Comment by item007

That makes sense, and your setup is honestly the “good enough” baseline for a lot of people: notes.txt near the work, grep when needed, and promote to README/wiki when it becomes shared.

Also to clarify: I’m not focused on Obsidian specifically. “Notes” here includes anything you stash for later—notes.txt files, links, emails, chat snippets, tickets, bookmarks, random scratchpad windows. The thing I’m exploring is whether there’s demand for making that scattered reference material easier to resurface when it matters, without forcing a heavier system.

If all you want is slightly better search, what would “better” mean for you?

1. fuzzy/semantic search (find it without the exact keyword)

2. ranking by project/context (show what’s relevant to the folder you’re in)

3. cross-format search (txt + markdown + links + email/chat)

4. fast local-only indexing with zero setup

Details in my HN profile/bio if you’re curious what I’m validating, but your “grep + promote when needed” workflow is exactly the kind of counterexample I’m trying to understand.