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Minimalist vault separate from demo-vault-v2, designed to introduce new users to Laputa's key features: types, relationships, views, wiki-links, and git sync. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "Getting Started"
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type: Note
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Related to:
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- "[[What is Laputa]]"
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- "[[Keyboard Shortcuts]]"
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- "[[Laputa Onboarding]]"
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---
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Welcome to your Laputa vault! This note walks you through the key features so you can start building your personal knowledge graph.
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## Editor
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Laputa uses a rich markdown editor. Write in plain markdown with headings, lists, checkboxes, code blocks, and blockquotes. Every note has YAML frontmatter at the top (between `---` delimiters) that stores metadata like type, status, and relationships.
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Wiki-links connect notes together: type `[[` in the editor to search and link to any note in your vault.
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## Types
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Types define the kind of entity a note represents — Note, Project, Person, Topic, Task, or any custom type you create. Each type gets its own icon, color, and sidebar section. To create a new type, add a markdown file with `type: Type` in the frontmatter.
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## Sidebar
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The left sidebar organizes your vault by type. Each type gets its own collapsible section. Special sections include:
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- **Inbox** — notes without a type
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- **All Notes** — every note in the vault
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- **Archive** — archived notes
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- **Trash** — deleted notes (recoverable for 30 days)
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## Properties
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Open the **Inspector** panel (right side) to view and edit a note's properties. Click any value to change it. Use the **+ Add property** button to add custom fields. Properties containing `[[wiki-links]]` become navigable relationships.
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## Relationships
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Connect notes through frontmatter fields like `Belongs to`, `Related to`, and `Has`. These appear as clickable pills in the Inspector. Backlinks are computed automatically — linking A to B makes B show a backlink to A.
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## Views
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Views are saved filters that show a subset of your notes. Create a view to see, for example, all active projects or all tasks belonging to a specific project. Views live in the `views/` folder as YAML files. This vault includes an "Active Projects" view that filters for projects with status Active.
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## Favorites
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Pin frequently used notes to the Favorites section at the top of the sidebar. Toggle a note's favorite status from the Inspector or the command palette.
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## Search
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Press **Cmd+P** to quick-open any note by title. Use the search bar in the sidebar for full-text search across all notes.
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## Command palette
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Press **Cmd+K** to open the command palette. From here you can create notes, switch types, toggle views, and access every action in the app.
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## AI
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Laputa integrates with Claude Code. When Claude Code is running in your vault directory, the status bar shows a green badge. You can use AI to help organize, summarize, and connect your notes.
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## Git sync
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Your vault is a standard git repository. Use the **Changes** view in the sidebar to see modified files, commit changes, and push to a remote. This means your vault works with any git hosting service for backup and sync across devices.
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