# 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.

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## 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:**

```bash
# 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).

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## Step 2: Initialize Git and make the first commit

```bash
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"
```

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## Step 3: Create a remote repository (optional)

If you use GitHub, GitLab, or another host:

1. Create a **new empty repository** (e.g. `knowtation`, no README/license/gitignore).
2. Add it as the `origin` remote and push:

```bash
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/knowtation.git
# Or:  git remote add origin git@github.com:YOUR_USERNAME/knowtation.git

git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
```

Use your actual repo URL and branch name if different.

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## Step 4: Open in Cursor and continue development

1. In Cursor: **File → Open Folder…**
2. Select the **knowtation** folder (e.g. `~/knowtation`).
3. 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.

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## Step 5: Install CLI dependencies (when you implement the CLI)

```bash
cd ~/knowtation
npm install
```

Then run the CLI:

```bash
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.

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## 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.