# Obsidian [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) is a local-first, plain-text note-taking app built around a vault of Markdown files connected by wikilinks. It is the primary tool powering this knowledge base. ## Workflow - `Cmd + O` then `Shift + Enter` to create a new note - `Cmd + T` to apply a template - See [[Obsidian Markdown Cheat Sheet]] for syntax reference ## Search - [QMD](https://github.com/tobi/qmd) — on-device search engine for Markdown notes, combining BM25 full-text, vector semantic search, and LLM re-ranking, all running locally ## Publishing - [Obsidian Publish](https://obsidian.md/publish) — the official hosted publishing service, used for this vault - [Quartz](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz) — fast static-site generator that turns a Markdown vault into a website, popular as a self-hosted alternative # References - [Obsidian: The King of Learning Tools (FULL GUIDE + SETUP)](https://youtu.be/hSTy_BInQs8?si=R5eF_TynjebPtwHk) — YouTube tutorial that inspired the workflow section