How to organize configs, AI prompts, and notes you'll actually find again
A note is only as good as future-you's ability to find it at 11pm when something breaks — or at 9am when you're trying to remember the prompt that finally worked. Structure is what separates a graveyard of forgotten gists from a second brain you actually trust.
1. One note, one purpose
Start with a single, scannable purpose: "Caddy reverse-proxy config for staging" or "Prompt that generates clean SQL migrations." Avoid kitchen-sink pages that mix theory, architecture, and steps — link them instead.
2. Front-load context, then content
Two sentences on what this is for and when to use it, then the config or prompt itself.
3. Configs and prompts are first-class
Store them as typed blocks, not prose. A config block renders as code; a prompt block keeps its variables.
4. Tag aggressively, search later
Tag by system, environment, and task. Encrypted full-text search does the rest.
5. Version your prompts and configs
Every edit is a hypothesis. Version history lets you run it backwards when something regresses.
6. Encrypt what's sensitive
Configs reveal architecture; prompts reveal workflow. Keep them zero-knowledge encrypted.
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