Most people are building AI workflows. The top 1% are building AI operating systems.

The difference isn't better prompts.

It's turning your knowledge into something Hermes, Obsidian, and Claude Code can actually think with.

Here's the shift everyone is missing:

→ Your notes are no longer just documentation. They're context infrastructure for Hermes and Claude Code.

→ Every research output should become a living asset Claude Code can reuse, not another forgotten chat.

→ Markdown is becoming the universal language between humans, Obsidian, and AI agents.

→ The winning setup isn't "AI + notes."

It's Hermes + Obsidian + Claude Code + persistent memory + autonomous execution.

That's why Obsidian is becoming far more than a note app.

It's turning into the context layer that powers your entire Hermes and Claude Code stack.

The biggest productivity unlock in 2026 won't come from a smarter model.

It'll come from giving Hermes, Claude Code, and every model access to the same evolving knowledge base that compounds every day.

AI without memory is just a chatbot.

AI with living context becomes an operating system.

Watch the video first, then read the guide below, and bookmark both so you can come back to them later.

Video cred: @DavidOndrej1 🤝