Hi and welcome to Larc Mini Alpha 1.
## Markdown Editor
This app in at its core a **markdown editor**, just like Obsidian.
All your notes are local markdown files living in a folder (vault) on your computer.
Supported Markdown Syntaxes
- `**bold**`
- `italic`
- `==highlight==`
- lists (can be nested)
- `-` for unordered lists
- `1.` for order lists
- `- [ ]` for checkbox
- `>` for quote blocks
- `---` for dividing line
- `[link](www.link.com)` for web links
## AI Chat
This app also gives you a built in AI Chat Sidebar on the right side that feeds the currently open note as context to the AI.
Collapse / expand the right sidebar with `Command + E`
Toggle the Context button to include your currently open note as context (green is on, red is off)
In the AI chat input box, use "/" to activate **skills** -- pre-written prompts that can be edited in the settings. (open settings panel through `Command + ,`)
## Others
Create new note with `Command + N`
Close current note with `Command + W`
Collpase / expand the file explorer (left sidebar) with `Command + S`
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## So, what is this app really about?
The big vision is to build an agentic note-taking app that guides the user through learning, thinking, and note-taking -- a Learning Architect (short for Larc).
As of now, this is still a very early stage, and the app itself is just Obsidian with an AI Chat sidebar.
The design is inspired by the [Obsidian Copilot](https://www.obsidiancopilot.com/en) Plugin and [Dia Browser](https://www.diabrowser.com/).
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Feedback of any form is immensely appreicated.
Again, thank you for launching Larc Mini for the first time.