Why Knowledge Bases Are Better Hosted Online Rather Than as Local Markdown

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Local Markdown is an excellent medium for personal notes. It is portable, inspectable, offline-friendly, and supported by a deep ecosystem. Obsidian is very good at that job.

But a personal note vault and a shared knowledge base have different users. The moment an AI agent must search, cite, and maintain the same material as you, the limitations of a folder full of files become architectural rather than cosmetic.

Notes are for the future you; a knowledge base serves others

Why Knowledge Bases Are Better Hosted Online Rather Than as Local Markdown

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