CLAUDE + OBSIDIAN + LOOP ENGINEERING = A VAULT THAT RUNS ITSELF
the core idea: the vault is the loop's state, not the chat window
everything Claude knows lives in a .md file
the loop:
> capture - a thought lands in 00-inbox
> context - Сlaude Opus 5 pulls links, tags, and neighbouring notes
> draft - edits happen inside a git worktree, never the live vault
> review - a critic agent checks the diff before anything ships
> commit - appended to the vault, nothing gets rewritten
the key insight: frontmatter fields like supports, contradicts, and supersedes are graph edges, not metadata - the note format is the write API
start with a plain loop, it runs about 2-4x the cost of one direct call
> only move to a full graph once state has to outlive the session, several agents need to coordinate, or you have to explain what changed - that jump can run 10-50x
one review assistant climbed from 55% to 72% to 84% just by moving through these shapes in order
worth stealing even without a graph: the review step. most vaults skip it - claude writes straight to live notes
errors compound silently for months
set that gate first
⚠️SUMMARY OF FED FOMC STATEMENT:
1. The Fed voted 12-0 to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.00%.
2. The new ‘Dot-Plot’ projections show one additional 25bps rate hike in 2026.
3. The FOMC statement said 'hike will support timelier return to 2% inflation'.
4. The statement added that economic growth is expanding at a solid pace while inflation remains elevated.
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As the US 10-year yield trades above 5% (CNBC chart below), here's the link to my column posted yesterday by The Economist on how to think about this year's surge in borrowing costs.
https://t.co/A2qbvplRhG
#economy#markets#yields@TheEconomist
How to move from Claude to ChatGPT (in 7 mins)
1. Go to Claude → Settings → Privacy.
2. Click on Export data. Pick 90 days.
3. You'll get an email with a download link.
4. Open the .json file in Chrome.
5. Copy the 3 links inside.
6. Claude downloads a zip.
7. Double-click → 2 folders + your conversations.
8. Open a new Claude chat. Paste my prompt + upload the extracted data: https://t.co/AAmsLy3ySa
9. Hit "Download."
10. You now have one file: Claude-to-ChatGPT .md.
11. Go to ChatGPT → Library. Upload it.
12. Prompt: Add from Library → select the file. Memory updated.
13. Go to the ChatGPT desktop app.
14. ChatGPT Settings → Import.
15. Click the 3 buttons. Your Claude skills come too.
If you are on a business account, ask your admin to export the data.
To know how to switch between Claude and ChatGPT, read this: https://t.co/rvov3XXMAV
I can't share the entire prompt because of the limit. But to get it in a copy-paste prompt:
Step 1. Go to https://t.co/AAmsLy3ySa
Step 2. Type your email.
Step 3. Open the received email.
Step 4. Copy the prompt.
Step 5. Follow the steps mentioned in this post.
♻️ Repost this to help others switch without losing anything.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's message to everyone using Claude or ChatGPT at home: "I won't lie to you. There are real dangers."
Amodei was asked what he would say to an ordinary person using AI at home, someone like the aunt of his interviewer, Jo Ling Kent.
He started by naming the mood:
"Look, my message is there's a lot of fear right now."
From there, he took that fear head-on with three points: the benefits are real, the dangers are real, and you should get a say in what happens next.
First, the benefits:
"First of all, as always, this is a great technology and it has lots of positive uses. So let's just start with that. You know, we have hundreds of millions of people using our technology every week to do wonderful things."
He points to messages that land in his inbox regularly:
"Every week I get an email from someone who says this, you know, I was talking to Claude and Claude diagnosed this disease that my doctors had missed. I get emails like this every week. So, let's not forget that."
Then came the part he says too much of the industry wouldn't admit:
"But in terms of the dangers of the technology, I won't lie to you. There are real dangers."
He calls out his own industry directly:
"And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risk. The idea was that they would present it as positive as [possible]. We've never done that, but too much of the industry did that."
For Amodei, the fix starts with honesty and extends to the person at home:
"And so it starts with telling the truth. And the truth is there are risks. Risks are real. But also, you have a say in how these risks are addressed."
He explains what that looks like in practice:
"We're doing the best we can to work with government to create the proper oversight of this technology to give voters and elected officials a say in how this technology is deployed. And we want to work with those folks as much as we can."
His goal is for everyday users to get both the benefits and a voice in the decisions:
"I want everyone to feel like they're appreciating the incredible benefits of the technology, but also they have a say in their voice and in their vote in determining how this technology is deployed."
And @DarioAmodei rejects the idea that AI's future belongs to a handful of people:
"This isn't a decision for a few people alone. This is a decision for everyone."
He's also clear about how much is riding on it:
"But it is an important decision. I won't lie that the stakes aren't high."
Every legendary quant is an architect first, a trader second.
Because the best alpha in the world only reaches its potential inside the right architecture.
The real edge is structure.
Research → Risk → Sizing → Execution → Monitoring
When the architecture is right, the system runs itself. Every node knows exactly what it owns and nothing beyond that.
That's what separates elite systems from everything else.
President Trump calls Jensen mid-interview at the All-In Summit to say AI taking over the world is a hoax
Jensen: "Mr. President? I've got to tell you something. If it wasn't because of you calling, I would... I'm on stage with the besties."
Trump: "You see, the great thing about life is that Jensen can develop the most complex computer chip in the world that nobody can copy for 10 years, but he can't figure out how to put me on speaker."
"So, the AI, it's almost a conspiracy, and the happiest group is China, they're very happy."
"I'm telling you, it's all a hoax. The data centers are great and they make people wealthy and they make states wealthy and it's the oil of the next 20, 25 years. It's bigger than the Internet."
"The robots are not going to be taking over the world and that's not going to happen. The AI will not be taking over the rest of the world. The whole thing is a hoax."
"Now, with that, we have to be a little bit careful, but that doesn't mean we're going to stop an industry. So I'm with you all the way."