contact notes as named markdown files in Obsidian's /crm folder and query them via Codex chat. A zero-cost CRM that lives in plain text.
AI Second Brain Architecture: 7 Folders That Make Your Obsidian Vault Actually Intelligent
The right folder structure turns Obsidian from a passive note dump into an active AI knowledge base. Here are the 7 folders that make it work.
Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki: Build a Self-Updating AI Second Brain with Obsidian in 1 Hour
Karpathy's LLM Wiki spec is the blueprint. Add Obsidian, Codex automations, and a CRM layer to get a second brain that actually surfaces what you saved.
Anthropic SpaceX Deal: What 220,000 GPUs Mean for Claude Rate Limits
Anthropic's partnership with SpaceX doubled Claude Code rate limits and removed peak-hour throttling. Here's what changed and what it means for builders.
How to Auto-Process YouTube Transcripts into a Searchable Wiki with Obsidian and Codex (Hourly)
Obsidian Web Clipper pulls YouTube transcripts automatically. Codex processes them into wiki pages every hour. Here's the full setup in 20 minutes.
Codex Skills System: How to Build Reusable Markdown Instruction Files for Every Project
Codex's skills system lets you store reusable instruction files globally or per-project. Here's how to build and organize them for real workflows.
Consumer AI Is Coming Back in 12-24 Months — How to Position Your Product Before the Renaissance
Brian Chesky says 159 of 175 YC companies are enterprise-focused now — but a consumer AI renaissance is 12-24 months out. Here's how to get ahead of it.
Ezra Klein Says the AI Job Apocalypse Probably Won't Happen — Here's the Economic Argument He's Making
Ezra Klein's NYT op-ed cites Alex Immis's Jevons' paradox framework to argue AI creates demand for labor rather than eliminating it. Here's the logic.