How to Turn This Seed Into Its Own Repository
Follow these steps to create the Knowtation repo as a separate project and continue development from there.
Step 1: Copy the seed to your chosen location
Pick a directory outside bornfree-hub (e.g. your home or a projects folder). Then copy this seed there and rename the folder to knowtation.
On your machine, in a terminal:
# Go to where you want the new repo to live (e.g. home or ~/projects)
cd ~
# Or: cd ~/projects
# Copy the seed. Use the actual path to bornfree-hub on your machine.
cp -r /Users/aaronrenecarvajal/bornfree-hub/knowledger-seed ./knowtation
# Enter the new project
cd knowtation
You now have a folder knowtation/ with the full initial structure (CLI, SKILL.md, vault, config, docs).
Step 2: Initialize Git and make the first commit
cd ~/knowtation # or your path
# Initialize a new Git repository
git init
# Stage all files
git add .
# First commit
git commit -m "Initial seed: CLI-first Knowtation with SKILL.md, vault, and docs"
Step 3: Create a remote repository (optional)
If you use GitHub, GitLab, or another host:
- Create a new empty repository (e.g.
knowtation, no README/license/gitignore). - Add it as the
originremote and push:
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/knowtation.git
# Or: git remote add origin [email protected]:YOUR_USERNAME/knowtation.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
Use your actual repo URL and branch name if different.
Step 4: Open in Cursor and continue development
- In Cursor: File → Open Folder…
- Select the knowtation folder (e.g.
~/knowtation). - Use a new window so Knowtation is separate from
bornfree-hub.
From here you can:
- Implement CLI subcommands (
node cli/index.mjs search "query", etc.) and wire them to your vault and vector store. - Add the indexer (vault → chunk → embed → Qdrant or sqlite-vec).
- Add transcription and capture pipelines.
- Integrate memory (e.g. Mem0 or SAME) and AIR (e.g. Null Lens) as in
docs/STANDALONE-PLAN.md. - Optionally add an MCP server that wraps the same backend.
Knowtation = know + notation — notation for what you know; your written knowledge base.
Step 5: Install CLI dependencies (when you implement the CLI)
cd ~/knowtation
npm install
Then run the CLI:
node cli/index.mjs --help
node cli/index.mjs search --help
When ready, you can link the CLI globally (npm link) so the knowtation command is available on your PATH.
Summary
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Copy bornfree-hub/knowledger-seed → ~/knowtation (or your path) |
| 2 | cd knowtation → git init → git add . → git commit -m "Initial seed..." |
| 3 | Create remote repo → git remote add origin <url> → git push -u origin main |
| 4 | Open knowtation in Cursor (new window) and continue development |
| 5 | npm install when you implement the CLI; use knowtation --help to test |
You now have Knowtation as its own repository and can develop it independently.