Start with the sources
Agree the documents, notes and questions that matter. Identify ownership, access and anything that must stay outside the system.
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Knowledge systems
Put knowledge
within reach.
Obsidian workspaces, source-linked assistants and business knowledge systems.
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Bring the permitted information together.
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Less searching.
More understanding.
Notes and documents are useful when you can find them, understand where they came from and keep them current. Start with the information your work depends on.
The right scope might be a personal Obsidian setup, a small internal assistant or a more complete Brain system. Each needs its own access, update and recovery checks.
Your system uses only information you own or have permission to use. Access rules, privacy and installation checks are agreed for your project.
A clear path through the work
Give them structure
Shape navigation, templates and connections around actual tasks. Make updates understandable to the person who owns the system.
Test finding and recovery
Try agreed questions and everyday tasks. Check unsupported answers, conflicting sources, updates and the recovery path.
A defined scope.
A clear starting price.
Provisional service fees in GBP. We are not registered for UK VAT and do not add UK VAT. Required third-party costs depend on the agreed tools and use; each offer explains the calculation. Your written quote confirms the total or calculation before you commit. Open an offer to see the work, inputs, limits and acceptance checks before adding it to your brief.
Personalised Obsidian setup£495Service fee · required costs below
The stated setup can use local files without Sync, Publish or an AI subscription. Those additions are optional and priced at the provider’s chosen plan; storage beyond your existing device is agreed separately. No UK VAT is added.
- Includes
- One personal vault structure, up to five useful note templates, navigation and a handover guide.
- You provide
- A sample of your notes, your priorities and an agreed folder/import scope.
- Excludes
- Custom memory software, bulk migration, hosted sync and multi-user access controls.
- Revisions
- One consolidated revision round.
- Acceptance
- Open the vault and complete three agreed find, add and link tasks.
- Separate costs
- Optional Sync/Publish, storage and third-party AI subscriptions are separate.
- Readiness
- Tell us what you need so we can agree the scope.
Business knowledge assistantFrom £1,995Service fee · required costs below
Operation requires a model/runtime and a place to store and retrieve information. Costs are calculated from the selected hosting plan, stored data and model/API units used × the provider’s rate. Existing suitable accounts may cover part of this. Required services and limits must be priced in the written quote. No UK VAT is added.
- Includes
- One internal pilot over an agreed small document set, source-linked answers and an update guide.
- You provide
- Permitted documents, an owner for updates, example questions and suitable accounts.
- Excludes
- Company-wide rollout, unrestricted ingestion, unsupported sources and guaranteed factual accuracy.
- Revisions
- Two focused pilot refinement rounds.
- Acceptance
- Answer an agreed question set, cite supporting sources, flag unsupported answers and test access boundaries.
- Separate costs
- Model/API usage, hosting, retrieval/storage and client software charged separately.
- Readiness
- We need to understand your requirements and test the assistant with your information.
Personalised Brain systemFrom £3,500Service fee · required costs below
Operation requires agreed hosting or a suitable local device, storage and backup; model use depends on the design. Calculate recurring plans + stored/backup data × storage rate + model units × model rate. Optional software is separate. The quote must identify what is required and who pays. No UK VAT is added.
- Includes
- A clean, scoped knowledge system with retrieval, update workflow, documentation and recovery checks.
- You provide
- Agreed scope, clean permitted data, customer-owned accounts, access rules and a system owner.
- Excludes
- Information you do not have permission to use, universal portability, unattended operations and a generic ready-made installer.
- Revisions
- Two agreed refinement rounds.
- Acceptance
- Demonstrate retrieval, conflicting-source handling, updates, agreed access controls and recovery.
- Separate costs
- Hosting, backup, model usage, storage and optional software remain separate.
- Readiness
- We need to agree the requirements and test the system built for your project.
Questions about knowledge systems
Should I start with organised notes or a knowledge assistant?
Start with what you need to do. A personal note setup helps you organise and navigate your own material. A knowledge assistant adds a scoped way to ask questions over an agreed document set. A broader Brain system needs its own retrieval, update and recovery work. We agree the smallest useful scope before recommending a build.
Can I bring notes and documents I already have?
Yes. Start with a small, permitted sample and explain what you want to keep, find or change. We agree the folder, import or document scope before work begins. Bulk migration and unrestricted ingestion are not assumed. If material has access restrictions or belongs to someone else, those boundaries need to be clear first.
How will I know whether the system is useful for me?
Agree practical checks around your own task. A personal vault can be checked by finding, adding and linking notes. An assistant needs example questions, supporting sources and a way to flag unsupported answers. A broader system also needs update, access and recovery checks. A polished demonstration alone does not establish that your setup works.
Does a personal note setup include AI or cloud synchronisation?
The personalised Obsidian offer is a note structure, useful templates, navigation and handover. Hosted sync, custom memory software and multi-user access controls are outside that scope. Optional software, storage and AI subscriptions are separate. If you need those features, describe them in the enquiry so the written scope can identify the required tools and costs.
Who keeps the information current after handover?
The knowledge offers need an owner for the information and its updates. The agreed handover explains the relevant update process; a broader Brain scope also includes recovery checks. An unattended service is not assumed. Before agreeing the project, decide who maintains the sources, which changes matter and whether any separately agreed care is needed.
Clear scope and practical checks
The scope distinguishes organised notes, an assistant pilot and a broader system, with permitted sources and practical find, update and recovery checks.