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Top-level structure

2bd-vault/
├── 00_Brain/          # Core system
├── 01_Projects/       # Active work
├── 02_Areas/          # Ongoing domains
├── 04_Archives/       # Completed work
└── .obsidian/         # Obsidian config

00_Brain — Core system

The heart of 2bd. Organized by metabolic state.
00_Brain/
├── ✱ Home.md              # Central hub
├── Captive/               # Working notes
│   ├── Today.md
│   ├── Week.md
│   ├── Month.md
│   ├── Quarter.md
│   └── Year.md
├── Periodic/              # Archives
│   ├── Daily/             # YYYY-MM-DD.md
│   ├── Weekly/            # YYYY-Www.md
│   ├── Monthly/           # YYYY-MM.md
│   ├── Quarterly/         # YYYY-QN.md
│   └── Yearly/            # YYYY.md
├── Semantic/              # Crystallized knowledge
│   └── {ritual-name}/     # Created on first use
│       └── insights.md
├── Synthetic/             # Active drafts
│   └── {ritual-name}/     # Created on first use
│       └── observations.md
└── Systemic/              # Infrastructure
    ├── Templates/
    ├── Directives/
    └── Coaching/

01_Projects — Active work

01_Projects/
├── ✱ Projects.md          # Project hub
├── 2026-03-15-launch.md   # End-date prefix for sorting
├── 2026-06-30-migration.md
└── ...
Projects use end-date prefix so nearest deadlines sort first.

02_Areas — Ongoing domains

02_Areas/
├── People/
│   ├── ✱ People.md        # People hub
│   ├── EstherS.md         # FirstNameL format
│   └── ...
└── Insights/
    ├── ✱ Insights.md      # Insights hub
    ├── leadership.md      # lowercase-with-hyphens
    └── ...

Naming conventions

TypeFormatExample
Hubs✱ Title.md✱ Home.md
DailyYYYY-MM-DD.md2026-02-08.md
WeeklyYYYY-Www.md2026-W06.md
MonthlyYYYY-MM.md2026-02.md
QuarterlyYYYY-QN.md2026-Q1.md
YearlyYYYY.md2026.md
ProjectsYYYY-MM-DD-name.md2026-03-15-launch.md
PeopleFirstNameL.mdEstherS.md
Insightslowercase-hyphens.mdleadership.md

Hubs

Central navigation notes marked with prefix:
HubLocationPurpose
✱ Home00_Brain/Central navigation
✱ Projects01_Projects/Active work overview
✱ People02_Areas/People/Relationship notes
✱ Insights02_Areas/Insights/Thematic learnings
All hubs share a navigation bar:
[[00_Brain/✱ Home|✱ Home]] | [[01_Projects/✱ Projects|✱ Projects]] | ...

Systemic folders

Templates

Systemic/Templates/
├── Captive/           # today.md, week.md, etc.
├── Periodic/          # daily.md, weekly.md, etc.
├── Projects/          # project.md
└── Areas/
    ├── People/        # person.md
    └── Insights/      # insight.md

Directives

Systemic/Directives/
├── user-profile.md    # Who you are
└── ai-personality.md  # How Claude communicates

Coaching

Systemic/Coaching/
├── planning.md        # Planning ritual guidance
├── review.md          # Review ritual guidance
└── leadership.md      # Leadership coaching prompts