second-brain — independent software & tools

12 independent second-brain listings the big search engines bury.

• ai-brain-starter

  github · Free · by mycelium-hq

  The operating system for Claude Code. Memory, accountability, journaling, knowledge graphs, pattern recognition — one install, every session compounds.

• power-framework

  github · Free · by weby-homelab

  P.O.W.E.R. - Hybrid Knowledge Management Framework (P.A.R.A. + OKF Overlay + LLM-Wiki + Execution Rules)

• @abstractwebunit/markdown-publish

  npm · Free · by abstractwebunit

  Publish an Obsidian/Markdown vault as a fast static site — search, link graph, canvas boards. CLI + GitHub Action.

• oh-my-adhd

  npm · Free · by gocks77777

  ADHD second brain — zero-friction capture, auto context restore, unstick. MCP-native Claude Code plugin.

• @oomkapwn/enquire-mcp

  npm · Free · by oomkapwn

  MCP server giving AI agents (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, OpenClaw) persistent long-term memory backed by your local Obsidian markdown vault. Hybrid retrieval (BM25 + ML embeddings + BGE reranker, RRF-fused), HNSW + int8 quantizati

• sanook-cli

  npm · Free · by chawakorn

  A terminal AI coding agent — BYOK, 9 providers, MCP, cron gateway, skills, and git awareness. Built from scratch in TypeScript.

• vault-cortex

  npm · Free · by GitHub Actions

  Set up a Vault Cortex MCP server for your Obsidian vault in one command: npx vault-cortex init

• @zosmaai/pi-llm-wiki

  npm · Free · by arjun-zosma

  Self-maintaining LLM Wiki for Pi — Karpathy-pattern knowledge base with immutable source capture, automated ingestion, search, linting, and Obsidian-compatible vault. auto-updating personal & company wiki.

• exobrain-harness

  github · Free · by BaesTheorem

  🧠 A self-hosted AI exobrain. Claude Code wired into 50+ skills, launchd watchers, and MCP servers, fusing voice transcripts, handwritten notes, calendar, tasks, and health data into one always-on accountability partner that makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.

• Paperwise

  github · Free · by diskixix0-collab

  Convert academic papers into annotated, browser-friendly web pages with color-coded logic and easy navigation powered by OpenAlex data.

• obsidian-vault-autopilot

  github · Free · by neckarshore-skills

  Keeps an Obsidian vault tidy on its own — sorts, renames, tags, and enriches your notes automatically.

• teak

  github · Free · by praveenjuge

  Your personal knowledge hub for collecting, remembering, and rediscovering ideas - one-click saves with real-time sync across web, desktop, mobile, browser, and Raycast.