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PARA Second Brain

by halthelobster · GitHub ↗ · v2.0.1
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Install in OpenClaw
/install para-second-brain
Description
Organize your agent's knowledge using PARA (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive) — then make it ALL searchable. The symlink trick enables full semantic search across your entire knowledge base, not just MEMORY.md. Includes session transcript indexing and memory flush protocol. Your agent finally has a real second brain.
Usage Guidance
Install only if you want the agent to maintain persistent local memory. Before enabling transcript indexing or agent-written memory, decide what conversations and personal details are allowed, avoid storing secrets or sensitive personal information, and periodically review or delete MEMORY.md, daily logs, and any linked transcript archive.
Capability Analysis
Package: second-brain (xpi) Version: 1.0.0 Description: Build a persistent knowledge system using PARA methodology. Organize daily logs, curated memory, and topic notes into a searchable second brain. The package `second-brain` (version 1.0.0) consists primarily of markdown templates and a shell script (`scripts/setup.sh`). The shell script creates a predefined directory structure (PARA methodology: Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive) and initializes `MEMORY.md` and a daily log file within a user-specified or current workspace. All file creation uses static templates. The `SKILL.md` file provides extensive documentation and setup instructions, including a manual step for the user to create a symbolic link to make their notes searchable. There is no evidence of malicious activity such as arbitrary code execution, data exfiltration, or unauthorized system modifications. The script operates safely within the designated workspace, and the instructions are for configuring the user's own knowledge system.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose is a persistent second-brain knowledge system, so creating PARA folders, MEMORY.md, daily logs, and searchable notes is coherent; the sensitive part is that it also encourages retaining transcripts and personal profile details.
Instruction Scope
The runtime guidance appears to tell the agent to save future-useful information immediately and flush as much active context as possible, without clear consent, sensitivity checks, minimization, or exclusion rules.
Install Mechanism
The supplied telemetry describes a setup script that creates static templates and directories in a user-specified or current workspace, with no evidence of exfiltration, destructive behavior, or hidden system modification.
Credentials
Workspace-local file creation and a manual symlink for search are generally proportionate for a notes system, but transcript indexing can make broad private conversation history persistently searchable.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill promotes durable memory about relationships, dates, preferences, and conversation context, but the artifacts described do not provide adequate retention, deletion, redaction, or sensitive-data handling guidance.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install para-second-brain
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /para-second-brain
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v2.0.1
Added PARA explanation to description, credited Tiago Forte as creator of PARA methodology
v2.0.0
🚀 MAJOR UPGRADE: Full semantic search across your entire knowledge base. The symlink trick makes ALL your notes/ searchable via memory_search — not just MEMORY.md. Also adds session transcript indexing and memory flush protocol to prevent context loss. Your agent finally remembers everything.
v1.3.0
Added: Symlink trick to make notes/ searchable via memory_search, Session transcript indexing config, Memory flush protocol with threshold-based actions. Now your entire PARA knowledge base is semantically searchable.
v1.2.1
Added summary/description to frontmatter
v1.2.0
PARA Second Brain 1.2.0 — major update clarifying skill purpose and differentiators - Added clear comparison table between PARA Second Brain and Ensue Second Brain to help users choose the right approach. - Explained recommended use cases for each approach (local files vs. cloud, context tracking vs. semantic queries). - Updated skill purpose and recommendations at the top of SKILL.md. - No core PARA structure or workflow changes; all PARA organizational and curation principles remain the same.
v1.1.0
- Adds content templates for concepts, tools, and patterns to support higher quality, structured notes (`templates/` directory). - Introduces a new section in the setup for "Knowledge Quality", emphasizing curation over note-hoarding and providing explicit quality gates for saving information. - Directory structure updated: `notes/resources/` now recommends a `templates/` subfolder for template files. - Expanded documentation in SKILL.md about what types of knowledge to curate, anti-patterns, and how to ensure usefulness for your future self. - Initial metadata and configuration file (`skill.json`) added for standardized deployment.
v1.0.0
Initial release: PARA methodology for AI agents
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Slug para-second-brain
Version 2.0.1
License
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is PARA Second Brain?

Organize your agent's knowledge using PARA (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive) — then make it ALL searchable. The symlink trick enables full semantic search across your entire knowledge base, not just MEMORY.md. Includes session transcript indexing and memory flush protocol. Your agent finally has a real second brain. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 7949 downloads so far.

How do I install PARA Second Brain?

Run "/install para-second-brain" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is PARA Second Brain free?

Yes, PARA Second Brain is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does PARA Second Brain support?

PARA Second Brain is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created PARA Second Brain?

It is built and maintained by halthelobster (@halthelobster); the current version is v2.0.1.

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