Why do so many knowledge bases fail, even though they use Git?
This question has been on my mind for some time now. 🤔
Git is excellent at managing changes.
But is it really designed to organize knowledge for the long term?
I’ve come to believe: No!
Hence the deliberate separation:
🛠️ Git → Working memory
Code, versions, issues, releases.
🧠 Obsidian → Long-term memory
Research, architecture, decisions, sources, and connections.
Only when combined with an AI orchestrator like OpenClaw/Hermes does this result in a knowledge architecture that not only manages projects but also allows knowledge to grow over the years.
Or to put it another way:
Git answers: “What are we building?”
Obsidian answers: “What do we know?”
I’d be interested to hear how others solve this problem.
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