Use-case stack · makers, researchers

Personal knowledge & notes

Capture lab notes, link ideas, and query your own vault without losing files to a chat silo.

Keep Markdown (or exports) as source of truth. AI is retrieval and drafting — not the only copy of your notes.

Preferred / primary

Hybrid Research

Local-first notes vault with optional AI plugins (cloud or local backends).

In this stack: Local Markdown vault as system of record.

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Hybrid Research

Desktop/self-host RAG chat over your documents with multiple model backends.

In this stack: Desktop/self-host RAG over folders of notes.

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Web Research

Google’s source-grounded notebook for multi-doc Q&A and study guides.

In this stack: When sources are a pile of PDFs and you want grounded Q&A fast.

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Web Research

Docs/wiki database with built-in AI writing and Q&A over workspace content.

In this stack: Team wiki instead of a personal vault.

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Web Research

AI-first notes that auto-organize — less manual linking than Obsidian.

In this stack: Low-friction AI notes without manual linking.

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Self-hosted LLM / chat

Simplest path to run open models locally (CLI + local API).

In this stack: Private chat over exports / local RAG stacks.

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Web LLM / chat

Anthropic models strong at long-context writing, code review, and careful analysis.

In this stack: Long synthesis when notes are pasted intentionally.

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Hybrid LLM / chat

Grammar/style checking with self-host option — lighter privacy model than many SaaS editors.

In this stack: Polish published notes without full rewrite.

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Stacks are editorial starting points — swap tools when policy, budget, or hardware demands it.