Vault Basics

Opening a vault

• Open an existing vault when you already have notes on disk.
• Create a new vault when you want a clean workspace and controlled plugin state.
• Trust is per vault, not just per app install.

What to expect on first load

• File indexing may take a while on large vaults.
• Search, backlinks, tags, and outgoing links improve after indexing completes.
• Some plugin views only become meaningful after the vault is fully loaded.

File types

Minion Mind is most useful when your vault includes a mix of:

• Markdown notes
• PDFs
• Images
• Canvas files
• Excalidraw files if that plugin is enabled

Organizing for better AI context

• Keep stable folders for long-lived topics.
• Use clear file names.
• Avoid stuffing unrelated notes into one file just because they are short.
• Put reference material into predictable folders so agent prompts can target it cleanly.

When something looks wrong

Check these first:

• The file exists on disk.
• The file tree refreshed after the file was created or moved.
• The vault is the one you think you opened.
• A plugin is not hijacking the file type you expected to open normally.