Atomic Notes

A note should hold one idea, stated in your own words, with a title that asserts the idea (not just a topic label). Atomicity is what makes notes recombinable: a single idea can be linked from many contexts without dragging unrelated baggage along.

For an agentic vault this matters twice over. Atomic notes are the smallest unit the kernel can route, link, and surface — and they keep each note small enough to fit cleanly in the context window when loaded. Big sprawling notes are the equivalent of unpartitioned memory.

Rule of thumb: if a note needs an "and" in its title, it's probably two notes.

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See also: Maps of Content, LLM as Operating System