Guides
Build a map, then learn how it works.
Start with your AI agent or write a two-card map by hand. The remaining guides explain each part of the format and canvas when you need it.
- 01Build a map with your AI agentGive your agent the md2hd skill, point it at your notes, and open the markdown it writes.4 min
- 02Build your first map by handWrite two cards and one connection, then open the markdown in md2hd.3 min
- 03Write cardsTurn a frontmatter block into a card and control its name, type, weight, fields, and note.4 min
- 04Connect cardsName connections, control their direction, and keep one fact from drawing twice.5 min
- 05Configure the mapName the map, set its direction, label card types, choose colors, and define relationship pairs.3 min
- 06Read and narrow a mapOpen a card, search, inspect types, follow deeper connections, and return to the full map.4 min
- 07Map an existing vaultImport an Obsidian or markdown folder, then make the smallest edits that improve the map.4 min
- 08Fix a map that draws wrongDiagnose missing cards, unresolved targets, backwards arrows, duplicate lines, and YAML failures.4 min
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The guide list is also a live md2hd map. Open a card to see what it covers and where to go next.