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Semantic Curation

Field report on moving from Obsidian, RAG, embeddings, and MCP to a local-first knowledge operating system built on semantic curation and intent integrity.

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Figure 0: Hub-and-Spoke Knowledge Model
Hub-and-Spoke Knowledge ModelHub-and-Spoke Knowledge ModelGlobal HubShared knowledgeAgent skillsGovernanceProject SpokeSoftware projectwith its own docsDepartment SpokeBusiness unite.g. Finance, SalesResearch SpokePersonal or teamresearch areaClient SpokeClient engagementor contractpromote to hub
A global hub containing shared knowledge, agent skills, and governance connects to multiple project or department spokes. Material can be promoted from a spoke to the hub when it becomes broadly useful.
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Infrastructure for Intent: Moving from Retrieval to Relationship

Observations on preserving operational continuity and intent fidelity in agent-mediated environments.

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Figure 0: INTENT INFRASTRUCTURE (THE PIR LAYER)
Intent Infrastructure: Hub-and-Spoke RelationshipPIR CORE HUBINTELLIGENCE CONTROL PLANERELATIONAL ENGINESQLite (Roots & Trunks)GOVERNANCE & POLICYPROJECT: WANDOOLocal MarkdownGit-Auditable SourceINTENT FIDELITYPROJECT: SYSTEM_XLocal ContextOperational NotesINTENT FIDELITYPROJECT: RESEARCHSemantic KnowledgeINTENT FIDELITYSEMANTIC PROJECTIONCONTINUITY RECOVERYRELATIONAL LINKSCOGNITIONDSPy / LLMCOGNITIONOllamaINTENT INTEGRITYCOHERENCE ACROSS TIME & PROJECTS
Intent Infrastructure: The PIR Hub-and-Spoke model. Local Project Intent (Fidelity) is projected into a shared Relational Engine to preserve global operational coherence (Integrity).