basalt-cortex
Installation
SKILL.md
Basalt Cortex
Mine knowledge from multiple sources into Obsidian-compatible markdown files stored in ~/Documents/basalt-cortex/. Each file has structured YAML frontmatter. Files auto-sync to basaltcortex.com via the basalt-cortex CLI tray daemon.
Read references/basalt-format.md before any file operations.
Modes
| Mode | Trigger | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| init | "set up cortex", "cortex init" | Create vault structure, state.json, example notes |
| mine | "run the cortex", "mine emails", "mine slack" | Extract from a source, write Basalt files |
| query | "cortex search", "what do I know about" | Search across Basalt files |
| stats | "cortex stats" | Count files, show vault totals |
| sync | "cortex sync" | Push to Frond API (future — see references/sync-patterns.md) |