Use case · students
MindWiki for students.
Lecture notes, readings, problem sets, and AI tutoring against the same vault. Notes that compound across semesters instead of restarting every term.
Why this matters for students
- Course-by-course folders break down when concepts cross subjects — derivatives in calc are the same derivatives in econ.
- Wikilinks let one note (one definition, one example) feed multiple courses.
- AI tutoring against your real notes is dramatically more useful than starting from scratch.
- Notes survive past the course. Sophomore year shows up senior year because the link graph survived.
A working setup
- courses/{course-name}/lectures/ — one page per lecture. Property: date, topic.
- courses/{course-name}/readings/ — one page per reading.
- concepts/ — atomic concept pages. Both courses and readings link in.
- AI: connect Claude or ChatGPT via MCP. Ask "explain Bayes' rule using the examples from my probability lectures" — it uses your real notes.
- Capture: dump questions into capture/ during class, triage them on the weekend.
Limits to know about
- Pro features (MCP, API, scheduled automation) are paid. The free plan covers the vault itself.
- Single-user — study group sharing is not a feature today.
- No native PDF annotation: keep your reader of choice, summarize into pages.