get started
Six steps. Most of them optional.
Install, run the wizard, verify. Steps 04–06 connect the other apps when you want them.
01 · install
One command
macOS, Linux and WSL2:
Windows, in PowerShell:
Alternative — install as a Claude Code plugin instead:
Pick one method — running both registers every hook twice.
There's also a Mac app: Download the .dmg. It's unsigned: right-click the app → Open the first time.
02 · setup
Run the wizard
The installer hands off to it automatically in your terminal. It asks which projects to track, offers the starter pack (22 skills), and optional semantic recall. Plugin-path users run it manually:
03 · verify
Check it's wired into Claude Code
Restart Claude Code so the hooks load, then prove capture works — this writes a synthetic session through the real hooks:
For the full checkup:
Doctor reports what's configured and prints the exact fix for anything that isn't. A captured session looks like a dated note in Daily/ plus a “where you left off” digest at the next session start.
04 · connect
Claude Desktop & Cursor
A small MCP server gives both apps recall and capture. Preview the config, then apply it:
Restart Claude Desktop and Cursor after.
05 · remote · experimental
ChatGPT and claude.ai
Optional and read-only: a remote MCP endpoint runs behind a tunnel so ChatGPT and claude.ai can search the vault. It's still experimental — setup lives in mcp/README.md.
06 · browse
Open the vault in Obsidian
Point Obsidian at ~/.claude/second-brain-vault (or wherever $CLAUDE_MEMORY_DIR points). It's plain Markdown either way; the graph view is prewired by the starter pack's .obsidian config.